Kia Sportage: Fender panel & Hood panel & Tail gate panel

- Hood panel assembly
- Hood hinge assembly
- Fender panel
- Tail gate panel assembly
- Tail gate hinge assembly
Door panel

- Front door panel assembly
- Rear door panel assembly
- Front door hinge assembly
- Rear door hinge assembly
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Replacing body panels
Codes for disassembling and assembling body panels
Most body parts are spot welded. In order to disassemble the damaged area, it
is best to disassemble the spot
welded area from the body frame using a spot cutter or candle type edge drill
bit. Do
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Good braking practices help keep occupants
safe and extend brake life.
Check to be sure the parking brake is
not engaged and the parking brake
indicator light is out before driving
away.
Driving through water may get the
brakes wet. They can also get wet
when the vehicle is washed.
Repair procedures
Removal
High Mounted Stop Lamp
1. Disconnect the negative (-) battery terminal.
2. Remove the tailgate trim.
(Refer to the BD group - "Tailgate")
3. Remove the spoiler.
(Refer to the BD group - "Tailgate")
4. Remove the high mounted stop lamp assembly (B