Rear bumper removal

[ronnierunfast]

Unfortunately I have a large dent on the corner of my rear bumper. I'm waiting on a 2nd hand one to come in stock, but in the meantime i've been advised that heating the bumper could pop the dent back out, but need to take the bumper off to try it without damaging the rest of the paintwork. Also i will need it off before replacing it with the re-sprayed one?
Any advice would be appreciated.......

 

[johnk]

is it 986 or 987

you will need to raise the spoiler and the top of it needs removing, on earlier ones it has 3 black plastic clips where the centres push through on later ones they are clipped on and need a little persuasion to remove... when this is off you will see either an allen screw at either side through a hole or a nut they need removing so you can get to the top of the bumper where you will find some posi drive screws.
you will also find one on either side where the wheel arch meets the bumper facing upwards
then you will find 2 torx 30 screws underneath the bumper either side just to the back of the wheel then you will find a posidrive screw wither side of the tailpipe and you should be ready for removal , you will need to pull the bumper out on the wheel end to get it around the plastic guard when removing don't forget to disconnect the electrical plug

 

[ronnierunfast]

sorry should have stated.....
2001 986 S
Thanks for your advice, i'll try it tonight, dependant on weather.
How long does it take roughly?

 

[johnk]

if you locate all screws and the spoiler comes of then about 10-15mins

 

[ronnierunfast]

Thanks for your help!

 

[ronnierunfast]

sorry, just to confirm:
"you will find 2 torx 30 screws underneath the bumper either side just to the back of the wheel"
I take it this is each rear wheel?
"you will need to pull the bumper out on the wheel end"
I don't quite follow on this one, could you elaborate more?
Thanks.

 

[johnk]

behind rear wheels yes and when you have all screws out you need to sort of lift the bumper over the gaurd it is sat on at the rear of the wheel.. sort of hooked around it just pull it slightly from the bottom corner by the wheel and it will come off

 

[ronnierunfast]

Well i had a go at the weekend and can see all the components i need to get to, but just can't get the 3 black bungs out of the spoiler. Is it possible to get repacement bungs so i can just cut them off? i feel that if i try any harder they will break anyway, or damage the paint work surrounding the bungs. is it normal for them to be THAT difficult to take off? looking through the cross section they are splayed wide at the back? Please help!

 

[Tool Pants]

We call them plastic rivets. If you look closely you will see a round pin in the middle. You need to push that pin out of the rivet. Use a small punch or the end of a small drill bit.

The pins will fall into the spoiler. Once you remove th spoiler you can retrieve the pins. The rivets and pins are reused when you put the top of the spoiler back on.

 

[ronnierunfast]

That's a bit easier! Thanks for everyone's help. think i've managed to lose one of the pins though, somehow.
bumper will be off and looking brand new soon!

 

[BartyB]

Ronnie,

Just saw your post. I took a big dent out of a rear-ended Honda Civic rear bumper last weekend.

After I'd removed it, I used a B&D paintstripper on full power held about 15 - 20 cm away and kept constantly moving for about 3 minutes on each side. I put the bumper on a soft surface (a strip of clean wool carpet laid on a lawn) and applied gentle pressure from the back using various soft materials such as tennis balls and pieces of softwood shaped to suit the curves of the bumper. If you do this, wear some heavy duty leather gloves to avoid burning yourself - you can guess how I know

I did this about three or four times until I was happy that the shape was acceptable. There are two slight cracks in the paint and a small graze from the impact but you would be hard pushed to see the difference from only a few feet away. Certainly the shape has been completely restored.

As I was originally quoted over £500 to replace the bumper and have it painted, I'm rather pleased with the outcome.
B.

 

[Black80XSA]

ORIGINAL: BartyB

Ronnie,

Just saw your post. I took a big dent out of a rear-ended Honda Civic rear bumper last weekend.

After I'd removed it, I used a B&D paintstripper on full power held about 15 - 20 cm away and kept constantly moving for about 3 minutes on each side. I put the bumper on a soft surface (a strip of clean wool carpet laid on a lawn) and applied gentle pressure from the back using various soft materials such as tennis balls and pieces of softwood shaped to suit the curves of the bumper. If you do this, wear some heavy duty leather gloves to avoid burning yourself - you can guess how I know

I did this about three or four times until I was happy that the shape was acceptable. There are two slight cracks in the paint and a small graze from the impact but you would be hard pushed to see the difference from only a few feet away. Certainly the shape has been completely restored.

As I was originally quoted over £500 to replace the bumper and have it painted, I'm rather pleased with the outcome.
B.

Thats similar to the method the paintless repair guys use, although they don't remove the bumper at all - liberal application of heat and the use of a bundle of damp rags, smoothing across the edges of the area, teasing the bump out.