Removal

• In order to facilitate the successive operations the following components should be removed temporarily:

• front bumper and external trim (see: GR. 75);
• bonnet (see: GR. 56);
• front door (see: GR. 55);
• front wing (see: GR. 49 - REPLACING MOBILE PARTS);
• front pillar trim (see: GR. 66);
• front windscreen (see: GR. 75).

• Disconnect the battery and the control units (see: GR. 40-43).

Removal

1. Using a circular saw, cut along the lines indicated in the illustration without damaging the front windscreen frame.
2. Using a jig saw cut along the lines indicated in the illustration without damaging the underlying parts.

• Using a rotating brush, clean the area to be chamfered in order to show up the welds.
• Using a drill, remove the welds.
• Remove the welds using a chamfering machine.
• Open the clinch tabs.