Need help with rear bumper clips.

[Blown331]

I have a 2022 Bronco Badlands Sasquatch with the steel rear bumpers and parking sensors. Had a little mishap and broke a few retainers that hold the plastic cover down to the steel bumper. I'm prepared to buy a whole new top cover but it appears these clips can be removed from the cover so I'm hoping I can purchase them separately. They aren't shown in any diagrams as far as I can tell. They are on the ends of the bumper cover and go through the end caps. Anyone know if I can purchase these clips separately? And if so do you have a part number? Or maybe there's another clip that will work if these aren't available separately from the top cover. Thanks!

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[DEC]

From what I remember when I replaced my steel bumper, those are not replaceable if you break them.
I did buy that plastic step pad at my local dealer for something like $125.

 

[Blown331]

From what I remember when I replaced my steel bumper, those are not replaceable if you break them.
I did buy that plastic step pad at my local dealer for something like $125.

MSRP for the plastic step pad is $215 now. I'll buy it if I have to. These clips do come out of the bumper, so hoping to find something that works.

 

[DEC]

MSRP for the plastic step pad is $215 now. I'll buy it if I have to. These clips do come out of the bumper, so hoping to find something that works.

I’m sure they have gone up some since I bought it, but, my local dealer is also selling online with 20-30% discounts with free local pick up.
I think the cost for a new steel bumper and the cover was just a tad over $500 in 2022.

 

[DEC]

Look closely at the area of the license plate surround. I can’t remember which comes off first, but if you don’t do it in the right order, you will be buying some more parts too.
I’m pretty sure I had to remove the license plate surround from the back first, before I pulled off the plastic step pad.

 

[DEC]

There are also some clips you need to release on the end caps or you can break those too. One is circled in the picture and some are hiding where the arrow is pointing.

 

[Blown331]

I found a picture of the back side of a used cover on ebay. Yeah those clips definitely are not removable. I was misunderstanding that, and thought they came out kind of like the clips that slide into a lot of trim pieces or door panels. Looks like there's no way to repair that other than buying a new cover. Time to order one. There are a lot of complete bumpers on Marketplace for decent prices, but none of them are currently near me.

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