Rear Bumper Removal?

How do i remove the rear bumper on my 2011 double cab? Do i have to remove the hitch? Any tips on removeing the pastics on the bumper too? Any pics would be great! Thanks

 

Frank

 

This should also help...

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd-gen-tacomas/41023-removal-installation-rear-bumper.html

 

There is a way to do it without removing the brackets, its a pain in the ass tho. You hafta crawl under the truck and pop off all the clips holding the main piece of plastic on, i used a big flathead screwdriver to squeze one side of each clip then pushed them out. The side plastics really suck to pull off. There is two bolts on the underside, but dont just keep spinning them or else the tabs will break. Spin both bolts 90 degrees and then slide the entire plastic piece off to the side.

 

It's off kinda a pita but its off waiting for my replacement shell to come