Removing rear bumper guidance?

[davla]

Can anyone give me some guidance on how to remove the lower and upper rear please? Thx. ('07 Mk5 GTI)

[SI-R32]

i would start by removing whole thing then if you want to split you can when its off

remove both lights at the back (not the hatch lights) 2 screws under each side

remove 3 screws each side from the wheel arch liners into the bumper (either remove wheels or jack car up to make this easier)

remove the 2 screws right at the bottom of the bumper kinda in line with number plate, get a friend to hold bumper whilst you disconnect the number plate lights/parking sensors

job done

[davla]

Cheers, do I need to remove the arch liners or can I work around them?

[MC71]

Arch liners are fine, follow this guide for removing the whole thing........

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthread.php?3754634

[davla]

Great, thanks very much guys. Just had a look at the car and it LOOKS straight forward!