Front Fender Wheel Opening Molding Replacement

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2015 Chevrolet Trax and 2015 Buick Encore. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Fig 1: Front Fender Wheel Opening Molding

Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY

Callout	Component Name
Preliminary Procedure Remove the front wheelhouse liner. Refer to Front Wheelhouse Liner Replacement (Trax)Front Wheelhouse Liner Replacement (Encore) .
1	Front Fender Wheel Opening Molding Retainers (Qty: 9)
2	Front Fender Wheel Opening Molding Procedure Slide an 8mm 6 point socket, or equivalent, over the ends of the retainers collapsing the tabs to disengage the six retainers from the front fender and then the three retainers from the front bumper fascia. Pull the front fender wheel opening molding upward to slide the tab on the wheel opening molding out of the front fascia.

Callout

Component Name

Preliminary Procedure
Remove the front wheelhouse liner. Refer to Front Wheelhouse Liner Replacement (Trax)Front Wheelhouse Liner Replacement (Encore) .

Front Fender Wheel Opening Molding Retainers (Qty: 9)

Front Fender Wheel Opening Molding

Procedure

Slide an 8mm 6 point socket, or equivalent, over the ends of the retainers collapsing the tabs to disengage the six retainers from the front fender and then the three retainers from the front bumper fascia.
Pull the front fender wheel opening molding upward to slide the tab on the wheel opening molding out of the front fascia.