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Additional Wheel Housing Enlargement, Flaps

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On some vehicles with certain wheel/tire combinations, wheel housing enlargements (FLAPS) must be attached on the fenders or bumper for technical reasons -arrows-.

Fig 1: Identifying Additional Wheel Housing Enlargement, Flaps
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Please check whether FLAPS must be installed.

The necessary wheel/tire combination information can be found in the overview table for the respective vehicle.