Touran facelift, rear bumper cover removal tips?

[Mogul]

2012 car, fitting a towbar.



5x self tappers in each rear wheel arch, 4x M6 bolts along the bottom edge of the bumper cover all removed.

With the rear lights removed, it's clear that the body-coloured painted bumper is clipped into a black plastic moulding that is attached below the rear lights.

Is there a trick to removing the cover - prying up these clips and wriggling it free?

Picture with the red arrows is mine looking down.

The other image is of a similar cover for sale on eBay showing that the top edge has these rectangular holes that snap to fit.

I have been brave enough to pry the sides out but not yet felt that the bit under the rear lights (the three red arrows) is ready to budge.

Would a Haynes manual or the official workshop manual help here; where can I find one?

Any clues?

[nickv]

If you release it at the sides first where the bumper mates to the quarter, decent tug will remove it at the sides

i know you said you have the screws out, but it is still clipped in at the side areas as well, a continuation of the bracket you have imaged

The part you have imaged should separate easily enough you can use a small flat blade screwdriver on the exposed lugs below the rear light to release the bumper

[Mogul]

Thanks. I'll give it a tug!