front wing removal

[steve_k]

evening folks.

i'm after i little bit of help

right then, this weekend i'm going to be replacing the drivers side wing on my sport,
now i'm a bit stuck on where all the mounting bolts are, i know about the row on top of the wing but what about the rest??

anyboby got any pic's of where they are??

T.I.A folks.

[Topblag]

There are two bolts which are essentially inside the wing but are up against the front edge of the door.There's also a bolt which secures the very bottom of the wing to the chassis.

You'll of course need to take off the bumper and the front valance, again, all easy enough to see the bolts and clips.

Sorry, no pics.

[steve_k]

There are two bolts which are essentially inside the wing but are up against the front edge of the door.There's also a bolt which secures the very bottom of the wing to the chassis.

You'll of course need to take off the bumper and the front valance, again, all easy enough to see the bolts and clips.

Sorry, no pics.

cheer's dude thanks for that

[daimlerman]

No need to remove the front valance,although the wing bolts to it behind the bumper.Look out for the cunningly hidden torx bolts in this area!

Expect the top edge of the wing to be 'glued' to the inner with sealant.

[steve_k]

No need to remove the front valance,although the wing bolts to it behind the bumper.Look out for the cunningly hidden torx bolts in this area!

Expect the top edge of the wing to be 'glued' to the inner with sealant.

any tips on how to break the sealant??

[Grrrmachine]

Have you thought of checking the Wiki? Main Page to Wing Removal Guide in three clicks:

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... ront_Wings

[steve_k]

Have you thought of checking the Wiki? Main Page to Wing Removal Guide in three clicks:

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... ront_Wings

cheers rich i'll be honest i didn't know there was a section on that

[daimlerman]

No need to remove the front valance,although the wing bolts to it behind the bumper.Look out for the cunningly hidden torx bolts in this area!

Expect the top edge of the wing to be 'glued' to the inner with sealant.

any tips on how to break the sealant??

Grab the buggered wing by it's lower edge and pull.....

Then scrape the remains of the sealer off the inner wing,do not forget to set the replacement in a similar fashion...using a silicone sealant such as 'Tiger Seal'....

[steve_k]

No need to remove the front valance,although the wing bolts to it behind the bumper.Look out for the cunningly hidden torx bolts in this area!

Expect the top edge of the wing to be 'glued' to the inner with sealant.

any tips on how to break the sealant??

Grab the buggered wing by it's lower edge and pull.....

Then scrape the remains of the sealer off the inner wing,do not forget to set the replacement in a similar fashion...using a silicone sealant such as 'Tiger Seal'....

cheers malc already got tiger seal in stock

[maxfield]

Tiger seal seems a bit excessive to me.

I'd say Sean sealer.

[daimlerman]

Tiger seal seems a bit excessive to me.

I'd say Sean Sealer.

Do you mean the Irish folk singer Sean Wilson?

To seal wing joints,I use whatever is in the cartridge gun...Tiger Seal is a trade name that should point the OP toward a decent seam sealer....

[maxfield]

I don't know any Irish folk singer, so definitely not.

The wing will never come off with tiger seal sticks like shit to a blanket

[steve_k]

right one other thing folk's.

i'll be gettin the wing painted after it's been fitted to make sure of a proper colour match, but in the mean time what ca i do to prevent it from going a bit crusty in this crap weather??

i'm putting it on asap as the old one is on it's last legs, any kind of under coat/sealant i can put on in the mean time??

[maxfield]

Paint the inside of the wing with David's zinc 182 primer.

[steve_k]

Paint the inside of the wing with David's zinc 182 primer.

paint the inside??

[bmw9818]

use a heat gun or hair dryer to heat up the seam sealer will make it easier to scrape off

[maxfield]

Did it with both my front wings. Extra protection.

Wings usually rot inside out.

[steve_k]

Did it with both my front wings. Extra protection.

Wings usually rot inside out.

no worries, what about the outside?

[steve_k]

use a heat gun or hair dryer to heat up the seam sealer will make it easier to scrape off

thanks for that got one just incase lol.

[maxfield]

Did it with both my front wings. Extra protection.

Wings usually rot inside out.

no worries, what about the outside?

Just a polish and wax.

[steve_k]

Did it with both my front wings. Extra protection.

Wings usually rot inside out.

no worries, what about the outside?

Just a polish and wax.

cheers dude, if you see a white tech 2 with a drivers front wing in primer then give us a wave as it'll be me lol.

might change the passenger side wing at the ame time.

[maxfield]

Will do mate. surprised I've not seen you about to be fair.

If its in primer, not really much you can do to it.

[steve_k]

Will do mate. surprised I've not seen you about to be fair.

If its in primer, not really much you can do to it.

no worries dude

i'm allways floating around shirebrook/mansfield/bolsover

[maxfield]

Don't venture out too much.

I live in clipstone and work in woodhouse, that's about as far as I travel each day.

Will keep an eye out, although i can usually spot an e30 from a mile away.

[steve_k]

the closest i get to clipstone is forest town (asda for the shopping ) who know's you might see the me about lol.