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Section of side panel, rear sill

Section of side panel, rear sill

Removing



1. Position the car in an aligning bench and cross-measure if necessary.

2. Cut the sheet metal as shown in the figure.

3. Drill out the spot-welds.

4. Lift away the panel.

5. Check the underlying reinforcement. Replace if damaged.

6. Drill out the spot-welds in the reinforcement.


7. Knock away the reinforcement.


Fitting


1. Drill holes in the reinforcement for plug-welding.

2. Grind clean the surfaces on the body and reinforcement that are to be welded.

3. Apply welding primer to the surfaces that are to be plug welded. Use Terosan Zinkspray.

4. Fit the reinforcement and fixate with a couple of welding clamps.

5. Plug-weld the reinforcement.


6. Roughly cut the new side panel so that it will overlap the joint by three centimetres.

7. Position the side panel on the body and cut it together with the existing panel so that the joint can be welded edge-to-edge.

8. Drill holes on the bottom edge for plug-welding.

9. Grind clean the surfaces that are to be welded.

10. Apply welding primer to the surfaces that are to be plug and spot-welded. Use Terosan Zincspray.

11. Position the side panel and fix it with a few welding clamps.

12. Plug and spot-weld it.


13. All-weld the joint.

14. Smooth off the welds.

15. Remove any remaining welding primer. Welding primer reduces adhesion of paint, filler and sealant.

16. Apply primer to all bare metal surfaces.

17. Seal joints and seams with sealant.

18. Apply anti-corrosion agent to the interior of the side panel. Use Terotex HV 400 or Mercasol 1.