Removing Rear Bumper

Remove: 

• the floor hatch
• the battery. See: Battery, Replacing
• the cover and the soundproofing on the right-hand side
• the sub-woofer if applicable.

Fold the soundproofing up where it covers the 4 holes (1).

Remove the 4 nuts.

HINT: Use butyl tape to secure the nuts in the sleeve. Otherwise the nuts are easy to lose. 

Remove: 

• the connector from the antenna amplifier (2). Alternatively remove the screw (3)
• the bracket.

Remove: 

• the clips (4), 1 on each side, at the bottom of the casing
• the screws (5), 1 on each side, at the bottom of the casing
• the 4 clips on the underside of the casing.

HINT: The clips hold the bumper cover and rear section together. They can be released later. 

Pull the bumper backwards while pulling both the sides outwards so that the edges release from the side bracket.

HINT: This operation is easier with two people.