Has anyone removed the rear bumper on a MKII hatchback?

I'm going to fit parking sensors to the Wife's car and I want to know how easy / difficult it is, what tools are required and are the parking sensor positions marked on the inside of bumper?

Easy!

Tools: Torx 25 for the screws in the wheel arches. Three or four of the screws securing the plastic inner fenders on each side has to be removed, bend the plastic inner fender until you can access one (on each side) T25 screw which secures the bumper to a plastic fitting under the bumper.

Remove tail lamps, these have one screw each accessible from the luggage compartment, and then they can be carefully levered out of two "clips" near the outer edges of the tail lamps.

Unscrew two T30 bolts on each side of the bumper (under the tail lamps)

Unclip the two plastic "rivets" under the car.

Pull on the bumpers sides near the top to release the bumper from the plastic fitting on the cars body, and the bumper is ready to come off

Everything can be done without lifting the car up.

If I remember correctly there are markings for the sensors, but don't shoot me if I'm wrong. There are at least marks where the centre of the bumper is, and this makes it pretty easy to find where the sensor holes should be drilled.

I recomend a drill bit that looks something like this My link when drilling the holes in the relatively soft plastic bumper.

Good luck!

Jon A

Thanks for that JonA, The kit comes with a hole saw, but I have cone cutters just in case.

Sorry to drag this up but I wondered how the job went?

I was going to add parking sensors to one I have on order but was too late... then noticed this invisible type kit, which seems pretty ideal and cheap too... so wondering if anyone has actually fitted one.

Many thanks!