namaste
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I've had issues during Winter months with the parking sensors, which I fixed breifly by taking the control module in the boot apart and re-soldering some joints but the problem came back a few weeks later. I recently had a service done at Hoyle Fox Classics in Maldon (highly recommend by the way, especially if you want to see some very expensive Italian classics being worked on), and they found a fault code for the inner driver side parking sensor, so I've had the bumper off. I couldn't find a guide so here is one.
The plastic strip across the top of the bumper is hiding some of the top bolts. You need to carefully lever the clips out.
The remaining top bolts are underneath the tail lights. To get at them you need to remove the interior panels, and that needs to be done in a certain sequence.
First, remove the bucket type panel by removing the two philip head screws.
Next remove the two side panels held down with four allen head bolts.
Be careful to collect the four washers/spacers that sit under these panels. Next remove the black plastic clips that sit over the protruding threads (three each side).
Collect your free £1 coin at the same time.
Next pop off the little black plastic caps that hide some torx head screws along the back panel and on the side panels. Remove the screws, I think there's four on the back panel, and one for each side panel.
Next remove the plastic covers that sit on the side of the tail lights. These are held on by three clips that easily pop out and some velcro.
Remove the boot seal if you haven't already, and all the interior panels. You can now access the nuts on the back of the tail lights. Disconnect the battery if you haven't already done so and unplug the tail lights, then remove the nuts (three each tail light). Once the tail lights are removed, you can access the remaining bolts holding the top of the bumper down.
Now for underneath the car. A series of bolts along the bottom, a couple holding the bottom corners of the bumper to the arch lining. And a couple holding the top corners of the bumper to the rear wing. There are also two bolts each side back inside the boot securing the top of the bumper to the rear quarter.
The bolts underneath may be seized a little so a bit of back and forth loosening tightening got mine turning. The allen head bolts on each bottom corner are likely completely seized and may need to be drilled out and replaced as I did with mine. The bolts are M6 x 16mm, M6 x 20mm washer, and an M6 chimney nut. All available cheap on ebay.
The plastic strip across the top of the bumper is hiding some of the top bolts. You need to carefully lever the clips out.
The remaining top bolts are underneath the tail lights. To get at them you need to remove the interior panels, and that needs to be done in a certain sequence.
First, remove the bucket type panel by removing the two philip head screws.
Next remove the two side panels held down with four allen head bolts.
Be careful to collect the four washers/spacers that sit under these panels. Next remove the black plastic clips that sit over the protruding threads (three each side).
Collect your free £1 coin at the same time.
Next pop off the little black plastic caps that hide some torx head screws along the back panel and on the side panels. Remove the screws, I think there's four on the back panel, and one for each side panel.
Next remove the plastic covers that sit on the side of the tail lights. These are held on by three clips that easily pop out and some velcro.
Remove the boot seal if you haven't already, and all the interior panels. You can now access the nuts on the back of the tail lights. Disconnect the battery if you haven't already done so and unplug the tail lights, then remove the nuts (three each tail light). Once the tail lights are removed, you can access the remaining bolts holding the top of the bumper down.
Now for underneath the car. A series of bolts along the bottom, a couple holding the bottom corners of the bumper to the arch lining. And a couple holding the top corners of the bumper to the rear wing. There are also two bolts each side back inside the boot securing the top of the bumper to the rear quarter.
The bolts underneath may be seized a little so a bit of back and forth loosening tightening got mine turning. The allen head bolts on each bottom corner are likely completely seized and may need to be drilled out and replaced as I did with mine. The bolts are M6 x 16mm, M6 x 20mm washer, and an M6 chimney nut. All available cheap on ebay.
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