How to replace rear bumper cover 1998 or 1999 escort

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REMOVAL Hope this helps?
Labor Operations: Click to display a list of Labor Operations associated with this procedure

1. Mark fender location.


2. Remove wheel if necessary.


3. Remove wheel liner.
   
   
   
4. Remove front fascia as necessary, (Refer to 13 - Frame and Bumpers/Bumpers/FASCIA, Front - Removal) .
   
   
   
5. Remove front lower mounting bolts.


6. Loosen rocker panel cover as necessary.


7. Remove rear lower mounting bolts.
   
   
   
8. Remove upper fender mounting bolts.


9. Remove fender from vehicle.

Pop the Hatchback open and remove the connectors
from the top of the bumper cover.

Optional Step: Using a Floor Jack, raise both sides
of the car in the back, supporting both sides with
jack stands, and remove the rear wheels.

Using Torx Bits, remove the inner rear wheel well
lining.

Get behind the rear wheel well and loosen the bolts
holding the bumper brackets on. They're pretty
difficult to find and remove. Be Patient. Do the
same to the other side.

Remove the rear bumper cover by pulling the cover
outward from the part nearest the wheel on both
sides. Once removed, take off the 2 black mounting
brackets from the bumper cover.

Good Luck

Bumper bar? Skirt?
There is a bumper reinforment behind the bumper cover.
Front or rear???
Either way there are some plastic retainers on top. You may need to remove a grill which would have some sort of retainer. The retainers usually have a center section that prys up some and the retainer will then pull out.
There should also be some retainers on the undersides of the bumper covers.
There is just about always a bolt going up through the bumper cover into the rear quater panel or front fender right in the wheel well edge. Sometimes there is a guide that the cover slide onto as well. You may need to remove the tail lights. There will be nuts on the inside behind the trim panels or the headlights. they usually have some clearly seen bolts holding them in (about 4 give or take)
Unplug any lights and they can usually be left in the bumper cover.
Then off comes the cover.
From there you may find a styrofoam pad. Don't lose that as it helps the cover keep its shape in the heat. And either the reinforment will be bolted or welded to the frame rails.

You have to remove the front bumper cover. Put the car on jack stands (the front) and remove the inner fender plastic. You'll need a long extension and a 10mm socket to remove the nuts and bolts holding the bumper cover in place. Once the cover is off removal of the headlight becomes obvious.

1. Open liftgate. 2. Remove both taillight assemblies by removing 2 hex-head bolts located in the area revealed when the liftgate is opened. 3. Remove 4 plastic retainers on the very bottom of the bumper cover in the rear. 4. Remove 2 phillips head screws in the wheel well rear lip. 5. Remove 4 pop-up plastic retainers in liftgate area. Use two screw drivers to lift the head and then pull the entire retainer out. 6. Remove a hex-head bolt from each side in the area revealed when the taillight assembly was removed. 7. Bend the bumper cover outward on each side to clear the wheel well lip and remove the bumper. Have a blanket or carpet on the ground to protect the bumper. 8. Remove metal clips from tabs that connect the upper bumper cover to the lower bumper cover. 9. Drill out pop-rivets that connect upper bumper cover to lower bumper cover. 10. Push tabs out of slots to separate the upper and lower bumper covers. 11. Release tab locks on chrome trim pieces and remove from upper bumper cover. 12. Reverse this process to replace the bumper cover.

You have to basically remove the bumper cover in order to do this.
You will need a 10mm socket with a couple extensions and a phillips screwdriver.
First remove the plastic shield inside the wheel well using the phillips screwdriver.
There are 3 10mm bolts that have to be removed the attach the bumper cover to the fender. The first one is just inside the newly uncovered hole. For the other 2 you will need the extensions. They are located all the way back in the hole beside the headlight assembly. If you look in with a flashlight You will see 3 bolts down in there. One of them will have a 1/2 inch spacer on it. Do not worry about this bolt, it holds the header panel on. The other 2 bolts are the ones you need to remove. Once this is done, if you need to remove the bolts under the hood that hold the bumper cover on the header panel. You should now have adequate movement to move the bumper cover out of the way of the 3 10mm bolts on the headlight assembly that were blocked.

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You have to basically remove the bumper cover in order to do this.
You will need a 10mm socket with a couple extensions and a phillips screwdriver.
First remove the plastic shield inside the wheel well using the phillips screwdriver.
There are 3 10mm bolts that have to be removed the attach the bumper cover to the fender. The first one is just inside the newly uncovered hole. For the other 2 you will need the extensions. They are located all the way back in the hole beside the headlight assembly. If you look in with a flashlight You will see 3 bolts down in there. One of them will have a 1/2 inch spacer on it. Do not worry about this bolt, it holds the header panel on. The other 2 bolts are the ones you need to remove. Once this is done, if you need to remove the bolts under the hood that hold the bumper cover on the header panel. You should now have adequate movement to move the bumper cover out of the way of the 3 10mm bolts on the headlight assembly that were blocked.

its just the bumper cover.. once you buy the bumper cover it will replace your broke one,, however you my need to buy a bumpercover support..i think its only about $30 more..good luck keith...