Kia Sportage: Replacing body panels
Replacing body panels
Codes for disassembling and assembling body panels

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Most body parts are spot welded. In order to disassemble the damaged area, it
is best to disassemble the spot
welded area from the body frame using a spot cutter or candle type edge drill
bit. Do
1. Commercial spot welding machines do not perform
as well as the machines used in the manufacturing
process. When spot welding, increase the number
of spot welds by 30% (1.3 times the original num
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Inspection
Front Door Lock Actuator Inspection
1. Remove the front door trim.
(Refer to the BD group - "Front door")
2. Remove the front door module.
3. Disconnect the 7P connector from the actuator.
4. Check actuator operation by connecting power and ground according to