|
« Back to Articles
DISCLAIMER: The procedures, methods and products written up here were for my circumstances only. I make no assertions that your results will be the same nor do I claim that this is the best way to do it. USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!
1. Put the car up on jack stands and remove the rear wheels.
2. Remove the one screws and one bolt on each side of the wheel well.
.
3. Remove the five black plastic fastners three across the top by the trunk and 2 on the bottom by the mufflers.
4. Carefully remove the cover from the sides pushing up from the bottom of the cover while pulling out. The cover should now be removed.
5. Dry fit the new rear cover installing in the oppisite as you removed it.
6. Measure the distance from the bottom of the cover to the bracket to determine the size of the bracket adapter you will have to make. My brackets were 1.5" on the top and bottom and 2" between the top and bottom.
I made my brackets out of stock aluminium I bought at home depot. Drill one hole on the bottom to fit the factory fastner and the second hole on top to fit the bolt you are using to mount the bracket.
7. Remove the cover and have it painted.
8. Reinstall the cover the way you took it off. Use the adapter bracket you made to mount the bottom of the cover to the car.
Install the five fastners, two screws and two bolts. Put the wheels back on and you are done.
| 
