Land Rover Discovery: Body Repairs - General
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The body plays a significant role in the increasing trend of ever more
rapidly
changing model variants. The different customer groups are strongly
influenced by the design and shape of the body. At t
Most modern vehicles are constructed from a number of different steels,
partly to obtain an optimized body, (collision, safety, rigidity, fuel economy,
etc.).
Steels are divided into several groups a
General notes
Exact diagnosis of the extent of the damage enables proper repair
planning.
All body repairs must be carried out in accordance with the guidelines
in
this Body Repair Manual.
The
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Do not operate the wipers on a dry
screen.
In freezing or hot conditions, make
sure the wipers have not stuck to
the glass. Use the winter park
position to lift the wiper blades
away from the screen.
Remove any snow, ice or frost from
the windscreen, around the wiper
arms and blades, and the
windscr
Dress the flanges where necessary.
Offer up the new rocker panel and clamp into position. Check
alignment if correct, proceed to next step, if not, rectify and
recheck before proceeding.
Drill holes in new rocker panel where the Metal Inert Gas (MIG)
plug welds are to be installed as indi