Question About Removing Rear Bumper Fascia

[Jim M]

Hello, everybody!

New Member here from Colorado.

I have a 2008 BMW X5, and I am getting ready to install a trailer hitch receiver. I bought the hitch kit from a BMW dealer.

The instructions seem quite clear, and I don't think I will have any trouble with the installation except for one point. The installation instructions say to, "Remove bumper fascia from vehicle . . ." I see the six hex head screws along the bottom of the fascia, but there are obviously more fasteners holding the fascia on. Without doing damage to the X5, I haven't been able to locate the additional fasteners.

Can anyone here tell me where the additional fasteners for the rear bumper fascia are located, and how to access them?

I'm sure I can handle the rest of the installation after that!

Any help will be appreciated, both by me and by my X5.

Thanks!

Jim M.