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Zermatt924SUK
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 Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 3:24 am Post subject: Anyone Removed their front wings? |
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| Had a Bit of a Bump...one Needs Changing as it's damage...I'm changing the Other as the Rust has started eating it! |
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Paul
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| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:15 am Post subject: |
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The front fenders are bolted on and are very flimsy once removed.
Remove the obvious bolts under the hood, then the one by the headlight, and 2 bolts to the front spoiler. Disconnect the side marker wiring. Remove 3 bolts inside the wheel well behind the charcoal canister on a US car. (bolts the back of the fender to the door jam.)
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Rich H
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| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:28 am Post subject: |
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I got all the bolts out but gave up as my wing was glued on with something like no-nails. Don't you just love POBs.... 
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Smoothie
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| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:29 am Post subject: |
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12 pics starting here of approximately what you should find with the fenders removed -
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The 3 inside bolts holding the rear vertical surface of the fender to the door jamb area will probably be well-covered with undercoating (somewhat tough to find, then require scraping off to get a wrench on them).
-And as I recall, I think I pulled out the rubber piece at the front-bottom of the headlight to get at that single front bolt.
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Smoothie
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| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:30 am Post subject: |
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| Rich H wrote: | | I got all the bolts out but gave up as my wing was glued on with something like no-nails. Don't you just love POBs.... |
Yes - you also have to go in with a couple of putty knives to seperate the top edge of the fender after those bolts are removed.
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Zermatt924SUK
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| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:31 am Post subject: |
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| Thank You All! |
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Paul
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| Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 5:45 am Post subject: |
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Smoothie's pictures reminded my failing memory that there is also a bolt on the very bottom rear of the fender.
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924guy
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| Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 12:23 am Post subject: |
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i used a heat gun to soften the coating, helped allot... just dont breath in the fumes, it cant be healthy.... ive got a respirator just for things like this.
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