Spare Wheel Mount...

[BlackDragon]

When I bought my H2, it had the "desirable" Spare wheel carrier on the back, but after living with it for a few weeks, I found it a pain in the ass when I wanted to get into the trunk in the rain (it rains a lot in the UK), and it also took something of the Hummers good looks away.

So I decided to take it off.

This wasn't a big deal (only held on by 4 bolts), but it has caused me a few "issues". Can anyone help me with them?

1) Behind the mounts for the wheel mount are 2 big bolts that go straight into the bumper. These bolts don't line up with the holes in the Standard Hummer hooks. Question is, can I remove these bolts or do they actually hold the bumper on?

2) The bolts that go through the hooks and the wheel holder mounts are now too long when I try to bolt just the Hooks back on. Anyone got a part number for the standard length bolts?

Where I refer to the "hooks", I mean these hooks -