Fiat Brava Service Manual page 547

Bravo-Brava
Bodywork
Replacing body panels
70.
Preparing the spare part and checking that it is correctly positioned on the bodyshell
1. Make equidistant holes along the entire lower edge of the replacement part.
2. Remove the anti-corrosion treatment from the entireperimeter of the inside and the outside of the re­
placement part using a special grinder.
3. Use electro-galvanizing paint on the edges in contact with the bodyshell.
4. Position the replacement part in place and fix it using the special self-locking clamps.
5. Fit the door, then check the alignment and eveness of the surrounding gap.
Welding the spare part
1. Carry out spot welding on the upperand lower edges of the underdoorside member welding it to the
bodyshell.
2. Use the MIG welder by the bodyshell pillars.
3. Use the MIG welder to fill the holes made previously in the replacement part.
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