Steel Repairs

Steel Repairs

Increasingly stringent safety requirements demand that the Porsche Panamera uses even higher-strength materials than in the past. These ultra-high-strength steels are used for safety components such as upper tunnel sections, A and B pillars, roof frames and door sills.

These materials present new challenges in terms of body repairs because their extremely high strength significantly impairs their malleability, weldability and machinability.

New materials and repair options for these materials:
- Ultra-high- strength steels
- Ultra-high-strength components may only be replaced as complete parts - partial replacement is not an option
- No straightening of ultra-high-strength components
- Resistance spot welding is permitted only with the approved inverter welding equipment







The ultra-high-strength components may only be replaced as complete parts, partial replacement is not allowed for safety reasons. Here too, any straightening of these components is only possible to a limited extent, as these components are too rigid and adjacent components may be damaged.

Resistance spot welding for these components can only be performed reliably using Porsche AG's currently approved inverter welding equipment, as otherwise the strength of the body may be compromised and consequential damage may result. Resistance spot welds cannot be evaluated by visual means, so prior to work on the vehicle, test welds must be performed and destructively tested. The list of approved resistance welding equipment can be found in PIWIS.

Straightening Bench

Body repairs to the Porsche Panamera are to be made using a completely new straightening set, designed especially for the Panamera. Initial use and application is conducted in a similar manner to that used for the existing straightening sets for the current vehicle models. The manufacturers here are familiar companies, such as Car Bench and Celette.