Body Repairs

Chapter overview

• Technical data
  1
• 1 Vehicle identification data
  1
• 1.1 Vehicle identification number
  1
• 1.2 Disposable labels (only for Brazil) - VIS
  1
• 1.3 Destructible labels (only for Brazil) - VIS - replacement
  2
• 2 Foam parts/mountings
  3
• 3 High-resistance body plate
  5
• 4 Laser welding
  6
• 5 Body clearance measurements
  7
• 5.1 Front portion of the body (up to model-year 2010)
  8
• 5.2 Front portion of body (up from model-year 2011)
  9
• 5.3 Rear portion of the body (up to model-year 2010)
  13
• 5.4 Rear portion of body (up from model-year 2011)
  15
• 6 Body dimensions
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• 6.1 Body - front section
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• 6.2 Body - central section
  23
• 6.3 Body - rear section
  29
• 6.4 Body - lower front section
  31
• 6.5 Body - lower central section
  33
• 7 Alignment platform
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• 7.1 Assembly overview
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• 7.2 General view of the front section alignment platform positions
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• 7.3 General view of the central section alignment platform positions
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• 7.4 General view of the rear section alignment platform positions
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• Body - Front part
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• 1 Engine support (right side) - replace
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• 1.1 Tools
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• 1.2 Removal
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• 1.3 Installation
  47
• 2 Wheel housing upper longitudinal member - replace
  49
• 2.1 Tools
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• 2.2 Removal
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• 2.3 Installation
  50
• 3 Headlight housing - replace
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• 3.1 Tools
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• 3.2 Removal
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• 3.3 Installation
  55
• 4 Wheel housing upper longitudinal member reinforcement - replace
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• 4.1 Tools
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• 4.2 Removal
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• 4.3 Installation
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• 5 Front wheel housing - replace
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• 5.1 Tools
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• 5.2 Removal
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• 5.3 Installation
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• 6 Front wheel housing (partial part) - replace
  62
• 6.1 Tools
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• 6.2 Removal
  62
• 6.3 Installation
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• 7 Front longitudinal member - replace
  65
• 7.1 Tools
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• 7.2 Removal
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• 7.3 Installation
  66
• 8 Front longitudinal member (partial part) - replace
  68
• 8.1 Tools
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• 8.2 Removal
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• 8.3 Installation
  69
• 9 Front bumper support - replace
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• 9.1 Tools
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• 9.2 Removal
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• 9.3 Installation
  74
• Body - Central section
  76
• 1 Roof - replace
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• 1.1 Removal
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• 1.2 Installation
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• 2 Front roof cross member - replace
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• 2.1 Tools
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• 2.2 Removal
  88
• 2.3 Installation
  89
• 3 Central roof cross member - replace
  91
• 3.1 Tools
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• 3.2 Removal
  91
• 3.3 Welding
  92
• 4 Rear roof cross member - replace
  94
• 4.1 Tools
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• 4.2 Removal
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• 4.3 Installation
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• 5 Pillar A - replace
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• 5.1 Tools
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• 5.2 Removal
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• 5.3 Installation
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• 6 Pillar A (internal section) - replace
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• 6.1 Tools
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• 6.2 Removal
  102
• 6.3 Installation
  105
• 7 Pillar B (external section) - replace
  107
• 7.1 Tools
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• 7.2 Removal
  108
• 8 Pillar B (outer section) - replace
  111
• 8.1 Tools
  111
• 8.2 Removal
  111
• 8.3 Installation
  113
• 9 Lower member (outer portion) - replace
  115
• 9.1 Tools
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• 9.2 Removal
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• 9.3 Installation
  116
• 10 Front floor - partial part - replace
  119
• 10.1 Tools
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• 10.2 Removal
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• 10.3 Installation
  121
• 11 Lower longitudinal member reinforcement - replace
  124
• 11.1 Tools
  124
• 11.2 Removal
  124
• 11.3 Installation
  125
• Body - Rear section
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• 1 Rear panel and latch mounting - replace
  128
• 1.1 Tools
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• 1.2 Removal
  129
• 1.3 Installation
  130
• 2 Latch mounting inner portion - replace
  132
• 2.1 Tools
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• 2.2 Removal
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• 2.3 Installation
  134
• 3 Tail light housing - replace
  135
• 3.1 Tools
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• 3.2 Removal
  135
• 3.3 Installation
  136
• 4 Tow hook - replace
  138
• 4.1 Tools
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• 4.2 Removal
  139
• 4.3 Installation
  139
• 5 Front longitudinal member (partial part) - replace
  141
• 5.1 Tools
  141
• 5.2 Removal
  141
• 5.3 Installation
  143
• 6 Side panel - replace
  145
• 6.1 Tools
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• 6.2 Removal
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• 6.3 Installation
  147
• 7 Spare wheel housing - replace
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• 7.1 Tools
  150
• 7.2 Removal
  150
• 7.3 Installation
  152
• 8 Spare wheel housing (partial part) - replace
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• 8.1 Tools
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• 8.2 Removal
  154
• 8.3 Installation
  155