Rear Bumper Removal
#1
Rear Bumper Removal
Need help. Would like to remove my rear bumper. Have a baseball size ding (parking lot), have it repaired, and re-install myself. Any photos or diagrams? Hate to tie up vehicle in shop for 2 weeks.
Thanks, Bob
Thanks, Bob
#3
LOL and welcome to the Club.
I am aware of how to do it, but unfortunately, I won't be able to get to anything remotely showing how to do it until later today (work). I won't be taking the bumper off, but can show where to look for the bolts screws to do it.
I am aware of how to do it, but unfortunately, I won't be able to get to anything remotely showing how to do it until later today (work). I won't be taking the bumper off, but can show where to look for the bolts screws to do it.
#5
Stick around, I am about to put up the photos of the locations of what you need to know, but if you still have questions let me know. The service manual doesn't show it any better (just a simple diagram, and you need to try to figure it out.
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Ron
#6
Bear with me as I it's going to take me a bit of time to post all the photos and write everything as best as possible.
We'll start here inside the vehicle. Open up the rear hatch and also the area where the spare tire would be (I've removed mine here for clarity). This is right on top of the bumper.
We'll start here inside the vehicle. Open up the rear hatch and also the area where the spare tire would be (I've removed mine here for clarity). This is right on top of the bumper.
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#9
You will find 4 holes (2 on the driver's side and 2 on the passenger side (passenger side shown in previous photo). And each hole has one of these, which I believe can be accessed with 10mm or 3/8ths extension socket (that's what the size appears to be).
#10
Now go underneath the rear bumper outside the vehicle and you will find these. I removed the bolts here a long time ago and tucked the tabs shown underneath (pushing them backward) underneath the bumper. Unsure of the size here, but probably a 10mm or 3/8ths. There's just two of them.
#11
Now let's take a look by the wheel wells. You'll notice on mine I don't have the rear side marker lights they were removed back in this thread, https://www.clublexus.com/forums/rx3...e-markers.html
However, let's start by looking at a few locations of some other bolts.
However, let's start by looking at a few locations of some other bolts.
Last edited by Lexmex; 08-25-09 at 07:27 AM.