51 47 161 Removing And Installing / Replacing Right Luggage Compartment Wheel Arch Trim

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

• Remove trim for tail panel  . See 51 46 050 REMOVING AND INSTALLING / REPLACING TRIM FOR REAR PANEL AT TOP .
• Remove flap in right luggage compartment wheel arch trim.  See 51 47 172 REMOVING AND INSTALLING / REPLACING FLAP IN LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT TRIM, LEFT OR RIGHT .

Lever out trim (1) in lashing eye at opening and remove.

Release screws (2) and remove lashing eye.

Fig 1: Identifying Trim And Lashing Eye Screw

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Release expansion rivets (1).

Lever out luggage compartment wheel arch trim (2) from seal (3) and remove.

Fig 2: Releasing Expansion Rivets

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Installation: 

Frame (1) must be correctly clipped into place on luggage compartment wheel arch trim (2).

Fig 3: Identifying Frame And Wheel Arch Trim

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