41 00... 0 Contents Of Body Repair General Information

Before starting repair work 

• BMW i 

  Checking the body for damage (e.g. following an accident)

General notes 

• See 41 00... QUALITY STANDARD 
• See 41 00... WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT (BMW AND MINI VEHICLES) 

Safety regulations 

• See 41 00... SAFETY AT WORK 
• See 41 00... INFORMATION ON HAZARDS 
• See 41 00... INFORMATION ON VEHICLE PROTECTION 

Material/new part 

• See 41 00... MATERIALS SCIENCE 
• See 41 00... USE OF MATERIALS IN OUTER SKIN 
• Expendable materials. See 41 00... OVERVIEW OF CONSUMABLES 

Handling components 

• Electrical system, electronics and fiber optics. See 41 00... HANDLING ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND ELECTRONICS .
• Vehicles with hybrid/electric drive
• See FLOOD DAMAGE
• Passive safety. See 41 00... HANDLING AIRBAGS AND RESTRAINT SYSTEMS , 72 12... PROCEDURE AFTER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AS RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT and 41 00... PROCEDURE FOR VEHICLES WITH ACTIVE PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION (AFGS) AFTER AN ACCIDENT .
• See SEATS/SEAT BELTS
• See CHASSIS, SUSPENSION AND STEERING
• See WHEEL RIM REPAIRS
• Retractable hardtop
• See HEADLIGHT REPAIRS

Body dimensions 

• See 41 00... FRAME ALIGNMENT CONTROL BODY DIMENSIONS
• See 41 00... BODY GAP DIMENSIONS .

Cavity sealing 

• Installation of shaped parts. See 41 00... INSTALLING CAVITY SEALING (EXPANDED) , 41 00... INSTALLING CAVITY SEALING (NOT EXPANDED)  and 41 00... INSTALLING A CAVITY SEALING WITH 2-COMPONENT PU CAVITY FOAM .
• Position of shaped parts

Vehicle identification number 

• General vehicle identification number. See 41 00... VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, GENERAL .
• Enter vehicle identification number. See 41 00... STAMPING VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER (NEEDLE STAMPING UNIT) .

Repair method 

• Repair stage 1a. See 41 00... REPAIR METHODS, REPAIR STAGES 1 .

BMW/MINI/BMW i

• Replacement of screwed-on components
• Repair stage 1b. See 41 00... REPAIR METHODS, REPAIR STAGES 1 .

BMW/MINI/BMW i

• Repairs to outer skin

• Repair stage 2. See 41 00... REPAIR TECHNIQUES, 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. See 41 00 REPAIR TECHNIQUES, 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 

• General Information. See 41 00... CORROSION PROTECTION .

Paint 

• See GENERAL INFORMATION
• See INFORMATION/WARNING LABELS
• Separate component and sectional paintwork. See 99 00... MISCELLANEOUS PAINTING or 99 00... PAINTWORK (2 AND 3 COATS) .