Removal and installation front fenders (BMW 3 Series E30)

Removal

Use a wide plastic spatula to press down the decorative molding.

Remove the decorative headlight grille.

Remove the front bumper.



If there is a spoiler, remove it.

Remove or pry off the decorative wheel cap with a screwdriver. Mark the position of the wheel disks on the front wheel hubs with paint. This will allow the balanced wheel to be installed in the same position later. Loosen the wheel bolts, lift the front of the car.

Remove the wheel.

Unscrew the locker "2" and the shield "10".



Open the engine compartment hood and remove seal "9" from the front wing.

Remove the upper bolts and 3 front wing fasteners.

Unscrew 2 bolts "11" in the headlight area, top and bottom.

Unscrew bolt "5".

Unscrew bolt "12" from the bottom outside.



Unscrew the bolts "13" from the inside of the wheel arch.

The front wing is firmly attached to the underbody protection. Therefore, to separate the wing, a hair dryer with a temperature of at least 600°C is required.

Place a hair dryer with a flat nozzle in area "A" of the front wing and soften the underbody protection with it. Then soften the underbody protection in area "B" of the wing contact (she is the most important), because otherwise the wing may become deformed when removed.

Remove the front fender.

Installation

Clean the contact surfaces of the front wing and straighten the wing if necessary.

Apply regular front fender sealing tape to the wing contact surfaces.

Install the front wing, align and screw it on (W-4811).

Seal the front fender in area "C".

If necessary, paint the wing.

Apply underbody protection to the inside of the front fender.

Place seal "9" inside the wing groove.



Screw on the locker and shield (W-4811).

Secure the decorative molding to the front fender with clamps.

If there is a spoiler, screw it on.

Install the front bumper (see section "Removal and installation the front bumper").

Install the wheel observing the marking of the disk position on the hub. Lower the car and cross-tighten the wheel bolts to a torque of 110 Nm.

Install the decorative headlight grille (see section "Removal and installation the decorative headlight grille").

Install the headlights (see section "Removal and installation headlights").

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