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		Aluminium
Tool)*	Structure	Outer skin	Structure	Outer skin
Body tool trolley	x	x		x
Aluminium 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	x	x	x
With rivet head extension
Manual riveting machine for blind rivet nuts	x		x

Repair stage 2:

	Steel		Aluminium
Tool)*	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.

Repair stage 3:

	Steel		Aluminium
Tool)*	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.

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 "Group 1" in table). 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	Wiel nder & 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	Wiel nder & 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