Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Golf Variant. Manual — part 319

3.2

Overview - Side Sill Trim Panel

1 - Side Sill Trim Panel

❑ Removing and instal‐

ling. Refer to

⇒ “3.5 Side Sill Trim

Panel, Removing and

Installing”, page 411

.

2 - Bolt

❑ 1.2 Nm
❑ Quantity: 12
❑ Dimensions. Refer to

⇒ page 412

3 - Bolt

❑ 1.2 Nm
❑ For attaching the side

sill trim panel

❑ Quantity: 1 on side sill

3.3

Overview - Heat Shield

Note

Depending on the engine versions the heat shield and mounts may differ slightly.

1 - Floor Heat Shield

❑ Removing and instal‐

ling. Refer to

⇒ “3.9 Floor Heat

Shield, Removing and

Installing”, page 418

.

2 - Lock Washer

❑ Quantity: 6

3 - Center Exhaust System

Heat Shield

❑ Removing and instal‐

ling. Refer to

⇒ “3.10 Center Exhaust

System Heat Shield,

Removing and Instal‐

ling”, page 420

.

4 - Lock Washer

❑ Quantity: 2

5 - Rear Muffler Heat Shield

❑ Removing and instal‐

ling. Refer to

⇒ “3.11 Rear Muffler

Heat Shield, Removing

and Installing”,

page 420

.

6 - Lock Washer

❑ Quantity: 5

3.4

Drip Rail, Removing and Installing

Note

The following describes the removal and installation of the left side. Removing and installing the right side is

identical.

Removing

– Pull the drip rail -1- starting from below from the clip -3- and

the retaining strip -2-.

Installing
– Position the upper inner drip rail edge -1- on the windshield

upper edge.

– Push the drip rail -1- from above into the retaining strip -2- and

clip -3-.

– Guide the drip rail lip for the windshield behind the glass.

3.5

Side Sill Trim Panel, Removing and Installing

Removing

– Remove the outer bolt -4- from the side sill trim panel.
– Push the side sill trim panel -1- rearward in direction of

-a arrows-, until the side sill trim panel is loosened from all

screws -2-.

– Remove the side sill trim panel -1- from the sill panel -3- in

direction of -b arrows-.

Installing