front valence removal (part spoiler and bumper are attached)

[construct_06]

mate of mine has wing and spoiler and bumper off, just wonderin how to remove valence as its bent back after he banked car...

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[Dave_M3]

Take off the kidney and side grilles.

You'll see a number of small screws holding the panel on behind these.
Then there is a few screws underneath between the brake ducts.

It's easy to get off, just keep undoing screws until it comes away from the car

[Bob_S]

there are bolts behind the brake ducts, higher up behind the kidneys, at the edges of the wings, the bumper mounts at the side need to be removed and I think thats all unless you have the plastic arch liners in too they need unbolting too

[construct_06]

if this is bent i presume it would be better to replace rather than try and beat out?

also top of this is coloured to the car so a new one would have to be resprayed...

[Dave_M3]

If it has a Tec 2 kit, I suppose you could just straighten it and put on the kit again.

Otherwise, you'd really need a new one. straight second hand ones can be picked up pretty cheap.
I just got an air-con one from Magpie recently as mine got bent for about £50 to my door

[construct_06]

ya its mtech 2 kit alright. but at that price sounds good. was it colour coded or did u have to get the part under the grille sprayed?

[Dave_M3]

No, it's not colour coded.

Mine is Sterling silver and Magpies was glacier blue but I knew trying to find an aircon panel in the right colour would be pretty hard.

I'm getting the whole car resprayed anyway so it didn't make much difference plus I wanted to get rid of all the underseal stuff on the front panel as I think it would look much better nice and smooth

[construct_06]

right, does anyone know how to remove the headlight washers. we've opened the flap at the end of the arm and it reveals a nut which i screwed off, but this doesnt seem to let the whole unit slide off as i expected. dont want to break by roughin it

[construct_06]

also do wings from a saloon fit a coupe?

[nickso]

the wiper arms are usually stuck on by years of corrosion.

saloon wings will fit a coupe.