Any advice ont aking off front bumper, fedners and hatch?
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The front bumper is pretty easy. There are two screws just in front of each wheel, two bolts behind each front bumper light, and a couple more underneath.
Once the front bumper's off, you should be able to figure out the fenders pretty easy. They're held on by 8 10mm bolts each. To get to the bottom two behind the wheel, pull the plastic trim off first (one bolt underneath). There is one fender bolt that's tricky, it's at the top corner by the windshield, you'll need a 10mm wrench.
To get the hatch off, first pop off the dome light lens (squeeze it) and then undo the phillips screw holding the dome light in place. Then pop off the dome light panel (just pull on it, there are I think 6 clips on the backside). Once that's off, you should be able to see the four 12mm hatch bolts on the ceiling. Undo those, and the hatch can be pulled off. You may have to wrestle with the seam sealer, and don't forget to unplug the wires going into the hatch on the passenger side.
Once the front bumper's off, you should be able to figure out the fenders pretty easy. They're held on by 8 10mm bolts each. To get to the bottom two behind the wheel, pull the plastic trim off first (one bolt underneath). There is one fender bolt that's tricky, it's at the top corner by the windshield, you'll need a 10mm wrench.
To get the hatch off, first pop off the dome light lens (squeeze it) and then undo the phillips screw holding the dome light in place. Then pop off the dome light panel (just pull on it, there are I think 6 clips on the backside). Once that's off, you should be able to see the four 12mm hatch bolts on the ceiling. Undo those, and the hatch can be pulled off. You may have to wrestle with the seam sealer, and don't forget to unplug the wires going into the hatch on the passenger side.
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