Cayman rear bumper removal

Has anyone detailed removal of the rear bumper on a Cayman . I've read numerous posts, but haven't found a detailed description. Thanks!

Check the Ms Machine Works article in the ARTICLES section, I believe it shows it, you have to remove the tail lights to get access to some of the mounting points.

rome, I've had mine off, but at the time I didn't document it. It isn't that difficult if you have some mechanical ability. Like K-man said, you have to remove the tail lights, and the rear spoiler, really no big deal. I have some photos of the bumper removed that I an e-mail you that might be of some help. Let me know. Don

Thanks Don. I did view the pictures you had posted - they are quite helpful. I was hoping to find out locations of mounting screws and other bits that hold the bumper cover and tailights.

rome, Once you have the tail lights out and the spoiler off its pretty simple from there. There are no hidden screws, you can access all of them from inside the wheel wells, the rear light cavity, and under the bumper fascia. All of the screws are torx head style. You do not have to remove any of the heat sheilding. Once all the screws are out you have to slightly spring the bumper fascia out from the wheel wells, it will then come right off. I did this by myself twice. If I remember correctly there are 7 screws per side, total of 14 which holds the fascia on after the lights and spoiler are removed. There are articles on how to remove the rear lights and spoiler, again pretty straight forward. One other thing, once you have the bumper fascia loose disconnect the license plate light wire at its plug-in connector.

I tried looking at the various articles to find the screw placements but struggled.. Details are these (for an '07 CS): 1) Remove the tail lights by taking the plastic housing out in the rear corner of the trunk. There are 3 8mm nuts on studs that protrude from the tail light. Remove the nuts, disconnect the wires and that is it. 2) Remove 2 torx screws (can't remember size, but all the same) in the area now void of a light.. (2 each side) 3) Under the car... in the outside bend of the rear bumper... 2 torx screws each side 4) Under the car in the wheel well (1 torx screw each side) right where the rear bumper meets the rear fender... screw is pointing toward the front of the car at about 45* upwards... up into a hole on the rear fender.. 5) Still under the car... two machine screws (one left, one right) that go thru brackets right near the exhaust tip... When reinstalling, I found it best to focus on where a short bumper lip went under a metal flange on the car... you get this right, then the rest is pretty easy.. I did it while the rear of the car was on ramps, but you could do it on the ground. Hope this helps... I'd suggest doing this when it is warm... to minimize the chance of paint damage on the edges.... and/or tape the edges

Thanks, this info helped me get my camera mounted and wired into the tail light area. The reinstalling tip made all the difference getting the bumper back on.

Lando, Where did you route that wire to? Thanks.

I pulled the wire from the camera through the same rubber grommet that the license plate wire is going through on the driver's side using a coat hanger taped to the wire. Then to the area behind the tail light recess where you tap the reverse light. By removing the short piece of vertical carpet you will see a good place to ground the black wire. This is also a good place to stash any excess wire from the HU. My camera (Coolint CT-X102BL) has a long single cable with RCA plugs on either end with the power wire integrated into the cable with the signal wire so you only need to get that wire from the head unit to the rear ground area already mentioned. I decided to pull this wire from the head unit to the rear to connect the RCA plugs. Now the fun starts. I removed or loosened all the side plastic panels on the rear drivers side including the shock tower and the rear speaker enclosure with the cubby. These do not need to be completely removed, just pulled enough to get the wire (or wires) through. You will also need to remove the carpet covering the engine panel to access some torx screws. The sill plate also has to come off. There is a great tutorial on The Cayman Register by KS-CS with pics that shows how to do this. Once everything was removed or loosened I began pulling the camera feed wire from behind the HU behind the dash over to the kick panel where the fuses are located. From there, through the sill back to the carpet covering the seat belt retractor. Then under the rear speaker enclosure and shock tower cover to the connection point. I used cable ties to secure the wire as needed to prevent the cable from moving and keep it away from seat belt mechanism. Thanks to those on this forum and The Cayman Register whose posts help the non-professional installers like me.