DIY REQUEST: How to remove the fender garnish/vents?

[TheProspect]

So If I wanted to take the whole panel off and not just the emblem is there clips at all or just 3m tape to keep it stuck on??!?!

[Dave-ROR]

There are 6 clips, 3 visible under the hood and 3 in the door opening/behind the fender as well as the tape.

[EBMCS03]

Originally Posted by Dave-ROR

There are 6 clips, 3 visible under the hood and 3 in the door opening/behind the fender as well as the tape.

So is it easiest to try and release the 6 clips somehow? Then pull the side vent out?

[gmookher]

I just removed mine by pulling from the outside

[calis5nest]

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18910

check towards the bottom of pg to see pic of where the clips go and on pg 2 i give a brief description on how I took them off

[EBMCS03]

Originally Posted by calis5nest

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18910

check towards the bottom of pg to see pic of where the clips go and on pg 2 i give a brief description on how I took them off

Thanks. start from the side by the door and work your way to the front.
so it looks like there's only tape that runs vertically along the door.

[calis5nest]

Originally Posted by EBMCS03

Thanks. start from the side by the door and work your way to the front.
so it looks like there's only tape that runs vertically along the door.

yep u got it. tape will be the hardest thing to take off in my opinion

[Fnbeast86]

Why don't you buy the carbon fiber ones those would look nice I'm still debating to do it or not decisions r so hard

[Fizzle]

[TheFRSChick]

I know this is late lol xD but !! and random, but i swapped these out to put in the BRZ ones into my FRS

there are adhesives on there.. and some clips thatll pop out, but use needle pliers for the side thats under the hood.

[Prichardsfrs]

Well I just went to Subaru and bought in painted brz vents to replace my FRS ones hopefully this works out well

[Jolaessss]

Originally Posted by Prichardsfrs

Well I just went to Subaru and bought in painted brz vents to replace my FRS ones hopefully this works out well

How much was that?

[Jolaessss]

Originally Posted by TheFRSChick

I know this is late lol xD but !! and random, but i swapped these out to put in the BRZ ones into my FRS

there are adhesives on there.. and some clips thatll pop out, but use needle pliers for the side thats under the hood.

what kind of tape did you use to put the new one on? thanks! =)

[Vracer111]

Originally Posted by Jolaessss

what kind of tape did you use to put the new one on? thanks! =)

New factory fender "vents" should already come ready to go on the car with adhesive already where it needs to be. That's how my TRD ones came, though in different places from the normal GT86 "vents" because of it's different design. I actually removed the stock "vents" from front to back...was pretty easy actually. Taped around the "vent" edge and used a flat wooden tool to lift of the front leading edge so I could use my fingers, then just pried it up all the way to the back where the adhesive was and pulled it off - the clips are designed to pull out with a tug. Hardest part is getting all the adhesive off the car...

Fender with the "vent" off...


Back of the TRD garnish showing adhesive (better than stock because they have adhesive on the front leading edge) and clip locations...



Clean the fender very well and dry then pull off the covering for the adhesive strips on the "vent" and just push it straight into the fender to set in place.