Removing Front Panel

Information 

• Some of the repair illustrations show only one side of the vehicle  .
• Naturally, some steps also have to be performed on the opposite side of the vehicle as well  .
  Fig 1: Identifying Front Panel

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1. Remove wing joining plate. →  505355 REPLACING WING JOINING PLATE  
2. Drill through punch rivets using a twist drill Nr.201  .

   Grind down welded seams.

   Fig 2: Identifying Front Panel

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   Fig 3: Identifying Front Panel

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   Fig 4: Identifying Front Panel

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   Fig 5: Removing Front Panel

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   Fig 6: Locating Welded Seam

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   Fig 7: Identifying Front Panel

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3. Heat bonding areas. Hot-air blower, Leister-Electron/V.A.G. 1416 WE 1119 
   Fig 8: Identifying Panel Bonding Areas

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   Fig 9: Identifying Panel Bonding Areas

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   Fig 10: Identifying Panel Bonding Areas

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   Fig 11: Identifying Panel Bonding Areas

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4. Remove front panel.