Removing rear bumper

Fig 1: Identifying Base Plate

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Remove: 

• the floor hatch
• the battery. See Battery, replacing
• the cover and soundproofing on the right-hand side.

Remove the base plate. See Base plate and toolbox or the subwoofer (if applicable). See Subwoofer and amplifier for the subwoofer .

Fold the soundproofing out of the way where it covers the four holes.

Remove the four screws.

Use a 13 mm long socket.

Fig 2: Identifying Antenna Amplifier Connector

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• Disconnect the connector from the antenna amplifier or remove the screw (3) and remove the bracket.

Fig 3: Identifying Rivet Locations

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• Drill out one rivet from each side (4) where the edge of the fender meets the bumper bracket. The rivets must not be cut off. See.

Fig 4: Identifying Screw

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• Slacken off one screw on each side (5), leaving each screw held in place by three threads
• Press the screw backwards so that the slide mounting releases from the bumper casing
• Press the screw so that the screw head bottoms out.

Fig 5: Identifying Bumper Pulled Backwards & Sides Pulled Outwards To Release From Slide Mounting

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• Pull the bumper backwards while pulling both the sides outwards so that the edges release from the slide mounting.

  HINT: Two people are required for this task.