Cupra 280 (2014) rear bumper removal

[Deleted member 103408]

Guide now located in the new resources section of the site

Bumpers - Cupra/Leon 280 (2014) rear bumper removal

I was in the process of fitting a new rear diffuser to the car and it became obvious that i would have to remove the bumper to do this. I took a few photos and the rest is wordy but hopefully it will help you if you have to take off yours...

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[paddy6789]

Used this for helping remove my bumper - came in handy and helped a lot! Cheers


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[Daire92]

Big thank you @theoldboy for the guide! Wouldnt have chanced it without your great pics. Got my Rieger diffuser installed today!

 

[Smyg]

Is it really necessary to remove all this stuff just to change diffuser!? Even on a 300 ST Cupra

 

[Deleted member 103408]

No the ST Has a different bumper setup and from memory some guys have fitted the Rieger one without the need to take it off.

However on the 290 3 / 5 door I am pretty sure they had to remove it to fit the Rieger one.

Its not a hard job to do I did it on my own.

 

[Deleted member 103408]

@Smyg check out this reply https://forums.seatcupra.net/index.php?threads/project-cupra-st-2019.449016/#post-4828403 as I recalled you do not have to remove it on the ST.

 

[rp12492]

Hi, I need to replace the lower trim section of the diffuser after the wife reversed into some rocks . Do you need to remove the bumper to just replace that part (the pice that has the cutouts for the exhaust?) TIA

 

[paddy6789]

The stock diffuser required the rear bumper to be removed. It's held in with so many little clips which will induce much swearing when trying to remove.

 

[Deleted member 103408]

Here are a couple pictures to give you some idea what it looks like

 

[Smyg]

2018 CUPRA ST 300 (Stock vs Rieger):

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[paddy6789]

That looks the business!!!

 

[Deleted member 103408]

+1 and thanks for how to pics.

 

[rp12492]

great thanks for that. Am thinking of using the multi tool to try cut the clips off from underneath, can peel the diffuser back enough to get at most of them,