removing clipper kit, bumper etc

Hi all,
how do you remove the front bumper cover on a clipper, plus the rear bumper and side skirts? please, if any one got piccies on how to do it even better, much appreciated, as I have re painted the front bumper today and now want to do the Metal work and the section under the grill (some stone chips).
Thanks

Come on folks someone should know how!!!!

Hi mate just done mine, remove the front bumper by undoing the 4 m8 bolts on the chassis leg's (2 either side), then you will find a number of screws around the wheel arches aswell as a couple pop rivets (remove these), disconnect the indicator plugs from above the headlights then the front bumper will be able to be removed as one , once you have removed the full bumper assembly then the job is made easier when splitting the bumper into two sections.




The rear bumper securing bolts are located in the boot and can be removed very easily, after removing them just ease the bumper back away from the car "providing you have already removed the screws from the inner arches.



The arches can be a nightmare and care should be taken or they can crack "as I found out" Before removing them get the side skirts off 1st as one of the fixings for front arches is behind the sill skirt, do this by undoing all the self tappers from the underside of the sills then it is a simple case of lifting the skirt up over as they are located on clips along the upper face of the sill, you may have to use your palm to gently nudge the skirt in an upwards direction, just spend a little time and go easy.




Now the arches!! Take care as the VW dealer decided to use a sikaflex type sealant and bonded them to the body, undo the screws around the arch and one behind the skirt and drill out the rivets but before trying to pull the arch from the car ensure that they are not cold (this makes them brittle and I found warming them with a hair dryer eliminated the risk of them splitting) one of mine had been re-fitted after a dealer repair to a lower rear quarter and the fitter had smothered the inside with sealant so I had to gently prize the arch off whilst getting behind with a stanley blade and cutting the sealant but sadly I already cracked it.




I was pleasantly suprised to not find any corrosion anywhere, before reffiting I plan to wax oil every hole and area that is covered by the kit.

Hope it helps a little.

Thanks very much Jetta, for all the effort especially the photo's. It's brilliant and very concise. I should be able to sort this out now. I have painted my bumper on the front but really need to get to the core support etc, just to give it a clean and repaint, plus the waxoil sounds good too.

Thanks again.