Section of front wheel housing with reinforcement: Removing

Fig 1: Illustration For Step 3-4, 7

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1. Mount the car in an alignment bench and align if necessary.
2. Remove the front wing.
3. Cut the front wheel housing reinforcement at the center impact score.
   NOTE: The complete wheel housing reinforcement can be changed but then the outer reinforcing plate must first be removed.
4. Drill out the spot-welds.
5. Remove the reinforcement.
6. Drill out the spot-welds from the damaged part of the wheel housing panel.
7. Cut the damaged wheel housing panel at a convenient point.