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7. Allow rear fascia to return to its original
position and check for fit.
8. Trim edges of fascia (at 45° angle, with edge
no thicker than
-fa")
to fit rear edge of quarter
panel.
installation
1.
Position fascia over reinforcement panel.
2.
Position and secure rear license plate lamp
assemblies.
3. Install nine screws securing top edge of fascia
to reinforcement panel.
4.
Working through tail lamp openings, loosely
install nuts securing each side of fascia to
reinforcement panel.
Note:
It may be necessary to place shims between
the fascia and reinforcement panel.
5. Install seven nuts securing lower edge of rear
fascia to lower support bracket.
6. Install one nut, each side, securing lower
outer
edge of fascia to lower pontoon brackets.
7. Position and secure rear assembly to rear
pontoons.
8. Position and secure rear tail lamp assemblies.
PROCEDURE FOR REAR FASCIA
ALIGNMENT
1.
Raise sunshade louvre and engine cover.
2.
Remove attaching bolts to pontoons and
remove tail lights.
3. Pull back and secure rear fascia assembly to
gain access to quarter panel braces and
attaching bolts.
4.
Drill
Vs"
holes in quarter panel flange to allow
installation on new screws to replace existing
screws in flange.
5. Trim quarter panel flange back to centre of old
screw holes.
6. Notch fibre-glass reinforcement where quarter
panel bracket makes contact on both outer
ends.
7. Allow rear fascia to return to its original
position and check for fit.
8. Trim edges of fascia (at 45° angle, with edge
no thicker than
^")
to fit rear edge of quarter
panel.
9. If quarter panel has not been secured with a
6mm bolt at the top bracket, remove screw and
re-position quarter panel as necessary to obtain
correct fit. DO NOT cut quarter panel bracket
at pontoon seam.
10.
Fascia is now ready for final adjustments. This
is done by using metal shims placed between
fibre-glass reinforcement and fascia. Care must
be taken to obtain the correct alignment. Many
times several shims may need to be tried before
the correct shim is found. If more than one
shim is used it helps to glue them together.
This is an aid during installation.
11.
If the fascia attaching bolts will not line up,
elongate the holes for the attaching bolts in the
fibre reinforcement. Tighten all the attaching
bolts finger tight before you tighten any of
;
them with a wrench.
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12.
Check to see if you have any dimples on the
sides of the fascia, if you do the nuts on the
attaching studs are too tight.
13.
Reinstall tail lamps.
14.
Check and adjust engine cover and sunshade
louvre.
REAR IMPACT ABSORBER
Removal
1.
Remove rear fascia assembly as described in
this section.
2.
Remove four bolts securing impact absorber to
chassis.
Installation
1.
Reverse removal procedure.
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