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

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Before starting repair work

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

General notes

Safety regulations

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

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) .