How do i remove the rear bumper?

[bieny]

just picked up my audi towbar today and i need to remove the rear bumper to fit it, ive undone the 4 bolts in the boot but it wont slide back /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/froggie_red.gif
has anyone done this before?
cheers bieny

 

[docurley]

yep the wheel liner is screwed to the bumper, remove then firmly pull the bumper to get it off.

 

[bieny]

well ive had a look in the arches and there is a small flap of arch liner attached to the bumper (about 3" wide), but there is only 1 screw at the top and the rest are rivets. do i need to drill these out?

 

[QuantumJohn]

I did this on my Tdi and it was only screwed round the arches. There were four bolts - 2 each side in the boot floor. When you have unscrewed the bumper round the arches you then need to pull the lip of the bumper from around the arch - this is a pig of a job. Just when you think you are going to pull so hard that something is about to break it comes away!

John

 

[docurley]

Forgot that last bit.

 

[fallmonk]

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OK got it
brut force, ignorance and a large screwdriver did the trick! thanks for the help

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Its amazing how that works so many things lol