Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Golf Variant. Manual — part 264

Removing
– Remove the rear door trim panel. Refer to ⇒ Body Interior;

Rep. Gr. 70 ; Rear Door Trim Panels; Rear Door Trim Panel,

Removing and Installing .

– Lift the inner window shaft strip -1- evenly off of the flange

-2- without bending it.

Installing
– Attach the inner window shaft strip -1- and push it evenly in

direction of -a arrows- onto the rear door flange -2- by hand.

2.17

Outer Cover, Removing and Installing

Note

Removal and installation is described only for the left outer cover. Removing and installing right outer cover is

identical.

Removing
– Remove the rear door trim panel. Refer to ⇒ Body Interior;

Rep. Gr. 70 ; Rear Door Trim Panels; Rear Door Trim Panel,

Removing and Installing .

– Remove the door inner cover. Refer to

⇒ “2.8 Door Inner Cover, Removing and Installing”,

page 170

.

– Release the outer exterior cover retaining tabs -1- alternating

from side to side with a screwdriver and at the same time re‐

move the outer exterior cover -1- upward from the door -3-.

– Loosen the inner exterior cover adhesive strip -2- from the

door -3- and remove the inner exterior cover -2- upward from

the door, pay attention to the wires while doing so.

Installing

– Check the inner exterior cover -2- and outer exterior cover

-1- for damage. and if necessary replace.

– Replace the two-sided adhesive tape on the inner exterior

cover -2-.

– Remove the protective film from the two-sided adhesive tape

on the inner exterior cover -2-.

– Push the inner exterior cover -2- until stop in the door -3-, while

doing so pay attention to the wiring guide.

– Push the inner exterior cover -2- with force against the door

inner panel.

– Push the outer exterior door cover -1- until stop in the door and

while doing so engage with the inner exterior cover -2-.

– Install the door inner cover. Refer to

⇒ “2.8 Door Inner Cover, Removing and Installing”,

page 170

.

– Install the front door trim panel. Refer to ⇒ Body Interior; Rep.

Gr. 70 ; Rear Door Trim Panels; Rear Door Trim Panel, Re‐

moving and Installing .

3

Special Tools

Special tools and workshop

equipment required
♦ Wrench - Door Adjusting -

3320-

♦ Door Adjusting Wrench -

Joint - 3320/1-

♦ Wrench - Door Adjusting -

Box Wrench - 3320/2-

♦ Wrench - Door Adjusting -

Box Wrench - 3320/3-

♦ Torque Wrench 1331

5-50Nm - VAG1331-

♦ Cylinder Head Bolt Socket -

3410-

♦ Gauge - Gap Adjustment -

3371-

♦ Trim Removal Wedge -

3409-

♦ Wedge Set - T10383-