The following steps are shown on the left side of the vehicle and must be accomplished analogously on the right side in the event of damage.
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1 | Mark separating points on rear fender (1) and cut (areas A and B). |
Do not make the cuts too deep. |
Mark separating point along Y-marking (area A). |
Transfer dimension b1 from inside to rear fender (1) (area B). |
Dimensions: |
2 | Grind off crimped bead along wheel arch on rear fender (1) (area C). |
3 | Remove remaining piece from crimped bead on rear fender (1). |
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4 | Expose spot welds on rear fender (1) and cut out (areas D, E, F,G, H, and J). |
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5 | Heat rear fender (1) in cross-hatched areas using heat gun. |
Cross-hatched areas are bonded. |
6 | Remove damaged rear fender (1). |
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7 | Grind mating surfaces down to bare metal in the cross-hatched areas. |
Sand down spot weld flanges to bare metal on both sides. |
8 | Remove grinding and drilling chips with wet/dry vacuum cleaner. |
9 | Coat insides of spot weld flanges with zinc dust paint. |
Do not apply zinc dust paint to bonding surfaces (areas K, L and M). |
Observe pretreatment of bonding surfaces. |