Hi Members,
In response to a request for info regarding the work I did on my car, I thought it might be useful to post the following notes for anyone contemplating tackling this work themselves.
AERO 8 MK 1 - REAR WING REMOVAL
Remove boot trim as follows:
Remove gas strut on chosen side. Locate & remove screws holding aluminium boot liner & carefully remove, whilst disconnecting boot light lead.
Remove plastic moulding from side of boot area to gain access to rear of wing. (replace gas strut after moulding removal)
Disconnect electrics to rear light & remove 2 nuts to release light unit.
Remove wheel nut locking grub screw & loosen wheel nut.
Raise wheel using scissor jack positioned under lower suspension arm.
Remove wheel nut and wheel.
Un- screw fixings holding lower wing to corner floor plates
Remove 2 x bolts located at top of wing from within boot area.
Remove 5 bolts along with curved aluminium support band holding wing to wheel arch.
Carefully nudge wing to release it as it’s likely to be stuck to wing piping etc.
I removed both wings and had them painted because of slight corrosion around rear lights. I also cleaned & sprayed the inside of each wing, support band and wheel arch with Schultz anti chip coat, followed by 2 coats of ISO Flex rubber paint from B&Q – this stops small dent damage caused by flying stones. I also removed the corner plates and applied chip coat to the underside.
My advice would be to use all new rubber gaskets and stainless steel fasteners on re-build.
Another tip is to locate all fixings before proceeding to gradually tighten them in rotation, whilst continuously checking alignment.
Good Luck
Robo
Last edited by Robo; 02/08/12 04:40 PM.
