Reinforcement Plate: Removal

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If necessary, remove front underbody protection. See 51 11 000 REMOVING AND INSTALLING COMPLETE FRONT BUMPER (FROM 10/01) .
Unfasten screws (1-3) and remove reinforcement plate. See Fig 1.

Fig 1: Removing Reinforcement Plate

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