DIY – Removing and installing front wheel housing liner / wheel well cover

Removing REAR section of front wheel housing liner

Information

• Some of the repair illustrations show only one side of the vehicle.
• Naturally, some steps also have to be performed on the opposite side of the vehicle as well.
• These must be carried out as a mirror image of the steps shown.

1. Unscrew fastening screws -1- for the wheel housing liner at the underbody.
2. Unscrew fastening screw -1- on the inside of the wheel housing liner.

Mounting point for rear section of wheel housing liner

3. Unscrew fastening screw -1- on the outside of the front apron.

Mounting point for rear section of wheel housing liner on front apron

4. Unscrew fastening screws -1- securing rear section of wheel housing liner to the front section of the wheel housing liner.

Mounting point for rear section of wheel housing liner on front section

5. Unscrew plastic nuts -2- on the inside of the wheel housing liner.

Mounting point on inside of wheel housing liner

6. Remove wheel housing liner.

Removing FRONT section of front wheel housing liner

1. Unscrew fastening screws -1- on the front apron.

Mounting point for front wheel housing liner on front apron

2. Unscrew fastening screws -1- securing wheel housing liner to front underbody panelling.

Mounting point for front wheel housing liner on underbody panelling

3. Unscrew fastening screw -1- securing wheel housing liner to front apron.

Mounting point for front wheel housing liner on front apron

4. Unscrew plastic nut -2- securing front section of wheel housing liner to rear section of wheel housing liner.

Mounting point for front section of wheel housing liner to rear section

5. Unscrew fastening screws -1- securing front section of wheel housing liner to rear section of wheel housing liner.

Mounting point for front section of wheel housing liner to rear section

6. Remove wheel housing liner.