In order to best exploit the advantages of modular system construction for vehicle doors, a door frame module (2) is proposed which, as a component separate from a body-in-white module (1), can be placed onto the body-in-white module via a support frame (5...

The outer panel 2 includes: a lower frame 16 arranged in a lower portion of the door body 1, extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle; an outside plate 2a forming a surface of the vehicle body outside the lower frame 16; and an inside plate 2...

In order to assemble a motor-vehicle bodywork element such as a door, a hatch or a bonnet, the peripheral margins (3a-3d) of an outer metal covering panel (1) are juxtaposed against the peripheral margins (4a-4d) of an inner metal framework panel (2), afte...