Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Jetta. Manual — part 771

wagon/Jetta wagon with side curtain
protection 04.01)

1. Cover cap

2. Bolt

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40 Nm

3. Belt relay

4. Upper C-pillar trim

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Removing

70-3, Upper C-

pillar trim, removing and
installing (Golf wagon/Jetta
wagon with side curtain
protection 04.01)

5. C-pillar

Pillar and side trim

13/2/2005

6. Securing clip

7. Steel clip

8. Molded headliner

Upper C-pillar trim, removing and installing
(Golf wagon/Jetta wagon with side curtain
protection 04.01)

Note:

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Removal and installation is described for right side of
vehicle. same instructions apply for removal and
installation for left-hand side.

Removing

- Remove cap - 1 - .

- Remove bolt - 2 - (40 Nm) and remove
belt relay - 3 - .

- Loosen C-pillar trim - 4 - in lower area -
arrowA - .

Pillar and side trim

13/2/2005

- Pull C-pillar trim - 4 - downward - arrow
B - .

- Position standard needle-nose pliers at
side between C-pillar - 1 - and steel clip -
2 - .

- Disengage locking mechanism of steel
clip - 2 - by pushing toger using needle-
nose pliers - arrows - .

- Remove steel clip - 2 - from C-pillar - 1 -
.

Note:

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It is not possible to remove steel clip
- 2 - without destroying it.

Pillar and side trim

13/2/2005

Installing

Note:

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For safety reasons, steel clip - 1 -
must be replaced after each removal
and installation of C-pillar trim - 2 - .

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Steel clips and upper C-pillar trim
parts can no longer be ordered
separately for vehicles with side
curtain protection

⇒ parts catalog.

Pillar and side trim

13/2/2005