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Side Panel Sheet Metal Repairs - Side Panel Sheet Metal Description and Operation Side service panels Item Description 1 B-Pillar inner panel 2 B-Pillar reinforcement 3 Side panel 4 B-Pillar outer panel 5 A-Pillar outer panel 6 Front door 7 Rear door 8 Rocker panel 9 Side panel front section 10 Rocker panel inner reinforcement 11 A-Pillar reinforcement paragraph Time schedules, side panels The following schedules show the total time taken to replace single panels and also combinations of panels. The published times include the removal of Mechanical, Electrical and Trim, (MET), items, plus paint times based on Metallic Clear Over Base Paint, (blends to adjacent panels are not included). A corrosion protection time is included where appropriate. The times were generated by Thatcham, (the Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre), and are to be used as a guide only, based on new undamaged panels. Job allowances are not included, as a guide Thatcham recommend 0.3 hours to be added to single panel times and 0.5 hours to be added to combination times. Single panel times Panel Description Times Front fender 5.5 Door front 6.9 Door rear 6.6 Rocker panel L/H 22.8 R/H 22.7 Quarter panel L/H 22.9 R/H 24.1 Instrument panel remove and install 6.2 Headliner remove and install 3.3 Windshield glass remove and install 1.9 |