Removal and installation of rear bumper - ra88001400220x(0220)
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Model 140
| Lamp unit | open and remove expanding rivet (Fig 1). |
| Expanding rivet (Fig 1) | remove. |
| Covers (Fig 1 and Fig 1) | press to side or up. On bumpers with integrated aerial remove cover on left, disconnect plug (Fig 1) and pull through rear bumper toward outside together with rubber grommet. |
| Mounting nuts | unscrew (6 nuts). |
| Bumper | remove toward rear. |
| Reinstall | in opposite order. Installation note |
Insert bumper into lateral guides (Fig 1).
Gap dimension A=5 mm (Fig 1), check and adjust, if required.
On bumpers with integrated aerial remove vent flap on left to facilitate installation of plug.