41 00 Contents Of Body Repair General Information

Before starting repair work 

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

General notes 

• Quality standard  . See 41 00... QUALITY STANDARD  or 41 00... REPLACEMENT PARTS STANDARDS 
• WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT 

Safety regulations 

• SAFETY AT WORK 
• INFORMATION ON HAZARDS 
• Information on VEHICLE PROTECTION 

Material/new part 

• MATERIALS SCIENCE 
• USE OF MATERIALS  in outer shell
• EXPENDABLE MATERIALS 

Handling components 

• ELECTRICAL SYSTEM , electronics and fibre optics
• Vehicles with hybrid/electric drive  . See 41 00... PROCEDURE FOR VEHICLES WITH HYBRID DRIVE/ELECTRIC DRIVE FOLLOWING ACCIDENT  or 61 25... VISUAL CHECK OF THE HIGH-VOLTAGE BATTERY UNIT FOLLOWING AN ACCIDENT
• FLOOD DAMAGE
• Passive safety  . See 41 00... HANDLING AIRBAGS AND RESTRAINT SYSTEMS , 72 12... PROCEDURE AFTER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AS RESULT OF AN ACCIDENT or 41 00... PROCEDURE FOR VEHICLES WITH ACTIVE PEDESTRIAN PROTECTION (AFGS) AFTER AN ACCIDENT 
• SEATS/SEAT BELTS 
• CHASSIS, SUSPENSION AND STEERING
• WHEEL RIM REPAIRS
• Retractable hardtop
• HEADLIGHT REPAIRS 

Body dimensions 

• 41 00... FRAME ALIGNMENT CONTROL BODY DIMENSIONS
• 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)  or 41 00... INSTALLING A CAVITY SEALING WITH 2-COMPONENT PU CAVITY FOAM 
• POSITION OF SHAPED PARTS 

Vehicle identification number 

• GENERAL VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 
• ENTER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 

Repair method 

• REPAIR STAGE 1A 

  BMW/MINI/BMW i

• Replacement of screwed-on components
• REPAIR STAGE 1B 

  BMW/MINI/BMW i

• Repairs to outer skin
• 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 

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 

Paint 

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