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How to Remove and Install the Rear Bumper on a 2017-2018 Hyundai Elantra
Watch the full video on YouTube
To remove the rear bumper on a 2017-2018 Hyundai Elantra, the tail lights come off first. Behind each one, inside the trunk, are two bolts and a wiring plug. With the lights out of the way, there is a 10mm bolt and two push pins in the bracket behind each light, a screw and some push pins where the bumper meets the fender liner in each wheel well, and clips along the sides that let go when you pull. A few more fasteners run along the bottom edge. The video above shows the whole job on a blue Elantra, and because this customer's old bumper was already gone, you see the new one going on. Removal is the same hardware in reverse.
One heads up on the footage. ReveMoto filmed this as an install, with their in-house marketer doing it for the first time, so the questions you hear are honest ones. The tail lights come off on camera near the start, which is the part that matters most for getting the bumper loose. The only thing the video does not show is the row of fasteners along the bottom of the bumper, because this car's bumper had already been torn off in an accident. More on that below.
What tools do you need to remove a 2017-2018 Elantra rear bumper?
A 10mm socket on a ratchet handles the bolt behind each tail light, and a short extension helps with the two bolts tucked inside the trunk. Keep a Phillips screwdriver or a small socket for the screw in each wheel well, and use a trim tool or just your fingers for the plastic push pins.
- 10mm socket and ratchet
- A short socket extension, for the bolts behind the tail lights
- A Phillips screwdriver, or a small socket. The marketer calls the wheel-well fastener "the 8mm or 10mm screw" on camera, and the on-screen note shows it going in with a short Phillips screwdriver
- A trim tool, or your fingers, for the push pins
- A box for the hardware, since it all goes back on the new bumper
The tail lights have to come off first
You cannot get the bumper off until the tail lights are out of the way, so start there. Open the trunk and pull the carpet liner back on the side you are working, and the back of the light assembly shows itself. Unplug the wiring, pressing the release tab before you pull the connector. Take out the two bolts holding the light to the body, push the rubber grommet through its hole, then grip the outer edge of the light and pull it straight back.
Getting the light itself out is the fiddly part, and the marketer says as much on camera. We filmed that job on its own, so follow our 2017-2018 Elantra tail light guide for the close-up, then come back here for the bumper.
Where are the bolts and clips on a 2017-2018 Elantra rear bumper?
Work from the tail lights inward, then down to the wheel wells and the sides. Here is the hardware, in the order you take it off.
Behind each tail light, once the light is out, a bracket holds the top corner of the bumper. The video's own on-screen note calls it one 10mm bolt and two push pins, and the frame backs that up. Take out the bolt and pop both pins.
Inside each rear wheel well, the bumper meets the fender liner. There is a screw at the top, the one the marketer calls the 8mm or 10mm screw, driven with a short Phillips screwdriver or a small socket, plus push pins down the edge of the liner. Do the same on both sides.
Along the sides, the bumper clips into the quarter panels. There are no bolts here, just clips that release when you pull the corner outward.
Along the bottom, a few more fasteners hold the lower edge to the car. This is the part the video never shows, because the bumper on this car was already off when filming started. ReveMoto's own notes say to look underneath for a small number of bolts or plastic clips.
How to take the tail lights off and fit the bumper, step by step
The video runs the job in two halves: the tail lights come off first (steps 1 through 4), then the new bumper goes on (steps 5 through 9). Each step links to its moment in the video. If you are taking an old bumper off, do steps 1 through 4, then run steps 5 through 9 in reverse.
Taking the tail lights off
1. Pull the trunk liner back and unplug the tail light
Open the trunk and pull the carpet liner away from the side to reach the back of the tail light. Unplug the wiring connector, and press the release tab first so it lets go instead of fighting you.
The tail-light wiring plug, unclipped. Press the release tab before you pull it.
2. Take out the two bolts behind the tail light
Reach into the trunk cavity and back out the two bolts holding the tail light to the body. A short extension makes them easier to reach. The marketer finds it quicker to spin them off by hand once they are loose.
A socket on one of the two bolts that hold the tail light to the body, reached from inside the trunk.
3. Push the grommet through and pull the tail light off
Push the rubber wiring grommet through its hole in the body so the harness can follow the light out. Then grip the outer edge of the tail light and pull it straight back off the car.
The tail light out. The grommet pushes through first, then the light pulls straight back.
