LR3/Disco 3
Body Repairs
General Information
Introduction
The body plays a significant role in the increasing trend of ever more rapidly changing model variants. The different
customer groups are strongly influenced by the design and shape of the body. At the same time the stability of the body
plays the most important part in ensuring passenger and driver safety. Lightweight construction, alternative materials,
composite materials, plastics and appropriate joining processes are all design features that characterise modern Land
Rover vehicle bodies.
In terms of manufacturing technology, modern safety cell bodies can be produced almost without any problems. Land
Rover guarantee high quality standards by ensuring that mechanical strength properties are tried and tested in numerous
computer simulations, crash tests, by testing materials and by employing sophisticated manufacturing technologies. In the
event of repairs it is vital that the production quality standards are upheld. This requires a well-equipped workshop, and
places particular emphasis on the qualifications of the workshop technicians. Up-to-date knowledge of current
manufacturing technologies and continuous training on new repair methods and techniques are vital for high-quality body
repairs. The model-specific repair manuals and the general repair techniques provide valuable support when undertaking
body repairs.
Always follow the repair instructions published in this manual. Failure to observe this instruction can result in serious
impairment of vehicle safety. All specified safety requirements must be met after the work has been carried out.
Vehicle design
Vehicle design
Published : Sep 22, 2004
