Removing the Rear Bumper on a Hatchback

I need some help with this. I've gotten the front bumper cover off with no problem, but the rear bumper is giving me lots of trouble. I removed the screws in the wheel wells and all the bolts underneath and behind the license plate. It's whatever's holding it on top that I'm havin a problem with. I took out the taillights and I see a bracket thing on each side, but I took the bolts off those and found out there's 2 more bolts behind em where I definitely can't get at, even with a swivel socket. Then it feels like just a big screw that's holding the bracket onto the bumper cover, but that's too rusted and out of reach for me to unscrew. The other thing is that the wires for the license plate light are attached to both the car and the bumper cover, so what do I do with those? I also have to take off the filler piece right above the bumper with the keyhole in it, but I'm havin trouble with that too. Can anyone help me out here? I looked for helms manuals online, but all I could find on this was the crx.

their are bolts inside of the car, you have to take off the back cover and their are 2 10 millemeter bolts, also their are 2 screws on the bottom. 1 buy the exhaust and one on the far right. Mine were so old and rusted i had to get a dremel tool and cut them off. also after you do that just pull ur bumber out and take off like 5 screws from the top off the flexible metal.


its the biggest pain in the ass, hoped i helped :)

Also behind a right side panel is the wiring harness for the license plate lights. Disconnect that before any bolts or else the bumper is going to fall down and tear that harness right out.

that alot of bolts for a frickin bumper

Originally posted by fiercecivic
that alot of bolts for a frickin bumper

Ditto man, that shit load of bolts, when i get my WW kit, i'm gonna have fun.... yea right......

It was 4 bolts and 4 screws, how is that a lot?