86 10... Disassembly of left and right aprons

NOTE: Remove position light,
refer to 86 10... REPLACING POSITION LIGHT
Remove rear light,
refer to 86 10... REPLACING REAR LIGHT
Remove plastic bush/metal bush
refer to 86 10... REMOVING PLASTIC BUSH/METAL BUSH

Drill out rivets (1) on lower apron edge.

Fig 1: Identifying Lower Apron Rivets

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Remove sealing compound (1).

Drill out all rivets (2) along apron edge.

Installation:

Use Sikaflex 221 as sealing compound.

Fig 2: Identifying Lower Apron Rivets And Sealing Compound

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Remove sealing compound (1).

Drill out rivets (2) on lower apron edge.

Installation:

Use Sikaflex 221 as sealing compound.

Fig 3: Identifying Lower Apron Rivets And Sealing Compound

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