How to get those side reflectors off

JRad405 · Feb 12, 2012

How on earth do you get those side reflectors on the rear bumper off? I was underneath the car and I just couldn't find a place that I can get access. I'm actually thinking I need to pull the bumper off, which is going to suck especially because I'm pretty lazy. Does anyone have some tips or is that pretty much what I need to do?

mygreengt · Feb 12, 2012

the rear bumper needs to come off

JRad405 · Feb 12, 2012

Can't be that hard. Prob just a lot of screws I reckon.

2v_takeover · Feb 13, 2012

Done it on the new edges with the bumper on. Isn't that bad really, just stupid clips. I think I just worked at them with some needle-nose pliers? It's been a while sorry.

Don't know how much different it is for our years.

9838stang · Feb 13, 2012

Depends on if you car is lowered or now. reason being you need to unscrew the bumper on the side by the wheel well. there should be two screws on each side of the bumper. once you get those out you should be able to move the bumper out far enough to get at the reflectors. they are small nuts that hold it on. two on each reflector.

ttocs · Feb 13, 2012

I took a drill and drilled out the center of mine where the mounting tab is and then used some silicon and double stick tape to hold the new ones in. I currenly have my trunk completely pulled out since I stripped my stereo and just noticed not long ago that behind the trunk liners there is an oval-shapped grommet that is directly behind the reflector so that you can either push the tab out from the back or cut it off.

JRad405 · Feb 13, 2012

9838stang said:
Depends on if you car is lowered or now. reason being you need to unscrew the bumper on the side by the wheel well. there should be two screws on each side of the bumper. once you get those out you should be able to move the bumper out far enough to get at the reflectors. they are small nuts that hold it on. two on each reflector.

Why would it depend on if my car is lowered? And yes it is lowered. Does that make it more difficult?

I'll pull my trunk liner out first I guess and see. I heard the bolts are hard to put back on. So kind of debating on if it is worth the trouble. I just wanted to get my tails, third brake light and reflectors tinted by 98Viper. But I'm half debating on if doing the reflectors are worth it? I think it would look uneven if I didn't do it.

ttocs · Feb 13, 2012

just pull the trunk liners I swear you can push them out from the trunk.

9838stang · Feb 13, 2012

Haha i typed my reply which i was falling asleep. Yes you will need to raise the car up or remove wheel. If you remove the wheel it will make it much easier to get access to the screws.

To gain access to the reflectors you do not need to go through the trunk, but if you so desire to take the bumper off, there are two bolts on the left and right sides of the car and i believe three or four bolts where the latch is at in the trunk. then the bumper just comes right off with the prying of a few push pins by the gas tank on the outside.