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MikesCoupeGT · Joined: 18 Oct 2006 Posts: 474 Location: Ontario Canada

So I am still waiting on the purchase of the 78 924. However I am looking at getting prepared for the arrival. What I would like to know is:

1. What is involved in removing the front fenders of a 924, will it require the removal of the bumper?

2. The rear trunk will not close and latch on the drivers side, is that the spring inside by the lights or the plug on the trunk itself?

Thanks guys. When I get the car I will start posting some pics of it on the trailer and at its new home.

Mike Kirby

dubrict · Joined: 22 Apr 2011 Posts: 150 Location: Horseheads NY

For the front fenders, you'll have to get all the bolts that run along the top under the hood,

3 bolts really deep inside along the door edge. To find these, you'll have to look for bumps in the undercoating and scrape it away off the bolt head. (unless that fender's been previously removed.) Royal PITA by the way. And if it's on the driver's side you might have to unbolt the charcoal canister to get behind it.

couple more bolts along the bottom edge behind the wheel

2 or 3 bolts at the front where the fender connects to the lower air dam

Finally one UNGODLY bolt just below the headlight, connecting to the nose panel. Good luck finding a way to get to that without cutting anything.

As for the trunk latch, that's probably the mechanism, not the trunk
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dubrict · Joined: 22 Apr 2011 Posts: 150 Location: Horseheads NY

Oh and no, you won't have to remove the bumper. that's just 2 easy bolts though anyway
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DOCO · Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2012 11:01 pm Post subject:

the "ungodly bolt" behind the lights,you will have to remove your light assemblys to get at them.then they are a piece of cake with flex socket.also if fenders have never been removed before,and there is a ton of undercoat sprayed everywhere under fenders,you will have to cut the undercoating.i just took a thin scraper and from the top underhood,split along the fender seam.you can see the end of scraper from under in the fender well.its tricky stuff but can be done no issues once you know how
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spearbang · Joined: 19 Feb 2014 Posts: 12 Location: Kentucky, usa

The bolt by the head light can be removed by raising the head lights and remove the rubber seal with a 1/4 drive and a 6 inch extension.
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billygoat · Joined: 16 Feb 2014 Posts: 72 Location: brevard nc

better jack up and take tire off put on jackstand the nuts way back I put long extension on 10 mm socket an hit with hammer to make good contact with

Kens_74_911s · Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2014 12:36 am Post subject: Front fender removal

MikesCoupeGT · Joined: 18 Oct 2006 Posts: 474 Location: Ontario Canada

I honestly forgot all about this thread. Thank you all for keeping it alive. I may need it in the future. LOL.

If I have to remove the front fenders of the current car, I will definitely be removing the wheels to get into the wheel wells for a closer and further inspection. Plus the original fenders may not go back on. I really like the look of the D-prod cars and that could be a future update to my toofah.

Cheers;
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