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I replaced the rear bumper cover on a 2003 RAV 4 and ended up with 2 spare bolts (not the ones that fit in the cargo door frame--they're fine). I'm trying to find a picture of how to mount the rear left bumper cover on the web so I can see where these missing bolts go. Thanks in advance, John
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Most van bumpers are usually mounted from either underneath or inside the trunk. It can depend on whether it is an impact bumper or just a decorative over cover. It will probably be bolted through the rear floor or through the rear skirt panel fixed from the inside, under the body. Some are even bolted directly to the chassis rear end.
You have to take bumper cover off .
Remove rear bumper fascia. Refer to Rear Bumper Fascia Replacement . Disconnect electrical from the rear object sensor. Lift the locking tabs on the housing and remove the rear object sensor.
Preliminary Procedure
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Rear Fascia Push Pin Retainers (Qty: 2)
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Rear Fascia Nuts (Qty: 4)
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Rear Fascia Bolts (Qty: 2)
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Rear Fascia Bolts (Qty: 6)
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Energy absorber and fascia are removed together. Cannot be separate on vehicle.
Pop the Hatchback open and remove the connectors
from the top of the bumper cover.
Optional Step: Using a Floor Jack, raise both sides
of the car in the back, supporting both sides with
jack stands, and remove the rear wheels.
Using Torx Bits, remove the inner rear wheel well
lining.
Get behind the rear wheel well and loosen the bolts
holding the bumper brackets on. They're pretty
difficult to find and remove. Be Patient. Do the
same to the other side.
Remove the rear bumper cover by pulling the cover
outward from the part nearest the wheel on both
sides. Once removed, take off the 2 black mounting
brackets from the bumper cover.
1. Open liftgate.
2. Remove both taillight assemblies by removing 2 hex-head bolts located in the area revealed when the liftgate is opened.
3. Remove 4 plastic retainers on the very bottom of the bumper cover in the rear.
4. Remove 2 phillips head screws in the wheel well rear lip.
5. Remove 4 pop-up plastic retainers in liftgate area. Use two screw drivers to lift the head and then pull the entire retainer out.
6. Remove a hex-head bolt from each side in the area revealed when the taillight assembly was removed.
7. Bend the bumper cover outward on each side to clear the wheel well lip and remove the bumper. Have a blanket or carpet on the ground to protect the bumper.
8. Remove metal clips from tabs that connect the upper bumper cover to the lower bumper cover.
9. Drill out pop-rivets that connect upper bumper cover to lower bumper cover.
10. Push tabs out of slots to separate the upper and lower bumper covers.
11. Release tab locks on chrome trim pieces and remove from upper bumper cover.
12. Reverse this process to replace the bumper cover.
From underneath the vehicle. The bumper is held on by 4 bolts and nuts. (2 on each end) Remove the nuts and bumper will pull off. Then you can pry off bumper cover to once entire bumper is off.
Pop the Hatchback open and remove the connectors from the top of the bumper cover.
Optional Step: Using a Floor Jack, raise both sides of the car in the back, supporting both sides with jack stands, and remove the rear wheels.
Using Torx Bits, remove the inner rear wheel well lining.
Get behind the rear wheel well and loosen the bolts holding the bumper brackets on. They're pretty difficult to find and remove. Be Patient. Do the same to the other side.
Remove the rear bumper cover by pulling the cover outward from the part nearest the wheel on both sides. Once removed, take off the 2 black mounting brackets from the bumper cover.
actually, you need to remove the bumper cover as solution 2 says, then there is one screw there that you take out. but then there are 2 nuts that you have to access from inside - which they want you to take the whole interior of the truck apart to access. i have the same issue, except it was my husband who backed into our minivan,and i'm not sure what i'm going to do. if you take off the access panel, you'll see that it looks like you could almost get those nuts off if you had the right tool - a very narrow long socket and socket extender to fit in the access holes. i'll let you know if i'm able to do it or not.
The sides of the bumper slide on over a large pin to hold them in place. The easiest and correct way of getting it back on is to unbolt the bumper cover from the impact absorbers in the rear and slide the cover off by pulling it straight back. When you slide it back on, make sure the cover goes on the pins on each side before pushing it all the way back in place and bolting it back up to the impact absorbers. If you have been rear-ended then the tracks that these pins slide into may be broken. If thats the case you will have to replace the bumper cover
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