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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Dennis on 25 March 2009, 12:15:24

Title: How do I remove the wheel arch lining
Post by: Dennis on 25 March 2009, 12:15:24

Hi all

I am sorry if this has been covered many times before but cannot find it by searching the threads.

Basically I want to remove the lining under the front wheel arch and can see 2 screws but seems tightly fastened in by something and did not want to just pull at it

Any help would be good

Thanks everyone

Dennis
 :y

Title: Re: How do I remove the wheel arch lining
Post by: Radar on 25 March 2009, 13:49:24

i think they are held in by a pop in plastic rivet which expands when pushed in - hence it is hard to remove. Keep on wriggling!

Title: Re: How do I remove the wheel arch lining
Post by: Andy B on 25 March 2009, 14:09:19

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i think they are held in by a pop in plastic rivet which expands when pushed in - hence it is hard to remove. Keep on wriggling!

If you keep pushing the pin, it falls through - onto the floor somewhere - and the 'rivet' comes out quite easily. You need to find the centre pin to re-use or buy new.  ;)

Title: Re: How do I remove the wheel arch lining
Post by: Olympia5776 on 25 March 2009, 19:09:24

There's also two torx screws that attach the liner to the front bumper.

Title: Re: How do I remove the wheel arch lining
Post by: unlucky alf on 25 March 2009, 19:25:27

well mine has plastic 10mm nuts as well as the push in plastic jobs, also a couple of torx screws, one by the bottom of the sideskirt & the other at the front, the liner also has a slot that goes on the edge of the wheel arch, a good tug will get it off o,k :y

Title: Re: How do I remove the wheel arch lining
Post by: Dennis on 26 March 2009, 14:55:56

Cheers all

Seems quite straight forward so will use all your advice and give it a good tug when I get home

And if I have time may look at removing the wheel arch lining too

 :D

Title: Re: How do I remove the wheel arch lining
Post by: Raymienets on 26 March 2009, 21:55:16

Do me a favour and PM me if you get it of without any problems. Need to get mine of as I need to knock out a small dent  but after loosing the 2 bolts you have to apparently push fixers through. I would end up loosing some or breaking some and don't have any spares.