41 00... Workshop Equipment

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Minimum workshop equipment requirements in order to ensure the correct and expert performance of body repairs:

The tools listed below must be used.

All repair stages:

TOOLS REFERENCE CHART

	Steel		Aluminium
Tool)*	Structure	Outer skin	Structure	Outer skin
Vaupel pressure cup spray gun for cavity preservation	x	x	x	x

Repair stage 1:

TOOLS REFERENCE CHART

	Steel		Aluminium
Tool)*	Structure	Outer skin	Structure	Outer skin
Body tool trolley	x	x		x
Aluminium bodywork tool assortment			x	x

Repair stage 2:

TOOLS REFERENCE CHART

	Steel		Aluminium
Tool)*	Structure	Outer skin	Structure	Outer skin
Body tool trolley	x	x
Bodywork saw	x	x
Belt sander	x	x	x	x
Single-handed grinder	x	x	x	x
Welding spot remover	x	x
Universal riveting tool	x	x	x
Punch riveting tool	x	x	x
CARTRIDGE GUN	x	x		x

Repair stage 3:

TOOLS REFERENCE CHART

	Steel		Aluminium
Tool)	Structure	Outer skin	Structure	Outer skin
Body tool trolley	x	x
Aluminium bodywork tool assortment			x	x
Bodywork saw	x	x
Belt sander	x	x	x	x
Single-handed grinder	x	x	x	x
Welding spot remover	x	x
Drill	x		x
MAG welding apparatus	x	x
MIG welding apparatus			x (E52 only)
Spot welding apparatus	x	x
Gas welder		x
Straightening system	x		x
Stud welding apparatus	x		x
Flame coating set			x
Universal riveting tool			x
CARTRIDGE GUN adhesives	x	x	x

IMPORTANT: In vehicles from model year 2001, higher-tensile and high-tensile steels are used in certain areas.
It is essential to check whether the spot-welding apparatus used conforms to the technical requirements of the currently recommended welding sets. Should you have any questions, please contact the country-specific Hotline.
The use of technically obsolete equipment may have serious consequences for the structure of the vehicle (e.g. in the event of a crash). In the end, this can result in safety and product liability risks which can not be calculated.

Use and restrictions:

Definition of recommendation:

All currently recommended spot welding sets comply according to the latest information with the requirements relating to reliable welding of today's and future BMW Group vehicles. A spot welding unit will loose its recommendation as soon as tests with materials and material combinations designated for future use in BMW Group vehicles return negative results (see Table Group 1). All previous application before the withdrawal of the recommendation shall remain unaffected.

RECOMMENDED SPOT WELDING

Device designation

Manufacturer

Group 1
Devices currently no longer recommended

CR500

Car-O-Liner

Spot9000

Tecna

ATL 400V

Wielander&Schill

Group 2
Devices currently recommended

MIDIspot QSVM9000

Celette) ⁽¹⁾

MIDIspot QSVM9000

Elmatech) ⁽¹⁾

CR600 QSM

Car-O-Liner) ⁽¹⁾

MIDIspot QSVM12000T

Car-O-Liner

Multispot MI-100 Control

Elektron

MIDIspot QSVM12000T

Elmatech

⁽¹⁾	no longer produced

Application options and restrictions of above devices.

RESTRICTIONS OF SPECIAL TOOLS

Vehicle	Group 1	Group 2
All convertibles from E64	x Except A-pillar, B-pillar, sill	x
All model series from E70	x Except B-pillar	x

NOTE: Status October 2009

All vehicles not mentioned can be repaired with the equipment of Group 1 and Group 2.