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Fiat Seicento Factory Service Manual (1998-2010)11 · 70 Bodywork
11 · Body & interior

Reassembly

Make
Fiat
Model
Seicento Factory Service Manual
Year
1998–2010
Section
Body panels, replacement and repair › Reassembly
70 BodyworkReassembly · page 1 of 2

(Cont. Op.7090A54)

  • Remove door sill.
Diagram showing the interior of a car door with callout numbers 1, 2, and 3 indicating specific areas on the door sill and frame.
  • Remove PVC treatment from door sill lower edge.
  • Unpin welding spots along door sill edge perimeter.
  • Remove door sill plate off-cuts.
  • Straighten plate edges of door sill seat with hammer and shaped stake.
  1. Remove welding spot residuals with disk grinding wheel .
Diagram showing the interior of a car door with callout number 1 pointing to the door sill area.

Reassembly

  • Position spare part and secure it with self-locking clamps.
  1. Cut door sill overlap edges with circular saw so as to obtain two perfect connecting lines .
  • Remove spare part.
  • Remove exceeding plate off-cuts from door sill.
Diagram showing the interior of a car door with callout number 1 pointing to the door sill area.
  • Straighten plate edges of door sill seat with hammer and shaped stake.
  1. Apply weldable paint on whole perimeter of door sill seat.
Diagram showing the interior of a car door with callout number 1 pointing to the door sill area.
  • Remove inhibiting treatment on whole perimeter of spare inner and outer part with disk grinding wheel.
  1. Apply weldable paint on zones affected by grinding.
Diagram showing a metal door sill component with callout number 1 pointing to a fixing tab.
  1. Position spare part (1a), fasten it with self-locking clamps and bend fixing tabs (1b).

(Cont..)

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