ChaoticBliss

Hey All,

I am in the middle of pulling the driver side front fender off. All the bolts and everything are out. I have it peeled away along the frunk but I can't get it separated along the vertical edge along the door hinge area. It doesn't look like mine has ever been off so its still fully coated in that rubber undercoating stuff which doesn't help. Basically to get the part along the frunk off I hammered thin wedge into the seam all the way along to loosen the sealant. But I can't do that along the vertical edge so I am not sure how to get it off. It will barely budge with a decent amount of pulling so I don't want to try any harder for fear of bending something. If I take the door off is there room to drive a wedge into that seam to loosen it? I'd prefer not to have to take the door off if possible.

Thanks

GeorgeK

1- the lowermost bolt in the frunk is usually very well hidden, covered in a thick layer of underseal.
2- the rearmost edge, by the windshield corner has a spot weld from the factory. Dremel is your friend.
3- the underseal holds the fender *very* well in place.

I speak from (recent) experience . Frustrating exercise.

ChaoticBliss

Thanks 1 and 2 are done. Its all underseal now. This is where I am stuck. I cant get it loose along the vertical seem.

Goughary

I was working on a car a couple years ago that had a couple tack welds on that seem. They were behind all the stuff in that wheel well, so i gave up and left it on. Make sure to check for more tack welds.

JohnK964

Gus

Take a utility knife and cut along the vertical joint. Porsche use a super thick and adhesive sealer in this area that is almost impossible to break loose unless you cut or reduce thickness along joint. Also make sure you have gotten all bolts out as they ate hard to see / find due to excessive coverage of sealer.