Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories Fitters

Key Tasks

• •Removing old and damaged parts and cleaning surrounding areas on vehicles
• •Fitting batteries and installing accessories such as sun roofs, stereos and alarms
• •Removing damaged glass, trimming strips and rubber seals from window frames and mountings on motor vehicles, positioning new windscreens and glass windows on frames and attaching and sealing them
• •Inspecting, removing and repairing muffler mountings, and fitting new mufflers, extractors and exhaust pipes
• •Removing radiators from vehicles and cleaning and repairing them
• •Installing new or repaired radiators into vehicles and repairing and replacing other units in the cooling system such as thermostats, head gaskets and water pumps
• •Inspecting tyres to determine which repair action to implement and repairing punctures in tubes and tubeless tyres
• •Operating air driven equipment to remove and refit tyres and tubes on vehicles
• •Balancing wheels and tyres using static and electronic equipment

Employment Projections to 2034