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Preparing Rear Side Member (Section) For Installation

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  1. Fit in rear side member.
    1. 1.1. Cut rear side member at the transitions to the body leaving an overlap of 30 mm.
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  2. Fit in rear side member again.
    1. 2.1. Make cuts through the rear side member (section) and rear side member in the overlap areas.
  3. Prepare connection areas for bonding and welding.
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  4. Resistance spot-weld the closing element.
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    Red Plug-welding/apply a full weld using inert gas without bonding
    Green Resistance spot-welding
    Yellow Bonding + resistance spot-welding
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