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Title: Replacing wing advice needed.
Post by: shikta000 on 16 August 2013, 12:08

Greetings ... so, after some numb-nut hit my nearside lower front wing I'm replacing it with an oem replacement. I've checked Bentley for instructions and it seems pretty straight forward enough. I'm wondering if there's any advice/tricks I should be aware of before I start. Will I need new bolts ?
Cheers all.

Title: Re: Replacing wing advice needed.
Post by: weazgti on 16 August 2013, 12:20

There's a few inside wing where it bolts to A pillar which ll probably be hidden with underseal

Title: Re: Replacing wing advice needed.
Post by: Thom89 on 16 August 2013, 14:43

It's all very straight forward, take time out to inspect the "A" pillar, bonnet hinge mounting area behind the wing, now is the time to sort any corrosion issues!
The fit of the new wing may be slightly compromised by worn factory tooling, and a little manipulation may be require to get the wing to fit with a proper gap against the door, this is normal...
Prime and paint fitting edges to new wing before fitting, the rest is easy :wink:

Thom

Title: Re: Replacing wing advice needed.
Post by: gazareth on 16 August 2013, 23:31

could you not knock out the damage on the original wing and repair/respray that 1? unless the new wing is the same colour as car then is easier to just swap it.

Title: Re: Replacing wing advice needed.
Post by: shikta000 on 17 August 2013, 13:41

Cheers guys, yep I thought it would be a straight forward job.
Oh and no painting needed as wing is the same colour.

Title: Re: Replacing wing advice needed.
Post by: Thom89 on 18 August 2013, 11:46

Quote from: shikta000 on 17 August 2013, 13:41

Cheers guys, yep I thought it would be a straight forward job.
Oh and no painting needed as wing is the same colour.

Lets hope so! :wink:

Thom