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Names of Vehicle Structural Parts

Japanese car auction inspection reports give you very precise information about damage and repairs and which parts of the car they affect. But to really understand what you are reading you need to be familiar with what each part or area is called.

Structural parts of car body and frame

Internal Structural Parts

1- Cowl panel / Dash panel
2- Rear shelf panel
3- Back panel
4- Rear inner panel
5- Trunk floor
6- Side sill / Side step
7- Floor panel
8- Baffle (around the light)
9- Primary member / Front cross member
10- Upper radiator support
11- Front frame
12- Front inner panel

Car structure parts

More Structural Parts

1- Floor panel
2- Front cross member
3- Front side member
4- Floor side member
5- Rear cross member
6- Rear side member
7- Side pocket
8- Trunk floor / Boot floor
9- Rear side panel

Parts of car exterior shown on Japanese car auction sheet map

Body and Exterior

1 - under front bumper
2 - front bumper
3 - grill
4 - bonnet / hood
5 - left front bumper corner
6 - right front bumper corner
7 - left front panel
8 - right front panel
9 - front windscreen
10 - left front pillar
11 - right front pillar
12 - left side step / sill
13 - right side step / sill
14 - left center pillar
15 - roof
16 - right center pillar
17 - right front door
18 - right side step
19 - left rear door
20 - right rear door
21 - left rear panel
22 - rear window
23 - right rear panel
24 - trunk lid / boot lid
25 - left rear bumper corner
26 - rear bumper
27 - right rear bumper corner
28 - under rear bumper

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