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 points along Y-marking. |
2 | Mark separating point on rear fender (1) and cut (area C). |
Do not cut too deeply. |
Mark separating point along Y-marking. |
3 | Grind off crimped bead along wheel arch on rear fender (1) (area D). |
4 | Remove remaining piece from crimped bead on rear fender (1). |
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5 | Expose spot welds on rear fender (1) and cut out (areas E, F, G, H, I, R and S). |
Cut out spot welds through two panel thicknesses (area G). |
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6 | Heat rear fender (1) in cross-hatched areas using heat gun. |
Cross-hatched areas are bonded. |
7 | Remove damaged rear fender (1). |
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8 | Crimp connecting flange toward inside (area J). |
9 | Grind mating surfaces down to bare metal in the cross-hatched areas. |
Sand down spot weld flanges to bare metal on both sides. |
10 | Remove grinding and drilling chips with wet/dry vacuum cleaner. |
11 | Coat insides of spot weld flanges with zinc dust paint. |
Do not coat bonding surfaces with zinc dust paint (areas K, L, M, N, O and P). |
Observe pretreatment of bonding surfaces. |