Rear Bumper Cover: Disassembly

All vehicles 

1. Remove the rear bumper cover. Refer to: Rear Bumper Cover .
2. Separate the wiring harness guides from the rear bumper cover reinforcement.

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3. Remove the screws, release the tabs and remove the rear bumper cover reinforcement.

   Torque

   : 18 lb.in (2 Nm)

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4. Remove the rear bumper wiring harness.
   1. Disconnect the electrical connectors.
   2. Disconnect the wiring guides.

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   Vehicles with cellular phone antenna 

5. On both sides. Remove the screws and the 4G cellular phone antenna.

   Torque

   : 18 lb.in (2 Nm)

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   All vehicles 

6. NOTE: Make sure that the isolator rings are installed correctly while installing the sensors.

   Release the tabs, remove the park aid sensors from the brackets.

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7. Remove the screws and the reversing lamp.

   Torque

   : 18 lb.in (2 Nm)

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8. On both sides. Press the tabs and remove the license plate lamp.

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9. Press the tabs and remove the decklid release switch.

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10. On both sides.
    1. Remove the speed nut.

       Torque

       : 13 lb.in (1.5 Nm)

    2. Release the tab and remove the rear reflector.

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11. On both sides. Release the tab and remove the side marker lamp.

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12. Remove the screws, release the tabs and remove the lower bumper cover.

    Torque

    : 18 lb.in (2 Nm)

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    Vehicles with cellular phone antenna 

13. Remove the screws, release the tabs and remove the lower bumper cover.

    Torque

    : 18 lb.in (2 Nm)

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    All vehicles 

14. If equipped. Drill the rivets and remove the rear license plate bracket.

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