51 13 116 Removing and installing/replacing cowl panel cover

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

• Remove BOTH WINDSCREEN WIPER ARMS .
• Remove COVER IN FRONT LEFT/RIGHT LUGGAGE COMPARTMENT 

Release expanding rivet (1).

Lift out cover (2).

Fig 1: Identifying Cover And Expanding Rivet

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