dimantle rear bumper

[mirageR]

is it my imagination or are these a real pain in the but to take off,i have the two bolts from the front corners removed (easy) but the rest of the bolts ar way up just under the bumper,even with a stuby spanner these are next to immpossible to get at,am i missing something??

[JonnyAE86]

Depending on the rust on those, I have had some trouble with some cars to take them off because water seems to go from the trunk to the bolts place.

Try using a pneumatic tool, always do the trick!

[banpei]

I just used a lot of wd40, a very long wrench for the bolts on truck wheels and the weight/strength of my dad.

[Mux213]

They are indeed a b***h to get loose but they are easy to reach, just take the carpet out of your boot and remove the 4 plastic caps and you should be right above the 4 bolts.

Use plent of wd40..

[Ivan141]

Just dont end up pulling the bumper while forgetting some bolts like I did

There are 2 big rusty bolts on each side, the ones mux refered to (under the plastic caps in the boot).
Normally there are two screws/bolts whatever holding the frontmost tips of the bumper to the wheelarches.
Finally, there are 2 smaller bolts in the rear "pockets", those deeper spaces where the jack is usually stored.
I think you've been looking at the bolts from the bumper brackets to the bumperskin itself underneath the car, those dont need to come off.