51 71 038 Removing And Installing/Replacing Front Left Or Right Wheel Arch Cover (Front Section)

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove front wheel
Remove trim on front wheel arch . See 51 71 470 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING TRIM ON FRONT LEFT OR RIGHT WHEEL ARCH .

NOTE: Work shown on X5 3.0i by way of example, deviations in detail are possible in other models.

Release screws/nuts (1 and 2).

Feed out wheel arch cover (3) towards bottom.

Fig 1: Identifying Screws And Wheel Arch Cover

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IMPORTANT: Make sure all covers in wheel arch are correctly seated in relation to each other:

Rear cover (1) overlaps front cover (2)
Cover (4) overlaps rear cover (1)
Cover (3) overlaps covers (2, 4) and rear cover (1) in area (A)

Left side only:

Rear cover (1) overlaps cover (3) in area (B).

Fig 2: Identifying Cover And Overlaps Cover
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Replacement:

Depending on version, remove air duct (1) and cover (2).

Fig 3: Identifying Air Duct And Cover

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