I too am trying to remove the front bumper, but mine sounds different to your description and all the removal articles posted widely.
Firstly, no-one seems to mention the arch liner. Have I picked it up right that it is held in place with pop rivets which must therefore be drilled out and replaced with new? (I'd rather know before I start wrecking things!)
Secondly, I don't see any torx screw inside the wheel arch (unless it is covered over by the liner?). There is only a torx-keyed screw at the very corner of the plastic bumper, and it doesn't push in - it screws right out yet the bumper is still rigid. There is something securing it at the metal/plastic junction underneath the running light.
I hope everybody sees this post as it is a reply to a now very old thread. (I may post it elsewhere).
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