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41 00... Workshop Equipment (BMW And Mini Vehicles)

Minimum workshop equipment requirements in order to ensure the correct and expert performance of body repairs:

The tools listed below must be used  .

Repair stage 1:

Tool Sourcing reference BMW Screwed parts (steel or plastic) Screwed parts (aluminum)
Body tool trolley   x x
Aluminum bodywork tool assortment     x
Pressure cup spray gun for cavity preservation 81 45 2 148 795 x x
Drill   x x
Blind riveting tongs
Electrical or pneumatic
With rivet head extension
  x x
Manual riveting machine for blind rivet nuts 81 43 2 155 739 (up to M12) or 81 43 9 429 204 (up to M8) x x

Repair stage 2:

    Steel Aluminum
Tool Sourcing reference BMW Structure Outer skin Structure Outer skin
Body tool trolley accessory set   x x    
Bodywork saw 81 43 2 299 088 or 81 43 2 299 089 x x    
Belt sander 81 43 2 236 488 (230V) or 81 43 2 333 873 (100-115V) x x x x
Single-handed grinder   x x x x
Welding spot remover 81 43 9 428 600 x x    
Punch riveting tool 81 43 2 158 708 x x x  
MAG welding apparatus   x x    
CARTRIDGE GUN  for adhesives   x x x x
Infrared heater 81 44 2 211 107 (220V) or 81 45 2 211 615 (110V)   x    

In addition, the repair stage 1 tools are required.

Repair stage 3:

  Steel Aluminum
Tool Structure Outer skin Structure Outer skin
Spot welding apparatus x x    
Straightening system x   x  
Stud welding apparatus x   x  
Flame coating set     x  
MIG welding apparatus     x (E52 only)  

In addition, the repair stage 1 and 2 tools are required.

IMPORTANT: In vehicles from model year 2001, higher-tensile and high-tensile steels are used in certain areas.
It is essential to check whether the spot-welding apparatus used conforms to the technical requirements of the currently recommended welding sets. Should you have any questions, please contact the country-specific Hotline.
The use of technically obsolete equipment may have serious consequences for the structure of the vehicle (e.g. in the event of a crash). In the end, this can result in safety and product liability risks which cannot be calculated.

Use and restrictions:

Definition of recommendation: 

All currently recommended spot welding sets comply according to the latest information with the requirements relating to reliable welding of today's and future BMW Group vehicles. A spot welding unit will lose its recommendation as soon as tests with materials and material combinations designated for future use in BMW Group vehicles return negative results (see Table Group 1). All previous application before the withdrawal of the recommendation shall remain unaffected.

  Device designation Manufacturer
Group 1
Devices currently no  longer recommended
CR500 Car-O-Liner
Spot9000 Tecna
ATL 400V Wielander & Schill
Group 2
Devices currently recommended 
MIDIspot QSVM9000 Celette(1)
MIDIspot QSVM9000 Elmatech(1)
CR600 QSM Car-O-Liner(1)
MIDIspot QSVM12000T Car-O-Liner
MIDIspot QSVM12000T Elmatech(1)
Multispot MI-100 Control Elektron
Inverta Spot GT BM Wielander & Schill
3664 BM Tecna
(1) no longer produced

Application options and restrictions of above devices.

Vehicle Group 1 Group 2
All BMW convertibles from E64 x
Except A-pillar, B-pillar, sill
x
All BMW model series from E70 x
Except B-pillar
x
NOTE: April 2012
All BMW and MINI vehicles not mentioned can be repaired with the equipment of Group 1 and Group 2.