Preparing Rear Side Panel (Coupe) For Installation

Fit in rear side panel (Coupe).

1.3 Make cuts through the rear side panel (Coupe) and body in the overlap areas.

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B-pillar overlap

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Cut on body

Cut sheetmetal inserts used as a welding backing strip for the welding areas from the old rear side panel (Coupe).
Drill holes for flow-form welding rivets -A- > Diameter 7 mm .
> 5X00IN29 REPLACING FRICTION ELEMENT WELDED JOINT

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Mounting points

Drill holes for countersunk blind rivets -B and C - through both sheet metal panels with > diameter 4.1 mm .

4.1 Counterbore the rivet holes with > VAS 6957 - 100° countersink .

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Mounting points

Drill bore holes for blind rivets -A- through both sheet metal plates using > diameter 6.6 mm .

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Bore holes

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Bore holes
Drill bore holes for blind rivets -B- through both sheet metal plates using > diameter 6.6 mm .

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Bore holes

Drill bore holes for blind rivets -B- through both sheet metal plates using > diameter 4.1 mm .

7.1 Counterbore the rivet holes with > VAS 6957 - 100 ° countersink .

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Bore holes

Punch holes for flow-form rivets -C-
> 5X00IN23 REPLACING PUNCH RIVETS AND PENETRATED JOINTS

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Mounting points
Remove rear side panel (Coupe).
Prepare marked areas -A- for bonding and riveting.
> 5X00IN21 WORKING WITH BODY STRUCTURAL ADHESIVE PAH.071.781.00

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Connection areas
Prepare marked areas -B- for aluminium welding.
> 5X00IN10 WELDING ALUMINIUM

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Connection areas
Stick butyl mats -1- onto rear side panel (Coupe).

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Butyl mats