Fiat 500 Collision Awareness Manual page 41

2012 FF
The repair joint is a combination lap­joint (1) and butt­joints
(2) – the panels are lapped in the flat areas and butted in
contoured locations and at weld flanges. The graphic bet­
ter illustrates this process.
COLLISION INFORMATION
Fig. 18 Modified Lap Joint
1 ­ LAP­JOINT WELDS
2 ­ BUTT­JOINT WELDS
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