Removing the fenders

In the process of removing everything from the chassis of the beetle, we have to remove the fenders so that we can get to all of the other stuff that is beneath them. We will eventually take everything off of it, but we have to take the outermost parts off first to get to the innards and this is very much on the outside.

When we were actually removing the first two fenders, we did it on the same day as the dash. Because we were so unfamiliar to removing the cables and things from the lights and other pieces ,there was definitely a learning curve. On the first fender that we removed, the front right one, we took quite a lot of time. We made the mistake of jumping right into it instead of taking a step back and assessing the situation. We began removing all of the bolts that were holding the fender on. This caused problems after we got all the bolts off. The fender was disconnected from the body, but all the cables and wires were still attached to the headlight so we had to hold the fender up while we detached that. This made it so much more complicated than it needed to be. If we had removed all the cables before removing the fenders, we would have saved a great deal of time and hear ache.

I removed the two right fenders myself and followed the more efficient order. I finished pretty quickly and didn't have to deal with all the complications.