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:

TOOL REFERENCE CHART

	Steel		Aluminum
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		Aluminum
Tool	Structure	Outer skin	Structure	Outer skin
Body tool trolley	x	x		x
Aluminum bodywork tool assortment			x	x

Repair stage 2:

TOOLS REFERENCE CHART

	Steel		Aluminum
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 for adhesives	x	x		x

Repair stage 3:

TOOLS REFERENCE CHART

	Steel		Aluminum
Tool	Structure	Outer skin	Structure	Outer skin
Body tool trolley	x	x
Aluminum 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 for 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. All previous application before the withdrawal of the recommendation shall remain unaffected.

RECOMMENDED DESIGNATION

	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)
	MIDIspot QSVM9000	Elmatech)
	CR600 QSM	Car-O-Liner)
	MIDIspot QSVM12000T	Car-O-Liner
	Multispot MI-100 Control	Elektron
	MIDIspot QSVM12000T	Elmatech

Application options and restrictions of above devices.

APPLICATION OPTIONS AND RESTRICTIONS OF DEVICES

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.