OT- passat bumper skin removal

[amalventano at sc.rr.com (Allyn)]

ok, i tried vortex and various other sources with no luck. i must default to 
the infinite wisdom of the list on this one.

the bumper skin has never sat correctly on the wifes passat. getting the 
passenger side to bolt up to the fender results in the plastic warping along 
the upper edge near the corner marker. i suspect a tweaked bumper, and i 
need to get to the steel part of it so i can do the necessary straightening. 
i've removed the skin at both edges (by the fenders), but i simply cant tell 
what i am working against to get it to let go of the front edge. im sure 
someone here has had to do this - as most of the list had passats as the 
'family car'... please chime in.

thanks in advance
Al