Wing removal

[adpsimpson]

Hi all, attempting to remove the passenger side wing as a first step to fitting a snorkel. I've removed all the obvious bolts, including the ones in the wheel arch, but it's still held solid.

Anyone care to point me in the right direction? Many thanks

[Phantom]

Did you undo the 2 behind the door the one in the bumper and the 2 in the sill?

[stormforce]

and the one behind the headlight

[Phantom]

and the one behind the headlight

Ya see now there is the voice of a man who has taken off more wings than me, I forgot that one.

[adpsimpson]

Did you undo the 2 behind the door the one in the bumper and the 2 in the sill?

Think there's only 1 behind the door, and got it. Hadn't realised there was one above the mud flap, so have just removed mud flap and that one.

and the one behind the headlight

Got that one.

So that leaves the one behind the bumper... Where's it then? Can I get it without taking off too much else?

Also, there appears to be some sort of glue holding it to the frame just below the windscreen - is that a problem to remove?

[Phantom]

Think there's only 1 behind the door, and got it. Hadn't realised there was one above the mud flap, so have just removed mud flap and that one.




Got that one.

So that leaves the one behind the bumper... Where's it then? Can I get it without taking off too much else?

Also, there appears to be some sort of glue holding it to the frame just below the windscreen - is that a problem to remove?

You can normally undo the one behind the corner bumper if you have a 10mm ratchet spanner without removing the bumper. Are you sure that glue is not a piece of sponge you can just pull out.

[adpsimpson]

You can normally undo the one behind the corner bumper if you have a 10mm ratchet spanner without removing the bumper. Are you sure that glue is not a piece of sponge you can just pull out.

Sponge is gone, but there seems to be what looks like a paste smeared onto all the joins around the firewall, before painting, which is also on the wing around where the top bolt was. Can't tell if it'll be a problem before the whole thing is loose enough to move though.

Have got a 10mm ratchet, will go have another go. This definitely isn't the one just below the back of the side light?

[Phantom]

Sponge is gone, but there seems to be what looks like a paste smeared onto all the joins around the firewall, before painting, which is also on the wing around where the top bolt was. Can't tell if it'll be a problem before the whole thing is loose enough to move though.

Have got a 10mm ratchet, will go have another go. This definitely isn't the one just below the back of the side light?

No its definitely the one behind the corner bumper.

[adpsimpson]

No its definitely the one behind the corner bumper.

yup, just found it actually, b!tch to get to...

[adpsimpson]

Thanks for the hints guys, got it off 10 mins after the last post.

[Cant Get Right]

Andrew, next time, use a grinder and a ever trusted BFH

[adpsimpson]

Andrew, next time, use a grinder and a ever trusted BFH

They come in later - cutting holes and 'modifying' inner wing to fit the snorkel!

Happy birthday by the way