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Body Repairs

BODY

The body consists of the following:
- All new steel bodies
- Steel roof panel and optional panoramic roof panel with moveable front, and fixed rear glass panels
- Unibody cab forward design
- 2,805 mm (110.43 in) wheelbase
- Laser welded inner frame rails in front structure that can not be sectioned
- Front structure common between Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX
- Radiator support bolster constructed of hybrid glass fiber polypropylene material
- Edge and MKX have unique front fascia and grille
- High-strength low alloy (HSLA), high-strength and mild steels
- Dual-phase steel, located in A-pillar (upper) and B-pillar outer reinforcement body side components
- Bolted, removable front fenders, hinged doors and hood
- Steel hood
- Fenders constructed of dent resistant high-strength steel
- Bodyside outer panel constructed of mild steel
- Bodyside outer panel to be available as 2-piece service replacement
- Steel doors incorporating non-serviceable, dent resistant high-strength steel outer panels
- Liftgate outer panel constructed of dent resistant high-strength steel
- High-strength bolt-on front and rear bumper beams
- Front and rear subframe assemblies housing suspension and steering components
- Underbody common between Edge and MKX
- Underbody floor panels constructed of mild steel
- Underbody front floor side member(s) constructed of high-strength and dual-phase steels
- Underbody rear floor side member(s) constructed of dual-phase steel
- Structural adhesive used in cowl side-to-cowl top panel joint, body side outer-to-inner rear wheel house hem, underbody rear sill and inner fender reinforcement


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For dimensional information, refer to the given illustrations.