Removal

• In order to facilitate the successive operations, the following components should be removed temporarily:
  • rear bumper and external trim (see: GR. 75);
  • rear door (see: GR. 55);
  • boot lid (see: GR. 56);
  • rear wing (see: GR. 49 - REPLACING MOBILE COMPONENTS);
  • luggage compartment trim (see: GR. 66);
  • rear windscreen (see: GR. 75).
• Disconnect the battery and the control units (see: GR. 40-43).

Removal

1. Removal of weld points and the discharge cut shown in the figure are to be carried out when removing the rear side panel.

• Using a rotating brush, clean the area to be chamfered in order to show up the welds.

1. Using a drill, remove the welds.
2. Using a chamfering machine, remove the welds.