Rear Bumper Removal?

**dreamer** · 02-05-2010 05:22 PM

Has anyone taken the rear bumper off? If so, how the heck do the side tabs/clips unhook??

I tried last night, but couldn't get the clips/tabs that holds the bumper to the side to come loose. I didn't want to keep pulling and break something.

I thought since the front bumper is sooo easy to take off, the rear should be that much different...I guess I was wrong..lol!

**CoupeGuy** · 02-05-2010 08:09 PM

why do you want to take your bumpers off?

**dreamer** · 02-05-2010 11:37 PM

Front bumper was removed to get the fog light bezels out.

I'm wanting to paint to match the rear plastic valance, so I need to take the bumper off to be able to prep it, sand it, prime it, paint it, and clear it. Can't do all that stuff while its on the car. I'll get overspray all over my freshly clayed paint.

**snoopy0812** · 02-06-2010 01:14 AM

thats a good idea.. I never thought of paintmatching the rear..

**dreamer** · 02-06-2010 07:47 AM

I think it'll look sexy...

Someone? Anyone? LOL!

**snoopy0812** · 02-06-2010 10:51 AM

you might need a trim remover.. have you looked at the HMA site to see if they have a teardown?

**Rustyy** · 02-06-2010 02:00 PM

thats what im gonna do when i paint my hood, roof and foglights black

**dreamer** · 02-07-2010 08:16 AM

I haven't. I just searched google and it came up with hmaservice.com. Is that it? I guess the site it down or something, because its giving me an error message. I'll check it again later.

**snoopy0812** · 02-07-2010 12:06 PM

yup looks like it's down.. keep checking. You'll have to register but it's worth it

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