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Windscreen member (conv.)

Windscreen member (conv.)


1. Mount the car in an alignment bench with measuring fixture and cross-measure as necessary.

2. Cut the windscreen member along the edge of the inner section of the A pillar.


3. Cut the outer panel of the windscreen member 110 mm from the top edge.

4. Drill out the spot welds securing the remaining sections of the windscreen member.

5. Knock away the remaining sections and align any deformed metal.

6. Grind the areas to be welded on the inner and outer panels of the new windscreen member and on the body.

7. Apply welding primer to the surfaces which are to be spot welded. Use Teroson Zinkspray.

8. Put the new inner and outer panels of the windscreen member in place and secure them with some welding clamps. Measure out the exact position with the measuring fixture.

9. Cut through the outer panels of the windscreen member and the A pillar at the same time so that the joints can be butt welded.

10. Tack on the outer panel of the windscreen member with a couple of welds on the joints.

11. Put the windscreen and doors in place and check the fit. The door windows must be raised.

12. Spot weld the outer and inner sections of the windscreen member.


13. Plug weld the inner section of the A pillar to the windscreen member.

14. Weld the joints.

15. Grind the welds clean.

16. Wash off surplus welding primer. Welding primer makes for poorer adhesion of paint, filler and sealant.

17. Apply tin filler to the joints.

18. Apply primer to all bare metal surfaces. Use Standox 1K Füllprimer.

19. Seal joints and metal folds with putty. Use Terostat 1K-PUR.

20. Apply anti-corrosion agent to internal surfaces after painting. Use Terotex HV 400.