Re: TQC Rear Bumper Removal

[dlawson@ball.com (Dave Lawson)]

Mike,
 >     The bumper only seems to be held on now by two reinforced metal 
strips one
>     on the left, and one on the right just back from the wheel arch. The 
strips
>     are attached by three studs, they look like bolts but the heads are 
round.

>     I didn't spend too much time trying to figure it out (again the 
Bentley had
>     nothing to say on the subject) but this morning on the way to work I 
was
>     thinking maybe I can get to them from inside the boot (trunk)?

You are on the right track. Go in through the trunk, peel back the 
foam/carpet
on the sides of the trunk. You should now see the brackets which are used
to hold the rear valence on. Get a friend to hold the valence. From 
underneath
the car undo the nuts on the bolts and remove the lower locating strip. You
should now be able to lift up the bracket. The bracket has the 3 bolts 
welded
to it. Not to hard once you figure it out. Be sure to mark the upper and 
lower
parts of the brackets along with which side it came from, it will aid in 
reassembly.
(Don't ask how I know.)

Good luck.
 -
Dave Lawson  dlawson@ball.com