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Stamina · 08-27-2006, 07:42 PM

I kinda exhausted my efforts on how to get my rear bumper off on a 91 coupe. I've searched the forums and it got me almost there, i removed the 4 on the sides and on a hatch modle someone said there are bolts you must get by removing access panles. I cant seem to find these but it was a pic of a hatch he posted. I also went under the car and removed what looked to be brackets holding the rear bumper support on to the car. Its a bracket by the muffler and opposite side aswell. Got all 8 off and it wont budge. I can barley peak up in the middle and it looks like there is also a 14mm bolt connecting the bumper but i cant reach it at all...unless i hack. It cant be that hard...

Is there a differnce for coupe and hatch removal? All the posts i've searched were hatches.
Any help will be great.

Ricks15 · 08-27-2006, 08:26 PM

Ive been wondering the same thing too since I want to put a Aero bumper on my hatch too.

***S14DB*** · 08-27-2006, 08:43 PM

Take the tail lights out.

**mrmephistopheles** · 08-27-2006, 08:51 PM

4 bolts in trunk floor, and about 6 on each side where the bumper meets the unibody.
A few more here and there i think.

Stamina · 08-27-2006, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrmephistopheles

4 bolts in trunk floor, and about 6 on each side where the bumper meets the unibody.
A few more here and there i think.

Sweet....are those the ones with rubber covering over them? One about 4 inches in and the second around 8 inches into the trunk?
Thanks

jookybanana · 08-27-2006, 10:28 PM

this might help

i actually didn't need to remove the rebar to take the bumper cover off, but it will be easier than squeezing in there to remove all those screws holding the bumper cover

Flybert · 08-28-2006, 01:10 AM

Yeah, the little screws are the most annoying thing ever. I chose to do that rather than taking the whole bumper support off. It's super time consuming and you will cuss a lot doing it.

**S13SilviaGirl** · 08-28-2006, 04:45 AM

Jooky, great post!

projectRDM · 08-28-2006, 09:05 AM

I love the poor wording in here. There are no screws securing the bumper at all, either front or rear.
Both fastback and coupe models are the same for removal. You do NOT have to remove the tailights or lower fill panel.

Remove four bolts, size M12, in the floorboard, two on either side, under the rubber plugs. These go through to the rebar supports. Remove one more M12 bolt above the driverside towhook. Then go inside and remove six nuts, three on either side, going through the quarter panels. Unplug the liscence plate lights and pull the bumper/rebar assembly off as one piece.
Then the bumper cover can be removed from the rebar by taking off several M8 nuts.

And all this is available within the FSM, has been for nearly 18 years now, funny no one seems to know that. Everyone should at least have a copy downloaded since it's free. If you can come in here and ask a question, you can look it up just as easily.

420sx · 08-28-2006, 09:19 AM

^lol. i wander why do people ask questions BEFORE looking into an FSM or at least a fucking Chilton's

TanbouTaTsubasa · 04-20-2007, 02:58 PM

believe it or not I have both the fsm and the chiltons and neither of them tell you how to remove them. :P not the ones I have anyway.

markyboi · 04-20-2007, 03:50 PM

i just removed mine..took me awhile coz of the freaking plastic clips/screws underneath the car (i didnt have a small screwdriver or any driver bits, so i drilled it out..hehe)

you will have to take the metal piece underneath taillights and there are about 8 bolts under there.

tail light removal is not necessary

Matej · 04-20-2007, 04:47 PM

This thread is from 8 months ago.

08-27-2006, 07:42 PM	#1
Stamina Leaky Injector Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: canada Posts: 89 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Rear bumper half way off...help I kinda exhausted my efforts on how to get my rear bumper off on a 91 coupe. I've searched the forums and it got me almost there, i removed the 4 on the sides and on a hatch modle someone said there are bolts you must get by removing access panles. I cant seem to find these but it was a pic of a hatch he posted. I also went under the car and removed what looked to be brackets holding the rear bumper support on to the car. Its a bracket by the muffler and opposite side aswell. Got all 8 off and it wont budge. I can barley peak up in the middle and it looks like there is also a 14mm bolt connecting the bumper but i cant reach it at all...unless i hack. It cant be that hard... Is there a differnce for coupe and hatch removal? All the posts i've searched were hatches. Any help will be great.

08-27-2006, 08:26 PM	#2
Ricks15 Nissanaholic! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Los Angeles, CA Age: 39 Posts: 1,661 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	Ive been wondering the same thing too since I want to put a Aero bumper on my hatch too. __________________

08-27-2006, 08:43 PM	#3
*S14DB* AFC #1 Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: 昨晩あなたのお母さんの家 Posts: 20,181 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	Take the tail lights out. __________________ Comments should be taken as Opinions not as Statements of Fact

08-28-2006, 09:19 AM	#10
420sx Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Texas Age: 42 Posts: 3,960 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: 420sx Feedback Score: 0 reviews	^lol. i wander why do people ask questions BEFORE looking into an FSM or at least a fucking Chilton's __________________ hydropgrahics! ls1......

08-27-2006, 10:28 PM	#6
jookybanana Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: BC Canada Posts: 508 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	this might help i actually didn't need to remove the rebar to take the bumper cover off, but it will be easier than squeezing in there to remove all those screws holding the bumper cover

08-28-2006, 01:10 AM	#7
Flybert Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: none Posts: 3,862 Trader Rating: (7) Feedback Score: 7 reviews	Yeah, the little screws are the most annoying thing ever. I chose to do that rather than taking the whole bumper support off. It's super time consuming and you will cuss a lot doing it.

08-28-2006, 09:05 AM	#9
projectRDM Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Atlanta Age: 51 Posts: 13,812 Trader Rating: (12) Feedback Score: 12 reviews	I love the poor wording in here. There are no screws securing the bumper at all, either front or rear. Both fastback and coupe models are the same for removal. You do NOT have to remove the tailights or lower fill panel. Remove four bolts, size M12, in the floorboard, two on either side, under the rubber plugs. These go through to the rebar supports. Remove one more M12 bolt above the driverside towhook. Then go inside and remove six nuts, three on either side, going through the quarter panels. Unplug the liscence plate lights and pull the bumper/rebar assembly off as one piece. Then the bumper cover can be removed from the rebar by taking off several M8 nuts. And all this is available within the FSM, has been for nearly 18 years now, funny no one seems to know that. Everyone should at least have a copy downloaded since it's free. If you can come in here and ask a question, you can look it up just as easily.

04-20-2007, 02:58 PM	#11
TanbouTaTsubasa Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: california Posts: 19 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	believe it or not I have both the fsm and the chiltons and neither of them tell you how to remove them. :P not the ones I have anyway.

04-20-2007, 03:50 PM	#12
markyboi Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: california Posts: 1,105 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i just removed mine..took me awhile coz of the freaking plastic clips/screws underneath the car (i didnt have a small screwdriver or any driver bits, so i drilled it out..hehe) you will have to take the metal piece underneath taillights and there are about 8 bolts under there. tail light removal is not necessary

04-20-2007, 04:47 PM	#13
Matej Post Whore! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N/A Posts: 9,423 Trader Rating: (39) Feedback Score: 39 reviews	This thread is from 8 months ago.