rear bumper question...

[CUINTHESNOW]

im sorry ahead of time for the double post, my computer was doing some wild things and it made it look like i was in this thread when i wasnt... any mods out there feel free to delete the post i made in the explorer sport truck section..

anyways, so i have some surface rust on my rear bumper and i want to give it a quick sand and a coat of primer and maybe a coat of something else to protect it before it gets to be a real problem... my question is, the rear bumper seems to be two piece, the plastic piece that sits on top and the metal part that is painted gray that forms the rest of the bumper... does anyone have any idea how to remove the plastic on top so i can paint the whole thing instead of just just painting from the plastic piece down? thanks in advance for any suggestions or tips...

its a 2001 X sport btw

 

[MONMIX]

well the EASIEST way is to just stick a big screw driver under the plastic piece and pry up. Odd are quite good you'll destroy the thing though.

The best way to go about it is to remove the bumper and squeese the tabs and push outward. Less fun and glamorous, but it is the best way to do it.

 

[CUINTHESNOW]

alright in that case can anyone tell me how to remove the rear bumper?