Need help removing rear bumper cover 2000 malibu

[Andrew H]

I had a finder binder (actually a bumper binder) and need to remove the bumper cover to pop out the dent, but can't seem to figure out how to remove the little bolt clip things holding it on can anyone help? Thanks in advance.

Andrew H

[gapboi210]

Sorry I dont know what clips you are talking about. I know, though if you remove the tail lights there are some clips and screws that hold the cover on at the sides. The tail lights are easy to remove. You can access them through the trunk.

[Andrew H]

Sorry to take so long to reply... working 12 hours per weekday, helping family build a fence on weekends, 11 month old daughter sick, trying to get adware/virus off computer, and working on fender bender, etc. etc.

Thanks for the reply, but I finally figured out how to remove the clips that hold on the bumper cover after messing with them a while longer. It turns out there is a large round disk (looks like a plastic washer) with a shaft in the middle. Pull out the shaft to relieve the tension and the entire clip comes out. Remove the bolts in the fender well (2 per side) and slide the cover off. A few sledge hammer hits later the dent is removed and all I have to do now is touch-up paint the cover or sell the car (which ever is easiest or comes first).

Once again thank you for trying.