How to remove rear Bumper?

[djkeev]

I have a 1990 GL with full body cladding.

I know how to take the side cladding and the front bumper off.

The rear bumper however is a mystery.

I removed the two 8mm bolts at each frame mount bracket.
I removed the 8 mm bolt behind the rear wheel that supports the bumper ends that wrap around.

After doing so, that bugger is a tight as can be!
I get a little wiggle at the bumper ends near the wheels but that is all I get.

What fastener am I over looking?
The Bentley shows to remove what I removed.

Scratching my head here, I don't want to force things and crack an already fractured fiberglass unit more than it is.

The metal bumpers have a face screw behind the rubber strip, I don't see any face screw cover, but it is so marred it could be hidden?

I'm thinking I need to unbolt the Bumper carriers and slide them out of the frame. There must be a hidden fastener behind the fiberglass.

Dave
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