Rear Wheel Opening Flare Replacement Canyon

Tools Required

J 25070 Heat Gun

Notice: Use a plastic, flat-bladed tool to prevent paint damage when removing an emblem/name plate.

1. Apply masking tape to protect the painted surfaces.



2. Remove the 8 push-pins from the molding.
3. Remove the molding from the vehicle using the following procedure:

3.1.	Heat the wheel opening molding using a J 25070 . Hold the heat gun approximately 152 mm (6 in) from surface.

Apply heat using a circular motion for about 30 seconds.

Important: Be careful not to scratch or chip the paint.

3.2.	Peel the wheel opening molding from the panel surface using a flat-bladed tool.

3.3.	Clean the body panel using varnish makers and painters (VMP) naphtha.




4. Remove all adhesive from the surface and the back of the molding using a 3M Scotch Brite molding adhesive remover disk, 3M P/N 07501 or equivalent.
5. Clean the surface using varnish makers and painters (VMP) naphtha.

1. Ensure the painted body surface in the tape contact area is clean and dry.
2. Warm the body panel with a heat lamp or heat gun if necessary, to a temperature between 18.8-41.1°C (66-100°F).
3. Install the molding to the wheel opening.
4. Install the push-pins.

Important: Do not touch the adhesive surface.

5. Remove the tape liner from the adhesive tape.
6. Ensure that the molding is aligned with the body panel. Press the wheel opening molding to the body panel.
7. Remove the masking tape.
8. Hand roll the wheel opening molding to the body in order to ensure proper adhesion.

Rear Wheel Opening Flare Replacement XTREME

Tools Required

J 25070 Heat Gun

Notice: Use a plastic, flat-bladed tool to prevent paint damage when removing an emblem/name plate.

1. Apply masking tape to protect the painted surfaces.

Important:  If replacing the wheel opening molding, the spacer blocks (1) will have to be transferred to the new wheel opening molding.

2. Remove the screws (3) from the wheel opening molding to the panel.

Important: Be careful not to scratch or chip the paint.

3. Remove the wheel opening molding.

3.1.	Heat the wheel opening molding using a J 25070 . Hold the heat gun approximately 152 mm (6 in) from surface.

3.2.	Apply heat using a circular motion for about 30 seconds.

3.3.	Use a flat-bladed tool to aid in the removal of the wheel opening molding from the panel.

Work the tool around out edge of the molding until it fully releases from the panel.

3.4.	Release the tabs located at the lower corners of the rocker molding.




4. Remove all adhesive from the surface and the back of the molding using a 3M Scotch Brite molding adhesive remover disk, 3M P/N 07501 or equivalent.
5. Clean the surface using varnish makers and painters (VMP) naphtha.

1. Warm the body panel and molding using a heat lamp or a heat gun, if necessary to a temperature between 18.8-43.3°C (66-100°F).

Important: Do not touch the adhesive backing.

2. Apply one side of the adhesive strip backing to the molding.
3. Peel off the tape liner from the adhesive strip backing.
4. Position the rear wheel opening molding to the rear panel.




Important:  If replacing the wheel opening molding, the spacer blocks (1) will have to be transferred to the new wheel opening molding.

5. Install the screws (3) to the wheel opening molding.

Notice: Refer to Fastener Notice in the Preface section.

6. Install the screws retaining the wheel opening molding to the panel.

Tighten
Tighten the bolts to 2 N·m (18 lb in).

7. Release the tabs located at the lower corners of the rocker molding.
8. Press the molding to the panel.
9. Remove the masking tape.
10. Hand roll the molding to the panel in order to ensure proper adhesion.