My rear bumper cover is cracked on the drivers side. So I wanted to use some epoxy bumper repair glue to fix it but I can't figure out how to get the cover off to get to the crack. If anyone knows how please help me out, or if you guys know of a better way to fix the bumper cover let me know that too. Thanks.

 

You have to take out some of the plastic pieces of the interior in the back. There will be about 3 or 4 nuts on each side holding the cover on. I think they are 12mm.

 

To expand on that,, beside the 3 nuts (#3 in the diagram)in the lower rear corners to remove,, you have to take the tails out by taking the back plastic trim panel off (covering the hatch latch).

After the tails are out there are about 7-8 (maybe less) plastic rivets holding the bumper at the top to a reinforcement and on the underside the same.

I've always used wire cutter to get under & pull the head up on the rivets, they usually pop out easily but sometimes,,, well,,



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So I take off the back panel, do you mean the grid tailights too or the inside panel inside the car? Then I pull up on the plastic rivets? This is really confusing. Sorry.

 

Yes,, you have to take the tail lights out to uncover the plastic rivets

[This message has been edited by deadbird (edited May 15, 2001).]