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41 00... Use Of Materials In Outer Skin

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Fig 1: Identifying Materials In Outer Skin (Body Variant)
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Component Vehicle Material
(1) Side wall, front F01, F02, F04, F10, F11, F18, F80, F82, F83 Aluminum
F06, F12, F13, F15, F16 Plastic
F20, F21, F22, F23, F25, F26, F30, F31, F32, F33, F34, F35, F36 Steel
(2) Door, front F01, F02, F04, F06, F07, F10, F11, F12, F13, F18 Aluminum
F20, F21, F22, F23, F25, F26, F30, F31, F32, F33, F34, F35, F36, F80, F82, F83 Steel
(3) Door, rear F01, F02, F04, F06, F07, F10, F11, F18 Aluminum
F20, F25, F26, F30, F31, F34, F35, F36 Steel
(5) Engine compartment lid F01, F02, F04, F06, F07, F10, F11, F12, F13, F15, F16, F18, F80, F82, F83 Aluminum
F20, F21, F22, F23, F25, F26, F30, F31, F32, F33, F34, F35, F36 Steel
(6) Hardtop/roof F01, F02, F04 Aluminum
F06, F07, F10, F11, F13, F15, F16, F18, F20, F21, F22, F25, F26, F30, F31, F32, F33, F34, F35, F36 Steel
F82 Carbon
(7) Soft top compartment lid F12 Plastic
F23, F33 Steel
(8) Tailgate F07 Aluminum
F06, F12, F13, F82 Plastic
F01, F02, F04, F10, F11, F15, F16, F18, F20, F21, F22, F23, F25, F26, F30, F31, F32, F33, F34, F35, F36, F80 Steel