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The Transporter 
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 Topic: Quick answer needed on wings!
Posted: 26-October-2005 at 05:48 |
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Are wings bolt on or welded on? How easy are they to get off and replace???? Any help here i would be very grateful!
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Horsetan
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Posted: 26-October-2005 at 05:53 |
 The Transporter wrote:
Are wings bolt on or welded on? How easy are they to get off and replace???? Any help here i would be very grateful! |
Mostly attached by bolts. There is also a weld spot at the very front edge, where it attaches to the nose cone section.
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The Transporter
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Posted: 26-October-2005 at 06:07 |
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Thanks for that so they should be fairly easy to get on and off then apart from the one weld spot?
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Horsetan
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Posted: 26-October-2005 at 06:24 |
The Transporter wrote:
Thanks for that so they should be fairly easy to get on and off then apart from the one weld spot? |
Yup.
Bolts along top inner of wing. One bolt (I think) at bottom inner rear of wheelarch. Bolt on mounting point between front indicator and front of wheelarch - the well-known rust spot.
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Brucey
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Posted: 26-October-2005 at 13:31 |
also...
1) screws holding splash guard at rear of wheel arch...
2)bolts at the back of the wing near the door hinges,
3) bolts through the 'anti-submarine' catches on top of the wing- very awkward, cant get at these without removing 1) first....
4) Trim strip 'widget' at lower rear,
5) indicator repeater (if fitted)
6) windscreen A post trim (not on early cars)
7) very rusty inner wing bracket just ahead of wheel....
cheers
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UKDaveJ
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Posted: 26-October-2005 at 18:47 |
The wing top edge is 'bonded' with a mastic-type sealant.
Using a hairdryer/paint removing 'hot gun' will help to soften the mastic so its easier to remove the wing! 
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Horsetan
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Posted: 26-October-2005 at 18:50 |
UKDaveJ wrote:
The wing top edge is 'bonded' with a mastic-type sealant..... |
Not on mine it isn't!
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UKDaveJ
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Posted: 26-October-2005 at 18:53 |
So it wasn't re-applied (like on mine) when you had your new wings fitted then mate!!
Happy birthday btw mate!
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Horsetan
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Posted: 26-October-2005 at 18:55 |
UKDaveJ wrote:
So it wasn't re-applied (like on mine) when you had your new wings fitted then mate!! |
They were welded!
| Happy birthday btw mate! |
Thanks 
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UKDaveJ
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Posted: 27-October-2005 at 02:49 |
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Why welded & not bolted into place?
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Horsetan
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Posted: 27-October-2005 at 04:24 |
At the time the new wings were put on, the bodyshop forgot to replicate the adhesive spot at the front tips, and I forgot to tell them about it!  (D'OH!)
So they did a neat little weld on both tip "seats". Whether this adds anything to rigidity is debatable, but it's done now.
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Quick answer needed on wings!
