GRavy_Baby
Obsessed member
With two of you, this will be quite easy -
• Pop the trunk
• Remove the 4 x rubber caps/grommets
• Release the rectangular plastic plate that has the connector for the HLBL/3rd brake light.
• 3 x nuts & 2 x bolts should now be exposed. One of the nuts is located in the recess behind the rectangular plate/cover. Remove all of these carefully as to not accidentally drop them inside the skin of the hatch/door & disconnected the HLBL.
• The existing wing should still be firmly attached to the hatch/door enabling you to access the inside & outside while you work with this. There are 5 x white plastic locators/retainers along the width of the wing keeping it located in place -
• Get your willing assistant to grab one side of the wing whilst you get the other (with the hatch/trunk shut) and try to pull the old wing upward to release it. Try & start from the outsides simultaneously, working your way inward. It takes a bit of pulling but it will release.
• The next steps are you obviously installing the new wing… I would recommend not fully locating the wing with the in-built white plastic retainer things (like in the image above) as you need to install the 2 x window brackets before you push everything down completely.
• The 2 x window brackets require 2 x M6 nuts along with some washers approximately 16-20mm in diameter. I personally used some M6 serrated washers to help lock the nuts in place but use your best judgement.
• Loosely install your window brackets & roughly line up the orientation to the positioning in relation to your clean & decontaminated glass.
• The brackets should be ‘wedged’ between the glass & the bracket mounting points on the wing. There shouldn’t be any play/movement. These brackets are then finally placed by removing the peel-able adhesive tabs & snugging the M6 nuts. This part of the job is the most awkward part but it will become apparent as you curse in frustration.
• Re-install the nuts & bolts from earlier.
• Pop the trunk
• Remove the 4 x rubber caps/grommets
• Release the rectangular plastic plate that has the connector for the HLBL/3rd brake light.
• 3 x nuts & 2 x bolts should now be exposed. One of the nuts is located in the recess behind the rectangular plate/cover. Remove all of these carefully as to not accidentally drop them inside the skin of the hatch/door & disconnected the HLBL.
• The existing wing should still be firmly attached to the hatch/door enabling you to access the inside & outside while you work with this. There are 5 x white plastic locators/retainers along the width of the wing keeping it located in place -
• Get your willing assistant to grab one side of the wing whilst you get the other (with the hatch/trunk shut) and try to pull the old wing upward to release it. Try & start from the outsides simultaneously, working your way inward. It takes a bit of pulling but it will release.
• The next steps are you obviously installing the new wing… I would recommend not fully locating the wing with the in-built white plastic retainer things (like in the image above) as you need to install the 2 x window brackets before you push everything down completely.
• The 2 x window brackets require 2 x M6 nuts along with some washers approximately 16-20mm in diameter. I personally used some M6 serrated washers to help lock the nuts in place but use your best judgement.
• Loosely install your window brackets & roughly line up the orientation to the positioning in relation to your clean & decontaminated glass.
• The brackets should be ‘wedged’ between the glass & the bracket mounting points on the wing. There shouldn’t be any play/movement. These brackets are then finally placed by removing the peel-able adhesive tabs & snugging the M6 nuts. This part of the job is the most awkward part but it will become apparent as you curse in frustration.
• Re-install the nuts & bolts from earlier.
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TheManWithTheStick
Totally Hooked
Brilliant timing 
I'm doing mine this weekend
Did you say you had to buy the M6 nuts yourself @GRavy_Baby?
I'm just wondering if I have everything I need, when the brackets arrived the (already opened) package contained 2 nuts along with 6 screws so I'm hoping this is everything. Can you confirm either way? Ta
I'm doing mine this weekendDid you say you had to buy the M6 nuts yourself @GRavy_Baby?
I'm just wondering if I have everything I need, when the brackets arrived the (already opened) package contained 2 nuts along with 6 screws so I'm hoping this is everything. Can you confirm either way? Ta
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GRavy_Baby
Obsessed member
My brackets didn’t come with the nuts so it looks like you’re set! The ones you have look flanged which is great. The bracket mounting points on the new wing have a larger holes than the M6 studs on the brackets for precise adjustment. You got all of the screws too, enjoy fitting it this weekend mateBrilliant timing
Did you say you had to buy the M6 nuts yourself @GRavy_Baby?
I'm just wondering if I have everything I need, when the brackets arrived the (already opened) package contained 2 nuts along with 6 screws so I'm hoping this is everything. Can you confirm either way? Ta
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