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Old 12-11-2006, 01:41 PM
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Default Removing rear bumper

How do you do it-cant find it in the workshop manual?
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Old 12-11-2006, 01:55 PM
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iirc, there are twisty caps behing the sides of the bumper,have to put you hand up inside and twist the plastic wing type fastner.

then its just the bolts in the boot floor,think they are torx bolts.


Old 12-11-2006, 05:11 PM
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4 x 13mm nuts inside boot & 2 phillips screws inside each wheelarch
Old 12-11-2006, 05:17 PM
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What he said
Old 12-11-2006, 06:07 PM
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be prepared to drill the screw heads off as they could well be corroded to hell
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Originally Posted by MONSTER
4 x 13mm nuts inside boot & 2 phillips screws inside each wheelarch
Dave where on earth are the nuts in the boot-I pulled the carpet back at the edges and couldn't see any?
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on the back panel take off the plastic trim same as mark 4 escort
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so there is no twisty nut thingys in the sides.
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nope,thats the front
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Originally Posted by Damo V
on the back panel take off the plastic trim same as mark 4 escort
Thanks Damo-was worried where mine were
Old 14-11-2006, 05:58 PM
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hahahahahahah
my god people..dont write unless you really know what the foook is going on
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