Wheel Housing Liner Retaining Strip, Removing And Installing: Removing

-- Remove the front wheel housing liner. Refer to FRONT WHEEL HOUSING LINER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the front wheel spoiler. Refer to FRONT WHEEL SPOILER, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the bolt -2-.

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-- If equipped, remove the expanding rivets -arrows-.

-- Carefully warm the retaining strip -1- using a :VAG1416  .

-- If equipped, release the retainer -3-.

-- Lift the retaining strip from the bumper cover -4- using the :T10383/1  and at the same time carefully loosen the bonding.