51 13 116 Removing And Installing/Replacing Cowl Panel Cover

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove both windscreen wiper arms . See 61 61 081 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING LEFT OR RIGHT WINDSCREEN WIPER ARM .
Remove both microfilter housing covers . See 64 31 101 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING LEFT MICROFILTER HOUSING COVER and 64 31 106 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING RIGHT MICROFILTER HOUSING COVER .

Release clips (1).

Feed out cover (2) towards top.

Installation:

If necessary, replace faulty clips (1) and associated grommets in body.

Fig 1: Identifying Clips

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Installation:

Make sure grommets (1) are correctly seated on wiper pivots.

Grommets (1) for wiper pivots must not be damaged.

Fig 2: Identifying Grommets

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Installation:

Cowl panel cover (1) must be correctly guided on right and left under windscreen cover (2).

Fig 3: Identifying Cowl Panel Cover And Windscreen Cover

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