Replacing wing advice needed.

[shikta000]

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.

[weazgti]

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

[Thom89]

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

Thom

[gazareth]

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.

[shikta000]

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

[Thom89]

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!

Thom