Removing the 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
• the sub-woofer if applicable.

Fold the soundproofing up where it covers the four holes.

Remove the 4 screws.

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

Fig 2: Identifying Antenna Amplifier Connector

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

Remove the bracket.

Fig 3: Identifying Rivet Locations

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Remove the rivets (4), 1 on each side. See Removing rivet .

Fig 4: Identifying Screw

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Slacken off the screws (5), 1 on each side, leaving each screw held in place by 3 threads.

Press the screws 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: This operation is easier with two people.