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Front wing

Front wing

To remove


1. Raise the car. Remove the spoiler shield. Unplug and remove the connector. Detach the washer hose if required.


2. Remove the wheel.

3. Remove the wing liner and insulation.


4. Remove the clip from the rubber moulding on the sill cover by pressing in the clip from the front with a pair of pliers.


5. Open the bonnet.

6. Remove the plastic rivets from the upper radiator crossmember.


7. Remove the upper bolts securing the headlight.

8. Detach the corner of the bumper shell from the retainer and position the shell under the guide.


9. Remove the lower bolts securing the headlight. Lift up the catch to release the headlight from the spacer.


10. Lift out the headlight and unplug the connector.

11. Remove the nut and bolts from the upper section of the front wing.


12. Remove the clip on the scuttle panel.

13. Slacken the bolt by the front door hinge.

14. Remove the Sill cover

15. Remove the lower bolt for the wing from the sill.


16. Lift up the front edge of the front wing's mounting lug.

17. Remove the side direction indicator.

18. Remove the front wing.


To fit


1. Position the mounting lug against the slackened bolt by the front door.


2. Position the wing under the bulkhead cover and the tab on the upper radiator crossmember. Fit the mounting lug over the stud at the front edge.


3. Thread all the bolts.

4. If a new wing is fitted, adjust its position relative to the bonnet and door. If refitting the old wing, position it as before.

5. Fit the nut on the mounting lug at the front and tighten all bolts. Fit the clip on the scuttle panel.

6. Fit the Sill cover .

7. Plug in and fit the direction indicator.


8. Pull out the clip in the rubber moulding using a pair of pliers.

9. Fit the insulation behind the wheel.

10. Plug in the headlight.


11. Angle in the headlight and guide the locating pin into the hole.

12. Fit the lower and upper bolts that secure the headlight.


13. Lift up the bumper shell under the headlight. Press the bumper into the retainer so that the clasps engage.


14. Fit the plastic rivets to the upper radiator cross member.

15. Fit the wing liner and wheel.


16. Fit the bolts to the bumper shell in the wing liner. Fit the spoiler shield. Plug in and attach the connector. Fit the washer hose where appropriate.


17. Check the fit and alignment of the front wing and bumper and check the headlight alignment.