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Front Fender: Service and Repair

Front Fender

REMOVAL

1. FRONT FENDER PANEL
1. Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
2. Remove the side sill spoilers.
3. Remove the front bumper face.
4. Remove the headlight assembly.
5. Remove the mud guard.
6. Detach the tabs and remove the cowl panel, side.







1. Detach tabs (A), (B), and (C) from the vehicle exterior.
2. Detach tabs (D) and (E).

7. Remove the bolt, and remove the front fender panel.







2. COWL SIDE STAY
For operation procedures of cowl side stay, refer to "Front Performance Stay" items.

INSTALLATION

CAUTION:
- Always use new double sided tape.
- After the installation of front fender panel, be sure to perform headlight beam adjustment.


1. Install each part in the reverse order of removal.

Tightening torque:
7.5 N.m (0.76 kgf-m, 5.5 ft-lb)

NOTE: Install while paying attention to make a uniform clearance around the front fender panel. For the dimension of clearance, refer to "SPECIFICATION" in "General Description".

2. Adjust the headlight beam and fog light beam.
- Adjust the headlight beam.
- Adjust the fog light beam. (Model with fog light)