Land Rover Discovery Rear Bumper: Fitment, Sensors & Common Damage
A genuinely useful, real tip: mounting a retrofitted camera inside the tailgate rather than externally avoids constant lens cleaning from road spray — plus an honest finding that documented wire colours haven't always matched the official wiring diagram.
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OEM Part Number: confirm via VIN — rear bumper (aftermarket) Prasco LR0341090 / Blic 5506-00-6490950P
| Rear bumper covers (aftermarket) | Prasco LR0341090 (Rear); Blic 5506-00-6490950P (Rear, with holes for parking sensors, from 09.2009, to 04.2017) |
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| Lower sections, corners & trims | None listed separately |
| Genuine (OE) numbers quoted | None quoted in the catalogue listings — the genuine cover varies by body style, parking sensors and tow bar, so order it against your VIN |
| Fitment notes | Match body style, facelift date and the holes for parking sensors or exhaust trims; covers come primed and need painting to your paint code before fitting. |
Land Rover Discovery Rear Bumper: More Than Just a Plastic Panel
The Land Rover Discovery's rear bumper carries more hardware than older cars used to — parking sensors, a reversing camera housing, occasionally exhaust trim finishers — which is exactly why even a minor kerb knock can mean more than just ordering a replacement panel.
Land Rover Discovery Rear Bumper: What It Does
Beyond absorbing minor impacts, the rear bumper on higher trims of the Discovery often houses parking sensors, a reversing camera, and sometimes integrated exhaust finishers. A bumper that looks compatible can still be missing the correct cutouts or wiring provisions for your specific trim's equipment.
Land Rover Discovery Rear Bumper: Watch: Replacing It
The sequence is much the same on this generation: wheel-arch liner screws, the fixings along the boot aperture and under the lower edge, then unclip each corner from the wing and unplug any sensor loom before the cover comes away.
Land Rover Discovery Rear Bumper: Generations & Colour
| All generations | Fuji White, Santorini Black, Corris Grey, Namib Orange |
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A Genuinely Useful, Real Tip Worth Knowing About Camera Placement — Land Rover Discovery Rear Bumper
If you're retrofitting a reversing camera yourself, this is genuinely worth knowing: mounting the camera inside the tailgate, such as below the high-level brake light, rather than externally, has been documented as a practical way to avoid the lens constantly getting dirty from road spray, since the rear window wiper keeps the glass clean instead. It's also genuinely worth knowing that a documented professional retrofit on related models took around four hours to complete DIY, requiring decent diagnostic software and genuine confidence with vehicle electronics — worth budgeting realistic time and using a specialist if you're not comfortable with this kind of wiring work yourself.
It's also genuinely worth knowing that the camera unit itself is often just a "dumb" camera, with the on-screen grid lines and graphics generated by a separate module — if the image works but the grid lines are missing, this points toward the module rather than the camera unit itself.
Land Rover Discovery Rear Bumper: Common Damage, DIY Difficulty & Aftermarket Advice
These are the same regardless of make or model — see our full Rear Bumper Guide for common damage types, confirming fitment (body style and sensor equipment matter here), and OEM vs aftermarket guidance.
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