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Front Wheel arch clips. (Help Needed)
Can anyone advise me how easy the 10 clips holding on the front plastic arches come off.
Do you mark the outer plastic (White marks) when you pull them off?
Cheers.Arctic Frost Discovery 3 TDV6 SE, Active Rear Diff, Adaptive Head Lights, Tow Pack, Ebony Leather, Roof Rails, Mantec Guard. Tasmod Stainless Sill plates. Grabber AT's. Home made mud flaps. Side Steps back on until the next time.
29th Apr 2007 6:49 pm
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Should just pop off ...be firm but not heavy handed 21 year LR veteran > D2 GS 2003 > D3 S 2006 > D3 HSE 2009 > D4 HSE 2013 > D4 HSE 2015 > D5 HSE 2018 > DS HSE R-Dynamic P300e 2021
29th Apr 2007 6:52 pm
SN
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I assume you're messing with the front bumper? Once you've got all the screws out (from underneath), as DG says, you need to pull firmly but carefully - prising with something like spatula can help
There IS one big one though down at the front bumper that holds them together - be careful with this one as it is completely different to the othersSteve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
29th Apr 2007 7:00 pm
Alex08
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I got a nice 'wedge' tool from Merc for doing interior trim on the dash of A's and Bs which does the job for things like this. I think it was about £5 and for a simple shaped lump of plastic is really useful. I could get the part number if you like.
30th Apr 2007 7:53 am
chesters
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Yes please! I love buying stuff like that.
Arctic Frost Discovery 3 TDV6 SE, Active Rear Diff, Adaptive Head Lights, Tow Pack, Ebony Leather, Roof Rails, Mantec Guard. Tasmod Stainless Sill plates. Grabber AT's. Home made mud flaps. Side Steps back on until the next time.
30th Apr 2007 8:36 am
SN
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a Plastic Spatula sufficesSteve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
30th Apr 2007 8:58 am
bkehoe
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SN wrote:
a Plastic Spatula suffices
Have you tried explaining when it breaks? IE - 05 D3 TDV6 HSE - Zambezi Silver
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30th Apr 2007 9:06 am
SN
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It hasn't! And its been used a few times, not just on this motor
Besides which it lives in the garage now, not in the utensil jar Steve N | 21MY Defender | 08MY Discovery 3 (history) | 06MY Discovery 3 (ancient history)
Get yourself some DYC 500010 (bag of 10 plastic clips just over a quid ) Sods law you wont break any if you've got them bloody nuiscance if you do and you haven'tPot Noodle Challenge Winner 2011
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30th Apr 2007 10:07 am
Alex08
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MB Wedge tool
The wedge is MB part nr W115 589 03 59 00 and the dash pulling hooks MB part nr W140 589 02 33 00 if anyone is interested.
I used it this weekend to get the radio out of the A class and the wedge was excellent - removed the plastic without that thought that at anyminute it was going to fracture!
Fitted an aux input to the MB Audio 20 radio to allow ipod/satnav etc to be fed in. Total cost (inc tools) £25. Well worth it.
30th Apr 2007 10:36 am
chesters
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Just finished.
I've had both front inner arches out, both outer plastic arches off, and the other bits that you need to take off. I wanted to Waxoil behind them and clean lots of tar that I picked up in Scotland.I was quite surprised how much muck came out, behind the trims.
1)The mud flap comes off with 3 screws.
2)To get the outer arch off there are lots of clips ( didn't break one) and a little B d screw behind the headlight, and 1 screw at the bottom. There are 8 pop off clips on the wing and 2 bigger ones through the bumper. 4 push fit clips through the outer arch to the inner arch, in to the metal wheel arch.
3)The plastic trim at the bottom of the wing on the sill has 2 pop off clips and then slides forward off the plastic sill cover.
4)The inner plastic arch comes out after you have removed about 10 push fit clips and 2 screws.
I have put some pictures on my gallery if anyone needs to do this job.Arctic Frost Discovery 3 TDV6 SE, Active Rear Diff, Adaptive Head Lights, Tow Pack, Ebony Leather, Roof Rails, Mantec Guard. Tasmod Stainless Sill plates. Grabber AT's. Home made mud flaps. Side Steps back on until the next time.
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bloody nuiscance 
if you do and you haven't
d screw behind the headlight, and 1 screw at the bottom. There are 8 pop off clips on the wing and 2 bigger ones through the bumper. 4 push fit clips through the outer arch to the inner arch, in to the metal wheel arch.
