Rear Wheel Opening Flare Replacement Canyon
Tools Required
J 25070
Heat Gun
Removal Procedure
Notice: Use a plastic, flat-bladed tool to prevent paint damage when removing
an emblem/name plate.
- Apply masking tape to protect the painted surfaces.
- Remove the 8 push-pins from the molding.
- 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. |
- 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.
- Clean the surface using varnish makers and painters (VMP) naphtha.
Installation Procedure
- Ensure the painted body surface in the tape contact area is clean and dry.
- 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).
- Install the molding to the wheel opening.
- Install the push-pins.
Important: Do not touch the adhesive surface.
- Remove the tape liner from the adhesive tape.
- Ensure that the molding is aligned with the body panel. Press the wheel opening molding to the body panel.
- Remove the masking tape.
- Hand roll the wheel opening molding to the body in order to ensure proper adhesion.