Removing Front Panel

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IMPORTANT:

Some of the repair illustrations show only one side of the vehicle or a similar component.
Naturally, some steps also have to be performed on the opposite side of the vehicle as well.

Fig 1: Front Panel Component Location

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Front panel

Remove wing joining plate.
505355 REPLACING WING JOINING PLATE
Drill through punch rivets using a > Nr.201 - twist drill .
Grind down welded seams.

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Removing front panel

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Removing front panel

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Removing front panel

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Removing front panel

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Grinding off welded seam

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Removing front panel
Heat bonding areas. > V.A.G 1416 - Hot-air blower

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Loosening bonding areas

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Loosening bonding areas

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Loosening bonding areas

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Loosening bonding areas
Remove front panel.