Does anyone know the easiest way to remove the black plastic trim from the rear bumper of a Panda Lounge (with parking sensors)

I let mine roll backwards into a garage door. It's scratched up the black plastic so I'll want to replace it. Is it just a clip off/clip on sort of job or does one need to remove the rear bumper to change it?

Just out of interest the Panda did more damage to the garage door that it did to the Panda. Literally all it did was mark the black plastic.

Not off hand but I suspect you need to remove the bumper and un-clip is from the back. There are firms that specialise in repairing plastics like this. This might be more cost effective. Try Googling it.

I crawled under the back of the car and it looks like it's just held on by a whole load of tabs so I'll have a go at removing it. A new one was only 22 odd Pound from the dealer so I've bought a replacement one.

I'd be interested to hear how this goes as I've been thinking about fitting some parking sensors in the black bit but didn't want to ruin the bumper - if it's fairly easy to replace I may well give it a go!

I've managed to change the trim over on the weekend. It is possible to remove the old one without taking the bumper off. It's a very tedious process though. There are ALOT of stubborn clips holding it on. I resorted to cutting the clips with wire cutters rather than try and preserve the old trim which was damaged anyway.

aparsonson said:

I've managed to change the trim over on the weekend. It is possible to remove the old one without taking the bumper off. It's a very tedious process though. There are ALOT of stubborn clips holding it on. I resorted to cutting the clips with wire cutters rather than try and preserve the old trim which was damaged anyway.

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Looks like the advice for anyone looking to install after-market parking sensors is to buy a new trim, install them in that, and then replace the whole trim unit...