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Sydney
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April 2004
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 Help! Can’t take off rear bumper! AE86
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Mon, 08 November 2004 05:22
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Can anyone help me I’m trying to remove the rear bumper on my AE86. I’ve removed the 2 bolts inside the boot and 2 more bolts on each side but I don’t know how to access the bolts around the rear under number plates!!!!! I can see the bolts from underneath (well I think they are the ones) but there’s no way my hands can get in there let alone tools!!!!!!!!
If it helps it’s a JDM 83’ GTV Corolla Levin AE86……….
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February 2003
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Re: Help! Can’t take off rear bumper! AE86
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Mon, 08 November 2004 05:42
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from memory you don't need to undo these bolts (under number plate lights)
there are a few bolts closer to the bottom of the bumper and near the corners *stretching me memory* but i'm pretty sure the ones you see do not need to be touched
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Terrigal
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May 2002
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Re: Help! Can’t take off rear bumper! AE86
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Mon, 08 November 2004 05:46
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Haha funny you posted this... On the weekend I pulled my 4ac out in under 1 hour.. But took around 3 hours to get the F*&k'n rear bar off! Ended up breaking some of the mounts..
Anyway...
There is 4 bolts that you undo through the boot floor (usually covered with rubber gromets). Then there is 2 bolts up near the mud flaps. Then another 2 that you access through the rear 1/4 panels (need to remove the trim on driver side and the little access door on passenger side)..
That should get it undone.
I made the mistake of not removing the 4 bolts in the floor. I removed the 4 under the car which ended up just being for the towing hooks. Tricky as the bolts in the exact same spot almost.
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February 2003
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Re: Help! Can’t take off rear bumper! AE86
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Mon, 08 November 2004 05:54
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oh yes thats right Joel
the ones hidden in the side of the quarters are tricky (pull trim off and you can see it)
but I had a bastard of a time getting the 4 from inside on the floor out as they were as tight as a motherf*&k. Luckily my interior is stripped as i ended up getting a 5 foot pole on the end of a cross wrench with 2 of my mates holding it in position while i practiced my rowing skills from inside 
It must have been tightened with an air wrench coz of the respray..
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Location:
NSW, East Coast
Registered:
July 2003
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Re: Help! Can’t take off rear bumper! AE86
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Mon, 08 November 2004 07:11
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Just took mine of yestersay,
4 big bolts (19mm) in thru the boot floor, "As suggested"
2 small (10mm) 1 each side in the rear quarters, "As suggested"
2 more (10mm) where the rear quarter joins the bumper (just at the wheel arch, 1 on each side), "As suggested"
then 2 more (10mm) on the very bottom (1 on each side) just behind the mud flaps.
Dont forget to undo the plugs for the number plate lights.
Hope it helps,
Cheers
Steve
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Location:
Adelaide
Registered:
November 2002
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Re: Help! Can’t take off rear bumper! AE86
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Mon, 08 November 2004 07:41
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smack it into a wall, it comes off real easy!
magic!!
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Location:
Sydney
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April 2004
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Re: Help! Can’t take off rear bumper! AE86
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Mon, 08 November 2004 22:54
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Thanks guys! I got it off……..I did see these bolts under the circular rubber the other day but I didn’t think it had anything to do with the bumper coz it was so far in. Thanks again.
My bumper didn't have lights on it as it is JDM so that's a little easier but not as easy as the one pictured.
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Location:
Adelaide
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May 2003
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Re: Help! Can?t take off rear bumper! AE86
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Tue, 09 November 2004 00:17
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Yeah, the little ones on the 1/4 panels are the annoying ones. Personally i left them out when i put mine back on. That and i ground off the bottom ones too. So im left with the two on the wheel arch and the four bolts in the boot. Same as any other ae series corolla.
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