After a couple of knocks to my rear bumpers on 64 reg VRS estate I just bought a replacement on eBay after looking for ages for the correct colour to come up.

 

However, how easy are they to remove / refit DIY or is it best to avoid frustration to just get a bodyshop to do it.

 

Also my current bumper has a towbar mount but towbar not fitted. I haven't looked yet but assume my current diffuser is cut to fit it round it, can the diffuser part be separated and swapped round to the new bumper?

Can't see that the estate will be much different to the hatch, in which case it is a simple enough DIY job, takes about 20 minutes. I believe you can access the workshop manual through here on-line, otherwise the PF Jones tow-bar site has downloadable instructions that are perfectly sufficient.  Best with two people to avoid dropping the new bumper and to "spring" the bumper on and off the sides.

Thanks I have found a bodywork manual online now. Doesn't look too bad a job.

Just as an update for others, I completed this job today and it really wasn't too bad but I highly recommend finding the official service manuals online as a guide.

 

I found I had to jack the rear up on both sides to get decent access to the bumper screw in the wheel arch, but the fiddliest bit was actually reconnecting the parking sensors to the loom inside the boot and also unclipping the plastic bumper trim, as I had to swop mine as it's cut for a towbar.

 

Hoping to get a few quid for the chrome exhaust tips, rear plastic diffuser and parking sensors and loom on ebay to subsidise the slightly high price I paid, but the bumper I replaced it with was in great condition and also has a load lip protector as a bonus.

 

But well chuffed I sorted this myself!