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Fiat Punto (176) Factory Service Manual (1993-1999)10 · 70 Bodywork
10 · Body & interior

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
A person wearing protective earmuffs and glasses using a disc grinder on the edge of a car roof panel.

Preparing the spare part

  • Remove the anti-corrosion protective treatment along the entire internal and external perimeter of the replacement part using a disc grinder;
A person marking a line with a pen along the edge of a car roof panel resting on a stand.
  • apply the galvanizing protective paint to the areas which have previously been ground:

NOTE Use IVI Epox type epoxide primer or a galvanizing protective paint or an equivalent product.

A person measuring a roof panel with a ruler, with an inset showing the roof rack mounting bracket.
  • trace the reference points for the roof rack mountings;

Front attachment

Distance A = 275 mm
(Distance from the front attachment to the upper projection on the front edge of the replacement part).

Rear attachment

Distance B = 620 mm
(Distance from the front attachment to the rear one).

  • weld the front and rear roof rack attachments in position (see inset).

Parts & tools for this job For 1993 Fiat Punto

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