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Removal and Replacement of the Rear Fender

Model: BMW Serie 5 E60, E61 - Years: 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010
Part: Body

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First, lift the rear of the car with a jack and remove the rear wheel corresponding to the plastic inner liner of the fender to be removed. At this point, use a wrench to unscrew the bolts located inside the fender that hold the indicated piece in place.

Now carefully remove and extract the plastic inner liner from inside the fender. Once this is done, you can proceed to fix the dent located on the fender itself.

The car on which the maintenance operation is performed is a BMW 5 Series.


Updated on 20 February 2026 by ScegliAuto


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