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Fiat Bravo/Brava (182) Factory Service Manual (1995-2001)10 · 70 Bodywork
10 · Body & interior

Bodywork

Make
Fiat
Model
Bravo /Brava (182) Factory Service Manual
Year
1995–2001
Section
Replacing structural body panels › Bodywork
70 BodyworkBodywork

Bodywork

Replacing structural body panels

Welding the spare part

  1. Reposition the replacement part on the vehicle and on the template, check that it is perfectly aligned and then weld the panel and then the reinforcement.
Diagram showing continuous MIG welding of a structural body panel and reinforcement.

UUUUUUU Continuous MIG welding

Preparing and positioning the replacement part

  1. Remove the excess from the replacement part so that it is about 20 mm longer than the part previously removed from the vehicle.
  2. Position on the template and on the vehicle marking it on the vehicle with the cutting line (1).
  3. Remove the area previously marked by the cutting line (1) from the vehicle.
Diagram showing a structural body panel positioned on a template with a cutting line marked as (1).

Parts & tools for this job For 1995 Fiat Bravo

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