Workshop equipment

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Minimum requirements for workshop equipment to guarantee professional body repairs:

The tools listed below must be used .

Repair stage 1a:

Tool	Sourcing reference	Screwed parts (steel or plastic)	Screwed parts (aluminum)
Body tool cart	81 64 2 153 204 or 81 64 2 410 578	x	x
Drill	conventional Span width 0 to min. 10 mm	x	x
Blind riveting tongs	81 43 0 301 744	x	x
Manual riveting machine for blind rivet nuts	81 43 2 155 739 (up to M12) or 81 43 9 429 204 (up to M8)	x	x

Repair stage 1b:

Tool	Sourcing reference	Screwed parts (steel or plastic)	Screwed parts (aluminum)
Aluminum bodywork tool assortment	81642336755		x
Pressure cup spray gun for cavity sealant	81452148795	x	x
Drill	conventional Span width 0 to min. 10 mm	x	x
Blind riveting tongs Electrical or pneumatic With rivet head extension	81430301744 with extension 81432158706 or 81432159003	x	x
Manual riveting machine for blind rivet nuts	81432155739 (up to M12) or 81439429204 (up to M8)	x	x

Repair stage 2:

		Steel		Aluminum
Tool	Sourcing reference	Structure	outer skin	Structure	outer skin
Body tool cart accessory set	81642334947	x	x
Bodywork saw	81432156415 or 81432410594	x	x
Belt sander	81432236488 (230V) or 81432333873 (100-115V)	x	x	x	x
Single-handed grinder	81430303336	x	x	x	x
Welding spot remover	81439428600	x	x
Punch riveting tool	8132158708	x	x	x
MAG welding apparatus	conventional	x	x
OVERVIEW OF GLUE CARTRIDGE GUNS	x	x	x	x
Infrared heater	81442211107 (220V) or 81452211615 (110V)		x
Thermometer	81312211265		x

In addition, the repair stage 1 tools are required.

Repair stage 3:

	Steel		Aluminum
Tool	Structure	outer skin	Structure	outer skin
Spot welding apparatus	x	x
Straightening system	x		x
Stud welding apparatus	x		x
Flame coating set			x
MIG welding apparatus			x (E52 only)

In addition, the repair stage 1 and 2 tools are required.

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 welder used conforms to the technical requirements of the currently recommended welding sets.

The use of technically obsolete equipment may have serious consequences for the structure of the vehicle (e.g. in the event of an accident). In the end, this can result in safety and product liability risks which cannot 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/MINI vehicles. A spot welding unit will lose its recommendation as soon as tests with materials and material combinations designated for future use in BMW/MINI vehicles return negative results (see "Group 1" in table). All previous application before the withdrawal of the recommendation shall remain unaffected.

	Device designation	Manufacturer
Group 1 Devices currently no longer recommended	CR500	CAR-O-LINER
	Spot9000	Tecna
	ATL 400V	Wielander & Schill
	MIDIspot QSVM12000T	CAR-O-LINER
	MIDIspot QSVM12000T	Elmatech
	MIDIspot QSVM9000	CELETTE
	MIDIspot QSVM9000	Elmatech
	CR600 QSM	CAR-O-LINER
Group 2 Devices currently recommended	Multispot MI-100 Control	Elektron
	Inverta Spot Gran Turismo BM	Wielander & Schill
	3664 BM	Tecna
	CTR12000T	CAR-O-LINER

Application options and restrictions of above devices.

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

NOTE: As of May 2016:

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