I have a small dent in the middle of this front panel (not visible in below pic) so I am going to have a PDR expert bump it out for me. However there is no way for him to get his tools to the dent so I will have to remove the panel for him to access it.

Question is then, how do I do it? Is there a procedure posted anywhere that someone could point me to?

Thanks for any help!

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the panel unbolts from the car. From memory there are bolts along the top edge of the radiator, one each on the inside of the fender wells, and some coming up from underneath.

 

I believe there a 5 or 6 black phillps head screws along the top of that panel that you can see from under the hood. Then there are 2 nuts (1 on each side) in the very corners underneth the rubber that the headlights rest on. And then there are 2 screws towards the inside of the panel located on the outsides of where the intercooler is. Then you can loosen the 4 nuts (2 on each side) that hold the panel tabs down to the frame and side the panel off towards the front of the car.

 

http://www.clarks-garage.com/shop-manual/body-09.htm

 

Doh!!! Clarks... what a dick I am, thanks guys!

 

Granted, this assumes you've got a late 944- the nose piece on early models (or at least the 83s) are spot welded on.

 

Ok, I'm an idiot and didn't look at the larger version of the picture to see that you've obviously got a turbo (meaning late) . The previous responses were right.

 

The Clark's garage procedure doesn't mention the two screws holding the header to the structure in front of the radiator. Look inside the raised headlights, you'll see a phillips screw on each side that holds the panel to that structure.

I followed the Clark's garage instructions, and pulled and yelled and pulled and cursed before I found those screws.

 

I did the same thing!!!

 

He can't tweek the tool to get over the IC?