BMW X3 Service & Repair Manual: Stripping operation - replacing outer part and inside middle part of tail panel

BMW X3 Service & Repair Manual / Body and Frame / Rear trim panel / Stripping operation - replacing outer part and inside middle part of tail panel

NOTE: Owing to the different engine variants and equipment specifications, not all the components are taken into consideration.

The following list basically represents the removal sequence.

Remove battery

Remove bumper trim

Remove bumper support

Remove center bumper guide

Remove guide for bumper on left and right

Remove luggage compartment floor trim panel

Tail panel cover

Remove left luggage compartment wheel arch panel

Remove right luggage compartment wheel arch panel

Remove rear light on left and right

Remove tailgate lock

Release and lower rear silencer.

Partially detach tailgate seal

Remove control unit for air suspension

Remove control unit for automatic luggage compartment lid actuation

Operation is described on the left side. Right side identical.

Release nut/expanding rivets and remove both supports (1) for floor panels.

Body+and+Frame

Release wiring harnesses (1) from rear trim panel and lay towards front.

Diagram similar.

Body+and+Frame

Replacing outer tail panel section

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Stripping operations - replacing outer and inner tail panel sections

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