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Feb 27, 2008 | 04:11 AM

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stevieb

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rear fender removal

i want to install some parking sensors into the rear fender. can anyone tell me how to take it off.
cheers.

Feb 27, 2008 | 04:51 AM

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Re: rear fender removal

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i want to install some parking sensors into the rear fender. can anyone tell me how to take it off.
cheers.

~ the rear quarter panel is welded in place.

Feb 27, 2008 | 04:52 AM

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Re: rear fender removal

Presumably he means the plastic cover.

Feb 27, 2008 | 04:53 AM

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Re: rear fender removal

hi andrew i meant the rear bumper as we call it in the uk.

the plastic bit lol.

Feb 27, 2008 | 05:15 AM

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Re: rear fender removal

here are some pics with my rear bumper off the car...

this may aid with the location of the bolts/clips/mounting points to be removed...

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Feb 27, 2008 | 05:20 AM

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Re: rear fender removal

thanks Andrew. was it hard to remove?

i removed the retaining screws underneath at the bottom of the bumper but couldn't find any others, are they hidden?

Feb 27, 2008 | 05:23 AM

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thanks Andrew. was it hard to remove?

i removed the retaining screws underneath at the bottom of the bumper but couldn't find any others, are they hidden?

this was the body shops doings... i personally have no idea on how to remove it...

but it appears the main attachment points seem to be behind the rear tire area (see metal bracket)...

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there also seems to be a bolt in the far corner of the tail lamp housing area...

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hopefully someone will post a pdf from the shop manual for you!