Fitting In Rear Side Panel And Preparing For Installation

Produce repair part.
1. 1.1. Cut the connection area to the roof on the new part. Ensure that the repair part in the area of the C and D-pillars overlaps by -W- → Overlap: 50 mm over the remaining piece of the vehicle. The overlap on the wheel arch is automatically defined owing to the cut dimension.
  
  Fig 1: Identifying Rear Side Panel Aeras (1)
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  Fig 2: Identifying Rear Side Panel Aeras (2)
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  Information
  - As a result of technical issues, it is not possible to provide a side section with a tail light holder with hole pattern for repair work. In this case, a specially developed, adjustable retainer plate is available which must also be installed.
Clean welding and sealing areas.
1. 2.1. Grind both sides of the connection flange of the side panel in the marked areas -A, B, F, G- and -H, I- (-I-) until bare using a rotary brush.
  
  Fig 3: Identifying Connection Flange Of Side Panel Marked Areas (A - B)
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  Fig 4: Identifying Connection Flange Of Side Panel Marked Areas (G - H - I)
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  Fig 5: Identifying Connection Flange Of Side Panel Marked Areas (I)
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Drill holes for plug welding using inert gas.
1. 3.1. On the fastening flange in area -H- of the rear side panel, bore holes ø = 7 mm or punch them using a hole punch. Maintain spacing between the bores as on the old part.
  
  Fig 6: Identifying Fastening Flange Area
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Coat spot-weld flange areas with zinc powder paint.
1. 4.1. Coat all spot-weld flange areas on which there is no body adhesive (areas -A, F, G- and -I- ) with zinc powder paint.
  
  Fig 7: Identifying Spot-Weld Flange Areas (A - B - G)
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  Fig 8: Identifying Spot-Weld Flange Areas (G - H - I)
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