ED Rear Bumper removal

Bill_R · 03-11-2006, 07:56 PM

Well, I have a towbar here all painted up and ready to fit an ED. Naturally, the rear bumper needs to come off.

In a thread on removal of the EF bumper I saw about getting to the two rear mounts. I can see them in there tucked up out of the way in typical Ford hard-to-get-to fashion with 3 screws holding them in.

the plastic bit in the wheel arch I need to remove to get to these screws: it's fixed at the top to the gurard by what looks like two metal push-in "clips" with no screw head. do these just lever/pull out?

and ... short stubby philips head to get these 3 screws each side out or .... ?

Bill_R · 04-11-2006, 02:45 PM

anyone?

nothin suss · 04-11-2006, 05:28 PM

Here goes a bit of revision in my head....

I think if you open the boot and pull up the carpet you should see 2 bolt heads either side on the boot floor (4 altoghther). They are inline with each other and about 75mm apart? Maybe a 12mm - 14mm head. Perhaps you might even have to remove the plastic trim behind the taillights to get to the rearwards one? If you undo these and also some screws in the wheel arch on both sides and slide the bumper back it *should* come off....

Hope this helps

Bill_R · 04-11-2006, 06:29 PM

thanks suss.
it's getting to the screws in the wheel arch that seems to be a hassle - not that I've tried it to know yet but just by looking at it. To get to those I need to remove a plastic bit of guard inside the arch. It looks like it's held by three screws going through the mudflap then by two "pins" that go through the plastic bit then into the steel part of the guard. I'm wondering if those "pins" just pull out or ... ?

If it wasn't raining I'd try now but the tail of the car would be out in the rain while I'm doing it ... grrr