Preparing the spare part
- Make
- Fiat
- Model
- Punto (176) Factory Service Manual
- Year
- 1993–1999
- Section
- Replacing body panels › Preparing the spare part
70 BodyworkPreparing the spare part
Preparing the spare part
Before fitting it on the vehicle, the replacement part should be prepared in the following way:
- remove the anti-corrosion protective treatment from the perimeter of the replacement part using a disc grinder;
- apply the galvanizing protective to the area which was previously ground and will later be welded;
- using a spot welder, weld the the fuel filler housing on the replacement part;
NOTE Use IVI Epox type epoxide primer or an electro-weld-able galvanized paint or an equivalent product.
Parts & tools for this job For 1993 Fiat Punto
- TOOLTrim removal tool kitSearch: trim removal tool kit
- PARTTouch-up paintSearch: Fiat touch up paint
- PARTPanel clip assortmentSearch: Fiat panel clips assortment
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