1. Remove the wheel whose fender is to be removed.
2. Remove the plastic plug at the lower rear end of the bumper.
3. Disconnect the bumper sidewall from the wing-to-body mount. To do this, press the bumper at the level of the bracket down and at the same time pull it towards you.
4. Turn out all bolts or turn away nuts of fastening of a wheel niche to a wing.
5. Turn away a plastic nut in a forward part of a wheel arch.
6. Turn 90°to the left the swivel lock for connecting the wheel arch trim to the engine compartment mudguard.
7. Remove the cladding (fender liner) from the studs and press it inward from the outer contour of the wheel arch.
8. Do not use too much force when tightening the plastic nuts/bolts securing the wheel housing to the fender - the threads may be damaged.
9. Remove the bumper.
10. Remove one bolt at the bottom front of the fender and two at the rear. The bolts have socket heads.
11. Turn out a bolt under an aperture for a bumper.
12. Unscrew the two bolts at the rear of the wing that hold the wing on the corners (see illustration).
5.12. Wing, its components and fastening
13. Open the front door.
14. Remove the bolt above the door hinge.
15. Unscrew the foam seal on the upper end of the wing and remove the wing. When installing a new wing, remove the trailing edge fastening elements from the old wing and rivet them on the new wing.
16. Remove the remains of the seal from the body at the junction of the rear of the wing.
17. Straighten the sealing cord so that it is the same along the entire length and is 7 mm in diameter, and glue it.
18. Install the new wing in place.
19. Adjust the fender so that the gap between the hood is the same along the entire length and is 4.5-5.5 mm.
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