REAR BUMPER REMOVAL

[wawab 0]

Can anyone assist me on how to remove the rear bumper correctly?

dont have a manual & need to take my bumper off to remove the towbar.

 

be most appreciated

 

thanks

[Rossco 0]

There are four 19mm or 17mm bolts two on one side two on the other but they are slightly recessed so you will need a long reach socket, no massive issue to do tho

[wawab 0]

cheers

[daves16v 1]

They are 17mm.

[wawab 0]

& thats it? a few 17mm bolts

 

thanks alot guys :cheers:

[Supercharged 2]

& thats it? a few 17mm bolts

 

Just the 4

[gibber 0]

Then pull the bumper backwards!

[slot 0]

And lift ! :)

[daves16v 1]

Stand up and place one foot in front of...................

[wawab 0]

LOL :lol:

 

funny buggers

 

thanks very much all

[G60Jet 1]

Put a big peice of foam of folded cloth on the floor wher you put it down!!

 

but the way its not that light compared to modern cars

[wawab 0]

well so much for "only" 4 bolts guys, got these out but they were so corroded i had to use a 16mm socket, then spent ages trying to pull the bumper off but seems to be sticking in the middle.

 

any ideas why it would be doing this?

 

cheers

[W3RKD 0]

is this somthing to do with the fact it has a tow bar fitted in that area..?

[chrishill 0]

tow bar?! on a corrado?! is that some sort of new 'euro' trend then?

[wawab 0]

yes i know f**kin "tow bar" thats why im tryin to get the bumper off to dispose of the towbar

 

as far as i can see the bumper is not attached to the towbar & i rekon the bumper would have been put on after some idiot fitted a towbar.

[slot 0]

Hook it upto a caravan and then floor it ???

 

Mite remove it :wink:

[daves16v 1]

There are plastic lugs attached to the inside of the wrap-a-round part of the bumper. These slide in to plastic clips on the side of the car. These maybe covered in crap and stuck in. With the 4 bolts removed try pushing the leading edges of the bumper back to free them up.

 

Hope I've made sense.

[wawab 0]

have tried putting a rope round a bollard & the towbar & it didnt budge.

 

the sides seem to be free enough in those plastic locating clips.

 

im stumped, dont know what else to try. vw mechanic said there might be another bolt either side holding the towbar on but theres none visible.

[wawab 0]

WOO HOO! shes off!

 

for any of those who are interested (not that any of u would put a bloody towbar on ur corrado) there were 2 other bolts hiding above the exhaust back box holding the towbar on.

 

so glad my mechanic found those, thot i was going to have to live with the towbar. :)