Body Repairs

Chapter overview

• Technical data
  1
• 1 Vehicle identification data
  1
• 1.1 Identification plate
  1
• 1.2 Vehicle data plate
  1
• 1.3 Vehicle identification number
  1
• 2 Body dimensions
  2
• 2.1 Floor group - front
  2
• 2.2 Floor group - front
  3
• 2.3 Floor group - centre
  4
• 2.4 Floor group - rear
  5
• 2.5 Body - front
  6
• 2.6 Body - centre
  11
• 2.7 Body - rear
  16
• 3 Alignment jig
  18
• 4 Convertible roof mounting gauge V.A.G 1898
  28
• 5 Galvanized body parts
  33
• Body - front
  34
• 1 Renewing wishbone support
  34
• 1.1 Removing
  34
• 2 Renewing front wheel housing
  36
• 2.1 Removing
  36
• 3 Renewing front wheel housing - partial renewal
  39
• 3.1 Removing
  39
• 4 Front longitudinal member - partial renewal in front of auxiliary link mounting
  41
• 4.1 Removing
  41
• 5 Front longitudinal member - partial renewal behind auxiliary link mounting
  43
• 5.1 Removing
  43
• 5.2 Welding in mounting bracket balance weight
  44
• 6 Renewing front part of longitudinal member
  45
• 6.1 Removing
  45
• Body - centre
  48
• 1 Renewing roll bar
  48
• 1.1 Removing
  48
• 2 Renewing windscreen frame
  51
• 2.1 Removing
  51
• 3 Renewing convertible roof box
  53
• 3.1 Removing
  53
• 4 Renewing outer side panel
  57
• 4.1 Removing
  57
• 5 Renewing A-pillar
  60
• 5.1 Includes: Side member part section
  60
• 6 Renewing A-pillar reinforcement
  64
• 6.1 Removing
  64
• 7 Renewing B-pillar - partial renewal
  67
• 7.1 Includes: Side member part section
  67
• 8 Renewing outer side member
  71
• 8.1 Removing
  71
• 9 Renewing inner side member
  73
• 9.1 Removing
  73
• 10 Renewing floor panel - partial renewal
  75
• 10.1 Removing
  75
• Body - rear
  77
• 1 Renewing rear cross panel
  77
• 1.1 Removing
  77
• 2 Renewing cover plate
  81
• 2.1 Removing
  81
• 3 Renewing luggage compartment floor - partial renewal
  83
• 3.1 Removing
  83
• 4 Rear longitudinal member - partial renewal
  85
• 4.1 Removing
  85
• 5 Renewing side panel
  87
• 5.1 Removing
  87
• 6 Renewing side panel - partial renewal
  90
• 6.1 Removing
  90
• 7 Renewing side panel - partial renewal
  92
• 7.1 Removing
  92
• 8 Renewing outer wheel housing liner
  94
• 8.1 Removing
  94