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Minor repair - rear bumper.

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Minor repair - rear bumper.

Post by AW8 » Tue Aug 18, 2015 11:04 pm

Rear bumper currently in paint shop -  Paint is hardening as I type this.

Relatively minor damage caused due to me having a slow speed reversing altercation with a tree stump out of view.

I am sure now some would leave as is but I couldnt leave it any longer.

Rear bumper only held in with two long T55 bolts above exhaust tips (awkward to access but with a narrow screwdriver and manipulation of the tips to move the rear boxes a littlr they were removed without dropping exhaust) Then just 4 screw bolts ( 2 furthermost  in each rear arch).The just a case of unplugging PDC plug to  harness in rear offside cubby and unclipping loom from rear bumper mounts.

I suggest anyone eanting to remove the T55 bolts on a V8 might want t

Couldn't help myself today and ended up cleaning/painting area exposed by bumper removal.

Will hopefully be going back on tomorrow.
Last edited by AW8 on Tue Aug 18, 2015 11:09 pm, edited 1 time in total.
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