97 del sol rear bumper removal

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Mar 28, 2011 | 10:36 AM

hawaiiboi

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97 del sol rear bumper removal

how do you remove the rear bumper on a 97 del sol?

Mar 28, 2011 | 11:28 AM

Mattdg67

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Re: 97 del sol rear bumper removal

Just took mine off the other day, it has 2 clips on the underside (near towhook), 2 screws (one in each wheel-well), the 4 screws on each mudflap, and three nuts on the inside of the trunk.

Mar 28, 2011 | 12:41 PM

thbx59

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Re: 97 del sol rear bumper removal

When I did mine I found that patience, lots of lighting and a bit of cursing helped. Plus I have a trailer hitch for some reason (previous owner) which was kind of in the way.

Mar 28, 2011 | 04:04 PM

SoFlaNut

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Re: 97 del sol rear bumper removal

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Originally Posted by thbx59

When I did mine I found that patience, lots of lighting and a bit of cursing helped. Plus I have a trailer hitch for some reason (previous owner) which was kind of in the way.

What trailer hitch do you have, is it tucked under? Been thinking about putting one on mine for a bike rack.

This will also help me since I have to replace my rear bumper also. Thanks

Mar 29, 2011 | 07:21 AM

hawaiiboi

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Re: 97 del sol rear bumper removal

do you need to remove the tail lights as well?

Mar 29, 2011 | 08:43 AM

Markley02

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Re: 97 del sol rear bumper removal

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Originally Posted by Mattdg67

Just took mine off the other day, it has 2 clips on the underside (near towhook), 2 screws (one in each wheel-well), the 4 screws on each mudflap, and three nuts on the inside of the trunk.

It is 5 nuts, not 3 in the trunk. Otherwise, really good info. The ones inside the trunk are 10mm and I think the ones on the underside are 12mm.

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do you need to remove the tail lights as well?

Nope.

Check out this link. (not my page BTW)
http://www.knology.net/~jediklc/rearbumper.htm