Removing Rear Wheel Cover

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Fig 1: Identifying Rear Wheel Cover Position

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The adhesive tape protects the paintwork on the rear apron and side panel from damage when removing the wheel cover.

Mask the rear apron -1- and side panel -2- with adhesive tape -3- .

Fig 2: Identifying Side Panel/Rear Spoiler
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Remove wheel cover on the side panel.
1. 2.1. Heat up wheel cover -1- on the side panel -2- with a hot-air blower -4- (-arrows- ).
2. 2.2. Prise wheel cover off the side panel evenly all the way around using an assembly wedge -4- .
Remove wheel cover on rear apron.
1. 3.1. Heat up wheel cover -1- on the rear apron -2- using a hot-air blower -3- (-arrows- ).
2. 3.2. Prise wheel cover off the rear apron evenly all the way around using an assembly wedge -4- .
Fig 4: Removing Wheel Cover On Rear Apron
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Remove adhesive residue.
1. 4.1. Pull off adhesive tape -1- .
2. 4.2. Remove adhesive residue -A- in the installation area using an erasing disc.
3. 4.3. Scrape off adhesive residue -B- on the wheel cover -2, 3- using a metal scraper.
4. 4.4. Clean bonding surfaces with isopropanol.
Fig 5: Removing Adhesive Residue
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