Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Remove Fender


Here is a detailed guide to removing a fender. I wanted to include plenty of pictures so the process is quick and easy.

Open the hood. 

The easiest way I found to remove the fender is to first take of the wheel where you are working. I'm not saying that its impossible to do it without taking off the wheel, but much easier. After you have removed the wheel, you can begin the process of taking off the plastic wheelwell shield, but only on the side facing towards the front of the car as indicated in the picture.



Next you will need to unscrew the bolts indicated in the picture under the fender and behind the front bumper. These are 10mm. (Arrows indicate bolts)






There are also 2 bolts right underneath the front of the rocker panels. Loosen these up as well.




Next step is to open the door on which side you are working on. There will be one bolt hidden behind the splash guard towards the top of the fender between the door and the body of the car. Pull the splash guard down and you will see it. Take out the bolt.





After this, it's all downhill. Take out the 4 bolts along the top of the fender and you'll be able to start to pull it out.


Sometimes the rocker panels are connected by clips to the fender, so you will need to loosen up them up by pulling the tabs out. You don't need to remove the entire rocker panels, just partially towards the front where the panel meets the fender.




Pull the fender out back end first. Now you can replace it with the new fender.


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