4. Remove the 10mm bolt and two push pins in the bracket
With the light out of the way, the bracket behind it is exposed. The on-screen note calls it one 10mm bolt and two push pins. Back the bolt out with the 10mm socket and pop both pins. Do the same behind the other tail light.
The bracket behind the tail light. The video's own note calls it one 10mm bolt and two push pins.
Fitting the new bumper
5. Set the new bumper in place
Lift the new bumper up to the back of the car and rest it on the center supports, lining the top edge up with the tail light openings. It helps to have a second person for this part.
Setting the new bumper onto the back of the car.
6. Snap the sides into the clips
Push each side of the bumper into the clips on the quarter panel until it seats. Start at one corner by the wheel and work the seam in by hand.
Pressing a side into the clips on the quarter panel, by the wheel.
7. Run the 10mm bracket bolt back in
Reach into the tail-light pocket and start the 10mm bolt back into the bracket by hand, then snug it with the socket. Work it in with your fingers first so you do not cross-thread it.
Running the 10mm bracket bolt back in, inside the tail-light pocket.
8. Push the two push pins back in
Press the two plastic push pins back into the bracket to hold the top edge of the bumper. Line the center pin up and push it home, then the second.
Pushing the push pins back into the bracket. One is already seated at left.
9. Fasten the wheel well to the fender liner
In each wheel well, line the bumper up with the fender liner and drive the screw at the top, then push in the pins down the edge. The marketer learns here that this is easier to reach before the bumper is fully snapped on, so if you can, start it before you seat the sides.
The wheel-well screw at the bumper-to-liner seam, turned with a small ratchet.
How do you take the old bumper off?
Run the install in reverse. Take the tail lights off first (steps 1 through 4 above), then free the wheel-well screw and pins, pop the two push pins and the 10mm bolt in each tail-light bracket, pull the sides out of their clips, and release the bottom edge. The one part the video does not show is the bottom row, so before you pull the bumper away, feel along the lower edge for the few bolts or clips holding it and back those out too. Then the bumper lifts away from the car.
Which painted rear bumper fits your 2017-2018 Elantra?
ReveMoto sells the 2017-2018 Elantra rear bumper two ways, split by where your car was built, and each is painted to your factory paint code. This video is attached to both. Pick by build plant:
- Built in the United States: the 2017-2018 Elantra rear bumper, US Built, OEM part number 86611F300017.
- Built in Korea: the 2017-2018 Elantra rear bumper, Korea Built, OEM part number 86611F200018.
Both listings fit the standard trims, not the Sport, and each offers an OEM or an aftermarket version. If you are not sure where your Elantra was built, our guide to ordering a painted part correctly walks through confirming the part number from your VIN with the dealer. Ask for the rear bumper part number and match it to the two above. The same guide shows where to find your paint code. Please don't guess it.
A note for two neighbors of this car. The 2019 Elantra uses a different rear bumper after the facelift, so it has its own listing. And the 2022-2024 Elantra N is a different generation of car entirely, not this one, even though its page shares the video.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to remove the tail lights to take off an Elantra rear bumper?
Yes. On the 2017-2018 Elantra, the tail lights come off first, because the bracket that holds the top corner of the bumper sits behind each light. Each tail light has two bolts and a wiring plug behind it, reached from inside the trunk. Our tail light guide covers that part on its own.
What size are the bolts on a 2017-2018 Elantra rear bumper?
Behind each tail light there is one 10mm bolt, which the video confirms with an on-screen label, plus two plastic push pins. In each wheel well there is a screw at the top of the fender liner that the marketer calls the 8mm or 10mm screw, driven with a short Phillips screwdriver or a small socket, and push pins down the edge. The two bolts behind each tail light come out with a socket from inside the trunk.
Does a 2019 Hyundai Elantra use the same rear bumper?
No. The 2019 Elantra got a facelift, so its rear bumper is different and it has its own listing. The 2017-2018 bumper in this video fits the 2017 and 2018 only, split by build plant. The 2022-2024 Elantra N is a different generation again and does not use this part.
Will a painted Elantra rear bumper match the rest of my car?
We paint each bumper to your factory paint code, and it is backed by our paint match guarantee. The guarantee has one exception: the car cannot have been repainted before, including an earlier accident repair, because body shops usually blend paint onto the panels next to the one they fix. If yours has been repainted, read our paint match guarantee before you order.
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