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Body Front End
+When removing or installing hood, place a cloth or other padding on front fender panel and cowl top. This
prevents vehicle body from being scratched.
+Bumper fascia is made of plastic. Do not use excessive force and be sure to keep oil away from it.
+Hood adjustment: Adjust at hinge portion.
+Hood lock adjustment: After adjusting, check hood lock control operation. Apply a coat of grease to hood
locks engaging mechanism.
+Hood opener: Do not attempt to bend cable forcibly. Doing so increases effort required to unlock hood.
REMOVAL Ð Front bumper assembly
V1Remove front guard bar. Refer to ``EXTERIOR'' for details, BT-26.
V2Remove left and right headlamp wipers (on models with headlamp wipers).
V3Remove clips securing front grille and remove the front grille.
V4Remove screws and bolts securing left and right front bumper side bracket.
V5Remove bolts securing bumper lower to engine under cover.
V6Remove bolts securing left and right front bumper stay upper (without winch).
V7Remove bolts securing left and right front bumper stay side.
V8Extract bumper assembly.
SBT518
BODY END
BT-4
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Body Rear End and Opener
+Bumper fascia is made of plastic. Do not use excessive force and be sure to keep oil away from it.
+Back door lock system adjustment: Adjust lock & striker so that they are in the center.
After adjustment, check back door lock operation.
+Back door hatch lock system adjustment: Adjust lock & striker so that they are in the center.
After adjustment, check back door hatch lock operation.
+Opener cable: Do not attempt to bend cable using excessive force.
+After installation, make sure that back door and fuel ®ller lid open smoothly.
WARNING:
+Be careful not to scratch back door stay and/or back door hatch stay when installing back door
and/or back door hatch. A scratched stay may cause gas leakage.
+The contents of the back door stay and back door hatch stay are under pressure. Do not take apart,
puncture, apply heat or allow ®re near them.
REMOVAL Ð Rear bumper assembly
V1Remove screws securing left and right mudguard.
V2Remove bolts securing left and right rear side bumper to rear fender.
V3Remove screws and clips securing left and right rear side bumper to rear bumper side reinforcement.
V4Remove bolts securing left and right rear side bumper to rear center bumper.
V5Remove bolts securing left and right rear bumper side reinforcement to rear center bumper.
V6Remove bolts securing left and right rear bumper side reinforcement to frame assembly.
V7Remove bolts securing rear hook assembly.
V8Extract rear bumper assembly.
V9Remove bolts securing left and right rear bumper side reinforcement to rear center bumper.
SBT520
BODY END
BT-6
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V13Over fender
V14Door outside molding
SBT548
SBT542
EXTERIOR
BT-29
