How to remove rear bumper cover in Audi A6 Sedan

[audifirst]

Here is DIY how to remove rear bumper in Audi A6 Sedan
In order to remove rear bumper you need to gain access to 10 bolts from inside of the vehicle and 5 bolts from outside
Tools needed

• 8 mm key
• 10 mm key
• T 27 Hex key
• screw drivers
• T 25 Hex Key
• small wrench with extension

open the trunk and on left and right remove the trim door covers


starting on the left you need to remove the cage that holds your emergency tools and if you have your cd changer you need to remove it as well
there are approx 5 bolts that hold the cage in place as shown in picture below

once you remove the cage put it a side

now you need to remove the 5 nuts with washers that attach the bumper into car body
there are 3 nuts with washer visible using 10 mm key remove all of them as shown on picture below


there are 2 nuts with washer that are hidden inside car frame and are visible as shown on picture below



once you remove them put them a side

now move to right side of the car , you should have clear view of the 3 nuts and removed them like you did on the other side



these two nuts are little hard to access because of the trim but using long 10 mm key you should still able to remove them



once you remove it there are 5 screws that need to be remove , on each side of the wheel well there are two screw either T25 or 10 mm bolts that hold the lower portion of the bumper to the car
as shown on picture below




last bolt is located underneath of the bumper in the center using either T27 or T25 hex key remove it as shown on picture below



now you are ready to remove the bumper, having two people is easier to remove it, but if you are alone start from one end and work to other end,
first pull the lower part out and then pull the bumper slowly from mounts
as shown on picture below







you are done, and do the installation in reverse

[v8a6]

Great writeup!