Need help to put back the rear bumper

[nagh1610]

This is an offshoot of my post some time back about taking the bumper off. It was about my SV21, 1990, Toyota Camry, Wagon,4 Cyl. I had got hit from behind. Fortunately only the bumper seemed to be in problem. It was not even ruptured/torn. But had “moved”. I wanted to take it off to check and readjust etc. I had posted for help and I was told how to take it off by Charlie - White90dx. Thanks to him. He had mentioned of 2 screws/bolts each on two side.

After lot of struggle I was able to get the bumper out. But in addition to the screws mentioned I ended up removing 8 more bolts which were holding the bumper skin to two “bracket” like things on the body. The bumper skin was attached to them by four blots each. The bolts were in extremely confined space and taking them off was a difficult task. Did I make a mistake in taking off those bolts? Is the bumper supposed to come off along with those two ”brackets”? It does not seem so because the brackets are solidly “stuck/attached” to the chassis.
Now my problem is that I am unable to put those bolts back in place. The space is extremely confined, aligning the holes and reaching with spanner or screw-driver and turning them is next to impossible. Is there any smarter way of fixing this bumper back? Something like taking those brackets off, attaching them to the bumper skin and then putting back the whole thing?
Please help. Thanking in anticipation.

[white90dx]

I just noticed you are in Aus... that changes things. The US (errr... North American) bumpers are different than the international bumpers. The international front bumpers are easier (fewer bolts), but the rear is more difficult due to the lower trim panel that you have.

It should be very clear with everything off what needs to happen... do you have a set of ratcheting box-end wrenches? (this stye: http://www.gearwrench.com/catalog/wrenches/ratcheting/ ) Those might help in assembly.

-Charlie