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[paulydixon]

Purely because the other threads are pointles without the functional link. :boxing:

It's probably possible to fit rear lights without removing the bumper, but why bother, it takes minutes to take the bumper off anyway.

First two are located under the rear bumper



Second lot are located under plastic body coloured caps at the point where the lights meet the bumper, 10mm bolts



Next are the three screws fastened into the lower rear splitter



Last screw is located in the upper wheel arch, nipping the bumper onto the bodywork



And hey presto, it almost falls off in your hand. It's actually easier taking these to bits than french cars



I only really wanted it off so i could try these older lights on, i'm unsure if i like them or not now though...



The lights themselves have 3x 8mm nuts which are easy to remove, they're accessable by removing the plastic trim in the boot. But they also have 2x 10mm nuts located behind the bumper



Here's a before, during and after

[GaryMan]

Nice one Paul :thumbup:

Where abouts in the North East are you?

I need to replace my rear bumper so would love some help if you are about?

How long did this take and did you manage to do this on your own?

Gary

[paulydixon]

I'm in Consett budy :thumbup:

I'm notting kidding when i say it's probably the easiest thing i've ever had to do with a car!

It's a 5 minute job at the most dude

Whats yours coming off for?

[wes4real]

Hey,

Nice post!!

I'm planning on taking my bumper and lights off as i've got a few scrapes on the back and 1 of my lights is broken:(

Any tips on how to repair scrapes/chips on the bumper???

[Damien]

Hey,

Great post!

I was looking at my rear bumper last night and i noticed that the connection beside the arch was sticking out a little. refer to picture for a better idea of location!

Whats the connection methos for this area i.e. bolt, clip, slide in bracket?

IMG_2050-vi.jpg

Cheers

[paulydixon]

Howdy

The bumper bolts into that piece of white plastic, it's a verticle facing 10mm if i remember!?

[Damien]

cheers will have a play to fix :thumbup:

[darren4]

cheers will have a play to fix :thumbup:

Just use a bit of force and push the edge in. I did mine last night

[Sushiboy]

hi,

i was wandering if its possible to take the rear bumper lip off without taking the bumper off completely?

my exhaust is rattling on the bottom lip ever so slightly on cold morning so i wanna take the trim of and cut a bit of it back to stop this rattle.

any help would be most appreciated!

Thanks! :thumbup:

[darren4]

hi,

i was wandering if its possible to take the rear bumper lip off without taking the bumper off completely?

my exhaust is rattling on the bottom lip ever so slightly on cold morning so i wanna take the trim of and cut a bit of it back to stop this rattle.

any help would be most appreciated!

Thanks! :thumbup:

Tried undoing the bolts at the bottom mate?

[BlakMagik]

hey, nice post mate. do the facelift lights fit on the pre-facelift model??? cheers

[Kieran_CTR]

i tried to do mine and all the bolts was that rusty they was snapping in my ratchet!!!! got the bumper off then the bolts holdin the lights wa rusted to the bolts then they snapped so i gave up an took it to the garage cost me £20 cant complain and saved me alot of stress :thumbup:

[Hawky]

will try this

[milano_tom]

+1
Great how to, I got stuck over the weekend, vital info.
No more Lexarse for me, I love it, I'll pop a pic up in a day two. But before that I need to get my bumper seated right, its a tiny bit out, stressing me out just looking at 'not perfect'
Anyone else had a few issues getting it baby smooth?

[bonezzz]

How TF are people getting to the 3 x 8mm bolts on the light, I've taken the plastic trim off in the boot but the bolts are so awkward to get to... :scratch:

[milano_tom]

How TF are people getting to the 3 x 8mm bolts on the light, I've taken the plastic trim off in the boot but the bolts are so awkward to get to... :scratch:

...an 8mm ring spanner and a good dose perseverance...






sorry ctr forum is wearing off on me.

[shaRRpy]

hey, nice post mate. do the facelift lights fit on the pre-facelift model??? cheers

yes mate they do fit and look much better imo.

[Mooney]

I'm bout to do mine , but the reversebulb from facelift is to small , and the prefaced bulb don't connect into the facelift connector . What do I do ?

[paulydixon]

All I did with mine was sit them inside the cluster, whacked a bit black gaffer tape over to keep water out.

Job done

[yella]

took mine off yesterday to remove the exhaust ( long story re poxy piper sleeved exhaust not coming off) never saw this guide and got to it, however noticed it says on here to remove all three scres in the arch, you actually only need to remove the top one, the other two are to hold the splitter on.

one thing i leanrt yeterday is Hondas are less removal freindly than say BMW or VW, plastics very flimsy and very easy to snap bits so be careful, also the stupid expander bolts underneath ( x2 ) are a pain in the ass to remove with out snapping as they are grooved and get very brittle.