I have removed a number of TR 4 and 4A wings... and EVERY TIME... there were,
at least, a couple of tack welds near the bottom areas... and I'm POSITIVE
that these were factory welds...
If you have a little grinder... or other means to cut the weld... you'll be
fine... but if you try to remove the panel WITHOUT dealing with that one
little weld.... you will... inevitably... bend/distort the panel through your
efforts... as it's amazing how stubborn one or two little tack welds can
be!!
--Justin
Malcolm Walker wrote:
> On Tue, 4 Aug 1998, Dana & Jane Du Fresne wrote:
>
> > I'm leaning towards replacing it. BTW, for those of you who have
> > removed a rear wing, is it welded at any point or just bolted?
>
> That depends on who last worked on it. Body shops will often tack weld
> the top edge here & there to hold it in place while they replace the bolts
> (defeats the purpose of the bolts- which allow you to jiggle the fender
> around before it's tight)
>
> Such was the case on my TR4. I think the TR6 uses similar mountings -
> bolts all along the top edge, on the back of the door striker & rocker,
> and down below the tail too. Might be a bit different for the square-tail
> though.
>
> Anyohow, the fenders (wings) ARE designed to be removed. Hope you can
> find a suitable replacement!
>
> -Malcolm
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