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To remove

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  1. Open the bonnet and remove the windscreen wipers.
    NOTE: The wipers are of differing length, mark the wiper position before removing.
    Fig 1: Illustration For Step 1
    G03509228Courtesy of SAAB-SCANIA OF AMERICA, INC.
  2. Remove the bonnet seal molding by the bulkhead.
    Fig 2: Illustration For Step 2-3
    G03509229Courtesy of SAAB-SCANIA OF AMERICA, INC.
  3. Remove the cover panel (2 retaining bolts).
  4. Protect the bonnet and the front wings and remove the hinge from the bonnet.
    Fig 3: Illustration For Step 4-5
    G03509230Courtesy of SAAB-SCANIA OF AMERICA, INC.
  5. Remove the hinge from the front wing (3 retainer bolts, the sheet metal bolt is also the retaining bolt for the wing).