The engine compartment hood, doors, trunk lid and front fenders are bolted on and can be easily replaced. When installing, it is necessary to strictly maintain the gaps, otherwise, for example, the door will knock or there will be noise from the oncoming air flow. The gaps between the body elements should be from 4.5 to 6.0 mm. The gap should in any case be parallel, that is, the size of the gap along the entire length of the mating body parts should be the same. The permissible deviation from parallelism is up to 1 mm.
Along with the bodywork, this section also describes interior equipment such as seats and trim. Since many of these parts are secured with Torx bolts, a set of special keys is required.
Safety precautions when performing bodywork:
- If welding or other work that generates a spark is carried out near the battery, it must be removed.
- The parts of the filled air conditioning system may not be subjected to any welding or soldering. This applies to welding and soldering work on the vehicle if there is a risk of heating up the air conditioning parts.
Caution: The air conditioner coolant circuit must not be opened.
- The body parts that are particularly susceptible to corrosion have a zinc coating. Do not remove the zinc layer before welding (the zinc layer is removed only by hard soldering). In this case, increase the welding current by approximately 10%.
Caution: When welding galvanized surfaces, toxic zinc oxide is released, so adequate ventilation must be provided.
- At the repair site, remove the PVC protective coating from the bottom with a rotating wire brush or heat it with a hot hair dryer to a temperature of no more than 180°C and remove the coating with a spatula. When PVC material burns or heats up, hydrochloric acid is released, which promotes corrosion, and vapors are also released that are harmful to health.
- As part of repair painting, the car can be heated in a drying chamber or in a heating zone to a temperature of no more than +80°C. Otherwise, there is a risk of failure of the electronic control units on the car.
