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Focus 1999 (08.1998-12.2004)
Body and Paint
5 Body and Paint / 501 Body and Paint
501-30 Rear End Sheet Metal Repairs
Removal and Installation
Inner Quarter Panel - 5-Door
Rear End Sheet Metal Repairs - Inner Quarter Panel—5-Door
Focus 1999 (08/1998-12/2004)
Removal and Installation
General Equipment
Measuring and straightening system
Materials
Name
Specification
Inner quarter panel
Lock striker reinforcement panel
C-pillar reinforcement panels
Seatbelt retractor retaining panel
Removal
General note.
Before beginning the repair remove the quarter panel, the back panel and the water drain panel together with its reinforcement panel.
Lock striker reinforcement panel
Mill out the spot welds.
Outer wheel housing with inner quarter panel
Expose the spot welds with a rough cut.
Mill out the spot welds (two panel thicknesses).
Inner quarter panel
Cut points
Remove the remaining flange from the C-pillar reinforcement.
Seatbelt retaining panel
Mill out the spot welds from the inside.
Installation
Wheel housing with inner quarter panel and reinforcement panels
Puddle weld.
Continuous MIG seam weld the inner quarter panel.
Puddle weld (two panel thicknesses).
Seatbelt retaining panel
Puddle weld.
Body and Paint
5 Body and Paint / 501 Body and Paint
501-30 Rear End Sheet Metal Repairs
Removal and Installation
Inner Quarter Panel - 5-Door
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