How to remove rear bumber on 2006 Maserati Quattroporte

Welcome to my step-by-step guide on removing the rear bumper on my 2006 Maserati Quattroporte!
Why did I remove the rear bumper? Well, I was hit up the back end by a van, causing damage to the boot and bumper.
You may find this video helpful if you are doing a DIY rear parking sensor replacement, because the bumper must be removed to do this.
Removing the rear bumper on the Maserati should take around one hour. However, it took me two hours because it is the first time I have removed it since owning the car and whoever worked on the car in the past failed to apply any anti-seize grease. As a result of this, quite a few of the bolts snapped off and I had to use a drill and grinder to remove them.
In a future video, I will show how I deal with repairing those snapped bolts.
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Cheers
Ade
--- Contents of this video ---
00:00 - Introduction
00:49 - Remove rubber boot seal
01:43 - Water in boot tray
01:58 - Remove bumper bolt cover
02:02 - Clean and remove 5 x bumper bolts
02:23 - Battery trim removal
02:40 - Left trim and 12V plug removal
03:07 - Undo nuts on left light cluster. Petrol cap pull cord.
03:50 - Undo electrical plug on light cluster
03:59 - Remove left light cluster. View & remove 2 x bumper bolts
04:25 - View underside bumper bolts
04:43 - Remove amplifier to clean inside panels.
05:08 - Remove fuel tank trim
05:16 - Continue removing amplifier
05:40 - View and remove left side M6 bumper bolts
06:12 - Remove arch liners. Drill and grind seized bolts
06:35 - Remove battery bracket & slide out for access
06:39 - Remove right light cluster & 2 x M6 bolts
06:49 - Remove 2 x bumper blts
07:01 - Outro
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[@rjb7026]

Great job mate, and you saved one of these unique cars.

[@AdrianLeggettUK]

Thanks 👍

[@josbuijk7911]

Thanks , thanks. Very useful for my towbar project. Bumper had to be removed for this and thanks to you it was an easy job. However , It wasn't necessary to remove the amplifier on my 2007 QP .

[@AdrianLeggettUK]

@@josbuijk7911 excellent. Pleased it help. Thanks Ade

[@viacheslavsvvplums9282]

Мужик красава!

[@AdrianLeggettUK]

That’s a first - thanks 🤩

[@tadsworkshop]

Great job Adrian, thanks for what you do. This is off topic, but you know what I would love to see for M139s? Accessible wiring diagrams. I’ve look at every resource, including alldata, Mitchell ondemand, some “factory” manuals you find online, and I cannot find a single wiring diagram anywhere. If you know of a source, please inform me.