Withdrawal
Squeeze out the decorative molding with a wide plastic spatula.
Remove the headlight grille.
Remove the front bumper.
If there is a spoiler, then remove it.
Remove or pry off the decorative cap of the scaffold with a screwdriver. Mark the position of the rims on the front wheel hubs with paint. Thanks to this, the subsequently balanced wheel is set to the same position. Loosen the wheel bolts, raise the front of the car.
Remove wheel.
Unscrew locker -2- and shield -10-.
Open engine compartment hood, remove seal -9- from front fender.
Remove the upper bolts and 3 fasteners of the front fender.
Remove 2 bolts -11- above and below headlight area.
Loosen bolt -5-.
Unscrew bolt -12- from below.
Unscrew bolts -13- in wheel arch from inside.
The front fender sits firmly on the underbody protector. Therefore, to separate the wing, a hair dryer is required that develops a temperature of at least 600°C.
Place a hair dryer with a flat nozzle in the area -A- of the front fender and use it to soften the underbody protector. Then soften the underbody protector in the area -B- of the wing contact (she is the most important), because otherwise the wing may be deformed when removed.
Remove the front fender.
1 Front fender
2 Front fender locker
3 Bolts
4 Inserted flat nut
5 Self-tapping bolt
6 Flat nut
7 Spacer nut
8 Nut
9 Seal
10 Wheel arch shield
11 Bolts
12 Bolt
13 Bolts
A, B, C - Places for applying the means for protecting the bottom
Installation
Clean the contact surfaces of the front wing and straighten the wing if necessary.
Apply a conventional sealing tape for the front wings to the contact surfaces of the wing.
Install the front fender, align and screw (W-4811).
Seal front fender in area -C-.
If required, paint the fender.
Apply bottom protector on the inside of the front fender.
Fit seal -9- inside groove of wing.
Screw locker and shield (W-4811).
Fasten the decorative molding to the front fender with clips.
If there is a spoiler, screw it on.
Install front bumper (see section «Removal and installation of a forward bumper»).
Place the wheel in compliance with the marked position of the disk on the hub. Lower vehicle and cross-tighten wheel bolts to 110 Nm.
Install headlight grille (see section «Removal and installation of a decorative lattice of headlights»).
Set headlights (see section «Removal and installation of headlights»).