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41 00... Workshop Equipment

Minimum workshop equipment requirements in order to ensure the correct and expert performance of body repairs:

The tools listed below must be used  .

Repair stage 1:

  Steel Aluminum
Tool(1) Structure Outer skin Structure Outer skin
Body tool trolley x x   x
Aluminum bodywork tool assortment     x x
Pressure cup spray gun for cavity preservation x x x x
Drill x x x x
Blind riveting tongs
Electrical or pneumatic
With rivet head extension
x x x  
Manual riveting machine for blind rivet nuts x   x  
(1) Sourcing reference BMW WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT CATALOGUE 

Repair stage 2:

  Steel Aluminum
Tool (1) Structure Outer skin Structure Outer skin
Body tool trolley accessory set x x    
Bodywork saw x x    
Belt sander x x x x
Single-handed grinder x x x x
Welding spot remover x x    
Punch riveting tool x x x  
MAG welding apparatus x x    
Cartridge gun for adhesives x x x x
Infrared heater   x    
In addition, the repair stage 1 tools are required.
(1) Sourcing reference BMW WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT CATALOGUE 

Repair stage 3:

  Steel Aluminum
Tool(1) Structure Outer skin Structure Outer skin
Spot welding apparatus x x    
Straightening system x   x  
Stud welding apparatus x   x  
Flame coating set     x  
MIG welding apparatus     x (E52 only)  
In addition, the repair stage 1 and 2 tools are required.
(1) Sourcing reference BMW WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT CATALOGUE 
IMPORTANT: In vehicles from model year 2001, higher-tensile and high-tensile steels are used in certain areas.
It is essential to check whether the spot-welding apparatus used conforms to the technical requirements of the currently recommended welding sets.
The use of technically obsolete equipment may have serious consequences for the structure of the vehicle (e.g. in the event of a crash). In the end, this can result in safety and product liability risks which cannot be calculated.

Use and restrictions: 

Definition of recommendation: 

All currently recommended spot welding sets comply according to the latest  information with the requirements relating to reliable welding of today's and future BMW Group vehicles. A spot welding unit will lose its recommendation as soon as tests with materials and material combinations designated for future use in BMW Group vehicles return negative results (see Table Group 1). All previous application before the withdrawal of the recommendation shall remain unaffected.

  Device designation Manufacturer
Group 1
Devices currently no  longer recommended
CR500 Car-O-Liner
Spot9000 Tecna
ATL 400V Wielander&Schill
Group 2
Devices currently recommended 
MIDIspot QSVM9000 Celette (1)
MIDIspot QSVM9000 Elmatech (1)
CR600 QSM Car-O-Liner (1)
MIDIspot QSVM12000T Car-O-Liner
MIDIspot QSVM12000T Elmatech (1)
Multispot MI-100 Control Elektron
Inverta Spot GT BM Wielander&Schill
3664 BM Tecna
(1) no longer produced

Application options and restrictions of above devices.

Vehicle Group 1 Group 2
All BMW convertibles from E64 x
Except A-pillar, B-pillar, sill
x
All BMW model series from E70 x
Except B-pillar
x
NOTE: April 2012

All BMW and MINI vehicles not mentioned can be repaired with the equipment of Group 1 and Group 2.