41 00 Contents Of Body Repair General Information
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Before starting repair work
Checking the body for damage (e.g. following an accident)
General notes
- Quality standard . See 41 00... QUALITY STANDARD or 41 00... REPLACEMENT PARTS STANDARDS
- WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT
Safety regulations
- SAFETY AT WORK
- INFORMATION ON HAZARDS
- Information on VEHICLE PROTECTION
Material/new part
- MATERIALS SCIENCE
- USE OF MATERIALS in outer shell
- EXPENDABLE MATERIALS
Handling components
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , electronics and fibre optics
- Vehicles with hybrid/electric drive . See 41 00... PROCEDURE FOR VEHICLES WITH HYBRID DRIVE/ELECTRIC DRIVE FOLLOWING ACCIDENT or 61 25... VISUAL CHECK OF THE HIGH-VOLTAGE BATTERY UNIT FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT
- FLOOD DAMAGE
- Passive safety . See 41 00... HANDLING AIRBAGS AND RESTRAINT SYSTEMS , 72 12... PROCEDURE AFTER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AS RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT or 41 00... PROCEDURE FOR VEHICLES WITH ACTIVE PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION (AFGS) AFTER AN ACCIDENT
- SEATS/SEAT BELTS
- CHASSIS, SUSPENSION AND STEERING
- WHEEL RIM REPAIRS
- Retractable hardtop
- HEADLIGHT REPAIRS
Body dimensions
Cavity sealing
- Installation of shaped parts . See 41 00... INSTALLING CAVITY SEALING (EXPANDED) , 41 00... INSTALLING CAVITY SEALING (NOT EXPANDED) or 41 00... INSTALLING A CAVITY SEALING WITH 2-COMPONENT PU CAVITY FOAM
- POSITION OF SHAPED PARTS
Vehicle identification number
Repair method
- REPAIR STAGE 1A
BMW/MINI/BMW i
- Replacement of screwed-on components
- REPAIR STAGE 1B
BMW/MINI/BMW i
- Repairs to outer skin
- REPAIR STAGE 2
BMW/MINI
- Bonding and riveting
- Welding using a MAG welder
- without
straightening bench
BMW i
- Repairs to life module
- Repairs to drive module
- without straightening bench
- REPAIR STAGE 3
BMW/MINI
- Bonding and riveting
- Welding using a spot welding system
- with a straightening bench
BMW i
- Repairs to life module
- Repairs to drive module
- with a straightening bench
Corrosion protection
Paint
- GENERAL INFORMATION
- INFORMATION/WARNING LABELS
- Separate component and sectional paintwork . See 99 00... MISCELLANEOUS PAINTING or 99 00... PAINTWORK (2 AND 3 COATS)