Subaru Impreza 2003 Service Manual page 3181

6. Rear Bumper
A: REMOVAL
1. WAGON MODEL
1) Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
2) Remove the bolt of license plate bracket.
3) Remove the bolts inside wheel house (both
sides), and the clips on lower side of bumper.
4) Remove the rear combination light assembly.
<Ref. to LI-21, REMOVAL, Rear Combination Light
Assembly.>
REAR BUMPER
5) Remove the screw and two clips (both sides).
6) Remove the floor box.
7) Remove the rear skirt trim.
8) Turn over the rear quarter lower trims on both
sides, and then loosen the four nuts.
EI-00471
9) Disconnect the license plate light connector, and
then remove the rear bumper.
10) Remove the license plate light.
11) Remove the five clips, and then remove the
bumper beam.
EI-00409
12) Remove the license plate light.
EI-29
EXTERIOR/INTERIOR TRIM
EI-00410
EI-00411
EI-00412
EI-00472