Body Closures

Body closures

Each front and rear door consists of a welded, mild steel inner frame and an outer panel. The outer panel is welded to the waist rail and cheater of the inner frame, then bonded and clinched to form the door assembly. Cosmetic PVC bead is applied to all clinch joints. Sponge rubber seals are mounted on the doors. Internal insulation is provided by a foam water shedder attached to the door by double-sided adhesive tape.

The door aperture B/C posts are reinforced over their full height to fully satisfy all forthcoming European and Federal side impact legislation. The hood consists of one piece inner and outer panels clinched and bonded together, with cosmetic bead PVC sealant applied to all clinch joints. The hood pivots at the front on two hinges each secured by bolts to the hood front underside and the BIW front upper crossmember. Two gas struts secured to the hood by pivot pins and snap-on couplings, support the hood in the open position. A full width insulating pad is secured by screws to the underside of the hood. A sponge rubber tubular seal is mounted transversely towards the front of the hood underside. The trunk lid is of similar construction to the hood, consisting of inner and outer panels clinched and bonded together and PVC bead sealed. Incorporating a removable moulded liner and two trunk illumination lights, the trunk lid is supported when open, by two gas struts, each secured to the inner wheel arch and trunk hinge by snap fittings. For some markets, a warning triangle is attached to a bracket on the trunk lid underside and is retained in the open position by a rubber block.