Removal and Installation

FRONT FENDER

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): Refer to "Removal and Installation" Removal and Installation.
- RH side
Battery cover and hood ledge cover (RH): Refer to "Removal and Installation" Removal and Installation.
2.Remove clips as shown in the figure by arrows, and remove hood seal assembly (side).










3.Remove fender protector. Refer to "FENDER PROTECTOR : Removal and Installation" Removal and Installation.
4.Remove front bumper fascia. Refer to "Removal and Installation" Removal and Installation.
5.Remove front combination lamp. Refer to "Removal and Installation" Xenon Type (XENON TYPE) or EXL292, "Removal and Installation" (HALOGEN TYPE).
6.Remove front fender cover.
7.Remove fillet molding. Refer to "Removal and Installation" Removal and Installation
8.Remove center mod guard. Refer to "Removal and Installation" .
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 space, 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. Refer to "HOOD ASSEMBLY : Adjustment" Adjustments and "DOOR ASSEMBLY : Adjustment" Adjustments.
- 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 "Aiming Adjustment Procedure" Xenon Type (XENON TYPE) or EXL289, "Aiming Adjustment Procedure" (HALOGEN TYPE).
- Around view monitor (BOSE AUDIO WITH NAVIGATION): Refer to "CALIBRATING CAMERA IMAGE (AROUND VIEW MONITOR) : Special Repair Requirement" Special Repair Requirement