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Step5)Alignyourmudflapsbywalkingawaytoviewthemudflapfromtherearofthevehicle.Confirmtheedgesoftheflap
areperpendiculartotheground.Ifneeded,makeslightadjustmentsbyshiftingtheupper/lowerportionsoftheflap.Always
checkeachadjustmentbywalkingawayfromthevehicleanda
ssessingthemudflapinrelationtothegroundandthebodyof
thevehicle.Whenflapiscorrectlyaligned,tightenhardwareonlyuntilsnug(FigureG).
Tip:Thehardwareisquitestrongandselfthreadingbutover‐tighteningtheclipsbeyondtheirlimitisnotrecommended.
Note:TheinnerwelloftheMazdaSpeed3lacksanOEMmountingpointtoaccommodateawider,moreprotectivemudflap
thereforeamountingpointmustbecreated.
Step6)Usingthecenterofth
einnermountingpoint(point#5)oftheflapasaguide,placesharptipofscrewagainstthe
sideofthelinerfacingthetirewithPhillipsscrewdriver.Placeyourotherhandbehindthelinerfromunderthevehicleto
provideresistanceandperformafewfirm
turnstopiercethelinerasshown(FigureH).
Tip:Asanalternative,youcanmarkmountingpoint#5firstwithamarkerthenremovetheflapandpullthelinertowards
you(turningthesteeringwheeltotheoppositedirectiontoallowformoreroomtowork)toeasetheprocessofpiercingthe
liner.Realignmudflapwhenutilizingthismetho
d.
Step7)Placeshortscrew(1SS)andwasher(FenWash)throughthemudflapmountingpointyouhavecreated.Turnscrewuntil
thetipisjustvisibleonthelinersidefacingtherearofthevehicle.
Step8)Pullbacklinerenoughtogainaccessandplaceaninse
rt(HMF‐7)overthetipofthescrewandholdagainstthebodyof
thelinerwhilecontinuingtoboltonlyuntilsnugandinsertisflushagainsttheliner(FigureI).
Step9)Confirmallhardwareisproperlyinstalledandtheinsertisstraightwithintherecessofthevehicle.
Notesideskirttipclearancetopreventmudflapcurvature(FigureJ).Checkwheelclearance(aswheeloffsetsvary)byturning
thesteeringwheelfromlocktolockslowly‐watchingforadequ
ateclearancebetweenflapandtire(FigureK).Reinstallclip#1
previouslyremoved(FigureL).Dothesamefortheothersideandfrontinstallationiscomplete.
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