Front Fender: Service and Repair

FRONT FENDER

Exploded View

DLK-219 Exploded View:

Removal and Installation

CAUTION: Use a shop cloth to protect the body from being damaged during removal and installation.

REMOVAL
1. Remove the following parts.
- LH side
Brake master cylinder cover and hood ledge cover (LH)

- RH side
Battery cover and hood ledge cover (RH)

2. Remove clips as shown in the figure by arrows, and remove hood seal assembly (side).






3. Remove fender protector.
4. Remove front bumper fascia.
5. Remove front combination lamp.
6. Remove front fender cover.
7. Remove fillet molding.
8. Remove center mod guard.
9. Remove mounting bolts except bolt of windshield side.
10. Loosen the mounting bolt (windshield glass side), then pull the front fender upward to remove it.

CAUTION:
- The mounting bolt (windshield glass side) can not be removed because there is not enough apace, between the front fender and the windshield glass.
- A viscous urethane foam is installed on the back surface of front fender. When removing the front fender, peel of the urethane foam bit at a time, and carefully to remove it.

INSTALLATION
Install in the reverse order of removal.

CAUTION:
- After installation, check front fender adjustment.
- After installation, apply the touch-up paint (the body color) onto the head of front fender mounting bolts.
- Adjust the following part.
- Front combination lamp. Refer to EXL-188, "Aiming Adjustment Procedure" Adjustments(XENON TYPE) or EXL-348, "Aiming Adjustment Procedure" Adjustments (HALOGEN TYPE).
- Around view monitor (BOSE AUDIO WITH NAVIGATION): Refer to AV-438, "CALIBRATING CAMERA IMAGE (AROUND VIEW MONITOR) : Special Repair Requirement"