Removal and Installation
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2006 Mercury Montego, 2006 Ford Freestyle, and 2006 Ford Five Hundred. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Remove the rear lamps. For additional information, refer to REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION for Five Hundred, Montego, or REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION for Freestyle .
- If equipped, disconnect the rear parking aid electrical connector.
- Remove the 5 rear bumper cover scrivets from liftgate opening.
- Remove the 2 rear bumper cover pin-type retainers from the bottom of the beam.
- Remove the 2 bolts from the bumper cover-to-bumper cover mounting reinforcements.
- Remove the rear bumper cover.
- Inspect the bumper cover mounting reinforcements for damage. If necessary, install new bumper cover mounting reinforcements.
- To install, reverse the removal procedure.
NOTE:
The rear bumper cover must be lifted slightly to remove it from the body at the forward outboard position.