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RearMudFlapInstallation
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ImportantNote:
TheMazdaSpeed3mudflapapplicationutilizestwomountingpointsthatarerivetedclosedfromfactory.In
ordertoinstalltherearmudflaps,therivetsmustberemovedusingadrill.Thisprocesscanbeperformedwithoutreartire
removalalthoughsomeusersmayfinditeasiertoremovethem.
Tip:Thevehiclecanbejackedupsoastoavoidremoving
thetires.Thiswilllowerthewheelallowingforbetteraccesstotheinnerwheelwellarea.
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Step1)Drilloutandcompletelyremovethetworearfactoryrivetpoints#6and#7(FigureM).
Tip:Youcanstartwitha
smallerdiameterbitandgraduallyworktowardsabiggersizeinordertopreventthedrillbitfromwalking.
Step2)Workingundertherearofthevehicle,removethelinerattachmentboltusingaPhilipsscrewdriver(FigureN).Moving
backtowardstheareawheretherivetpointswereremoved,mo
ve
theinnerlinerplasticbracketlocatedbehindbumper
enoughtoallowyoutoplacetherearportionroundedgeclip(RoCl)overthebracketasfollows(FigureO). Tip:Thereare
twoslotsontheroundedgerearinstallationclip.Theouterslotisforthebumperwhiletheinneroppositeslotisforthe
liner/bracketarea.
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Step3)Placetheouteredgeoftheclipoverthebumperaligningmountingpoints#6&#7andreinstalllinerintothecavityof
thebumper(FigureP).
Step4)Placerearmudflapwithlogofacingtherearbumper.Placeshortscrew(1SS)throughwasher(FenWash)thenthrough
correspondingmudflapmounti
ngpoints#6and#7.Handthreadintotheroundedgeclips(FigureQ).
Step5)Movingtotherearofthevehicle,installtherearmountingbracket(RBRKT1)usingtheOEMboltpreviouslyremoved.
Tip:LeaveOEMboltslightlylooseinordertoeasefinalinstallation(FigureR).
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