Taking off rear bumper support

[ssms5411]

I looked and found 3 bolts , does the rear bumper cover need to come off to remove the rear bumper support?

[TheGr8Schlotzky]

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What do you mean by rear bumper support?

[ssms5411]

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Like the front bumper support with the foam and metal reinforcement, I have never had the rear bumper cover off before , but looking underneath I can see the reinforcement. I only drive my car maybe 1-2 times a week 15 mins. so its not a DD, I will be disconnecting the air bags since if one did hit me I would bleed out internally from taking blood thinners for 4 years and will be for the rest of my life.

[Mighty Thor]

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You mean you're removing the impact blocks (I think that's what is called)

I know James removed his.

[ssms5411]

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You mean you're removing the impact blocks (I think that's what is called)

I know James removed his.

Yes, and there should be a metal piece that ties them together, its like 28LBS.

[Derek3.4]

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I would think you'd have to remove the rear bumper cover, but I could be wrong.

[Beefcake]

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I've been hit by an air bag twice now, no internal bleeding yet...

[Firebird Phoenix]

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Are you talking about this?
(taken from my for sale thread)

Then yes you would need to remove the bumper as I don't see any other way to unbolt it and pull it out...it's really not that hard and shouldn't take you too long even if your going slow.

[TheGr8Schlotzky]

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This then? Yes, you'll definitely have to take the bumper cover off. That didn't take me too long though, and I did it at night struggling to see where the clips and bolts were.

[Derek3.4]

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This then? Yes, you'll definitely have to take the bumper cover off. That didn't take me too long though, and I did it at night struggling to see where the clips and bolts were.

haha ghetto

[ssms5411]

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I've been hit by an air bag twice now, no internal bleeding yet...

I take blood thinners so I don't have another stroke., thanks for the pic, GR doesn't look too bad.

[Mighty Thor]

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I take blood thinners so I don't have another stroke., thanks for the pic, GR doesn't look too bad.

Be very careful. My wife takes it too and her blood has to be at 3.5. It's extremely thin and she has bruises showing up all over the place. I'm worried that she might accidently bump head and pop a vessel up in her brain. My wife is a clutts too. She stumbles and trip all the time.
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Anyway, if you remove this then that means you rear bumper would be kind of soft and it could easily crack. Oh well, atleast your camaro would be down to 2870lbs. That translate to quicker speed.

[ssms5411]

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Be very careful. My wife takes it too and her blood has to be at 3.5. It's extremely thin and she has bruises showing up all over the place. I'm worried that she might accidently bump head and pop a vessel up in her brain. My wife is a clutts too. She stumbles and trip all the time.
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Anyway, if you remove this then that means you rear bumper would be kind of soft and it could easily crack. Oh well, atleast your camaro would be down to 2870lbs. That translate to quicker speed.

I hit my shin about 2 weeks ago , had to go in and have it checked out , its still swollen , but the Dr. said it just takes a little longer before it will go back to normal. My INR 3.0 ,So a air bag in the face would kill me, I wish we had the options of switching them off/on like newer vehicles with a switch.

[Blizzard242]

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So you're telling me I don't get bruises is because my blood is too thick? Cause I just absolutely do not get bruises anymore.

[ssms5411]

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Were talking about if someone is on blood thinnners , they are prone to bruises and are likely to have a blood clots due to a blow to the right spot. When I saw the Dr. he said its most likely to form a clot on the softer side of the limbs like the calf or forearm and of course the head since a clot will form underneath the skull. A normal person has a 1.0 INR, before I had to go on blood thinners I would never bruise. Since I have a hole open in the heart between the 2 sides so blood clot could go to the wrong side and its just a matter of time even on blood thinners that another clot can pass through and go to the brain again or to a limb. After the Cadrio Dr. at Mayo saw my heart he tried to get it closed right away, first when I had the stroke but it was denied by my insurance and last Oct. again denied by my insurance(becuase its not FDA approved). If my new insurance doesn't cover the procedure , I'm screwed. what really sucks they can't fix my back problems until they fix my heart since the high risk of the heart. So I'm off another 4 years, has been 3 years already, I get full pay but I would rather be fixed and doing something rather than staying home and doing nothing. Blizz. you can have you blood checked to see if it is too thick , forget what it is called when it is too thick. I know women who have low Iron levels will bruise easy.