Refitting T4 rear Bumper

**Gold Coaster** · 15-02-2015, 12:17 PM

I have a 3 piece rear bumper on my 96 T4. The driver's side bumper cap has been dislodged and has come away from the retaining clip that fixes it to the bodywork with two push in plastic rivet pins.

I removed the interior lining to expose where the plastic rivets protrude through as I was thinking that I would have to remove the retaining clip, place it back on the bumper cap then push it back on using the plastic rivets.

The only problem is that the plastic rivets don't want to budge! Is there a secret to removing them or am I going about this refitting the wrong way?

**Sunny43.5** · 15-02-2015, 12:29 PM

I think you will find they are the type that are two piece the part with the two splits down the sides actually clips through from one side of the body there would be a small flanging washer on that side . Then the two centre pieces seen in the pictures are normally either permanently attached to the bumper or are a removable clip type , you may find you can push out the centre part which will leave the clip still in the body , it looks like the pin part has broken off the bumper mount .

**Gold Coaster** · 15-02-2015, 01:30 PM

Thanks for your input Sunny. The funny thing is that I can't see anything broken?

To me it looks as though the side bumper has somehow popped of the retaining clip that holds the bumper to the bodywork.

It appears that the groves on top and bottom of side bumper should slide onto the retaining clip but I can't see how I can do this without first removing the retaining clip from the bodywork?

Here is another view of the retaining clip.

**Sunny43.5** · 15-02-2015, 01:49 PM

Can you refit it back in place properly without force / if so then I would use some eurothane sealant like in windscreens or sikaflex put some on the two parts clean both surfaces first then push together and keep some sort of pressure on them for a few hours might work .I also might suggest that you could lever the fitting off the body as it obviously has come out of the retaining parts on the bumper but stayed attached to the body . I think you will find that the fitting has two pins as described earlier that fit and lock into the two in the body . If that works still maybe use some of the sikaflex or sealant to hold the fitting onto the bumper once you get it off and get it back in it's proper place . good Luck

**Umai Naa!!** · 15-02-2015, 03:23 PM

Start from scratch.

Pull it off completely, and re-fit it. The sides are designed to slot into those mounts.

**Gold Coaster** · 17-02-2015, 12:07 AM

I was hoping that it would just slot back in with a little gentle persuasion but I can now see that won't be happening any time soon!

Anyway it gives me the motivation/reason to finally replace this section of the bumper which was like this when I took over ownership (and probably had a lot to do with it becoming dislodged in the first place).