Volkswagen Golf Variant / Jetta. Manual - part 57

1 - Bumper cover

❑ Material PP/EPDM
❑ Removing and installing

⇒ page 223

2 - Left bumper strip

❑ Material PP/EPDM
❑ Different versions for

vehicles with headlight

washer system.

❑ Engaged in bumper

cover

❑ Can be levered out of

latches carefully from

outside using a plastic

wedge and removed

3 - Left air intake grille

❑ Different versions for

vehicles with fog lights.

❑ Removing and installing

⇒ page 226

4 - Bolt

❑ 1.5 Nm

5 - Spoiler

❑ Material PC/ABS
❑ Engages in cover.
❑ Only remove when

bumper cover is re‐

moved

6 - Centre air intake grille

❑ Pull forward out of fas‐

tenings in

-direction of arrow-.

7 - Bolt

❑ 1.5 Nm

8 - Right air intake grille

❑ Different versions for vehicles with fog lights.
❑ Removing and installing 

⇒ page 226

9 - Right bumper strip

❑ Material PP/EPDM
❑ Different versions for vehicles with headlight washer system.
❑ Engaged in bumper cover
❑ Can be levered out of latches carefully from outside using a plastic wedge and removed.

1. Front bumper    

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Removing

Note

The removal and installation sequence is only for the left side.

Removal and installation of the right side is similar.

– Remove bolt -1-.
– Carefully swing air intake grille in direction of -arrow- so that

the outer side lug -2- does not break off.

Note

Grasp inner side of air intake grille and pull grille out of bumper

then swing air intake grille outwards and out of bumper.

Installing
Install in reverse order of removal.

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1 - Right guide

❑ Bolted to bumper carrier
❑ To remove, unbolt bolts

⇒ Item 9 (page 227)

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2 - Expanding nut

❑ Qty. 3 on each side

3 - Bolt

❑ Qty. 3 on each side
❑ 2 Nm

4 - Guide bracket

❑ Left and right
❑ To remove, unbolt bolts

⇒ Item 3 (page 227)

5 - Bolt

❑ Qty. 2
❑ 2 Nm

6 - Left guide

❑ Bolted to bumper carrier
❑ To remove, unbolt bolts

⇒ Item 5 (page 227)

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7 - Left air duct

❑ Fastened to lock carrier.

8 - Right air duct

❑ Fastened to lock carrier.

9 - Bolt

❑ Qty. 2
❑ 2 Nm

1. Front bumper    

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1 - Bumper carrier
2 - Bolt

❑ Qty. 4 on each side
❑ 60 Nm

3 - Bolt

❑ Qty. 6
❑ 8 Nm

4 - Foam element

❑ Self-adhesive

1.8

Installing small registration plate carrier

– Mark the four points -5- on the grille which require drilling.

Note

The correct position of the registration plate carrier -2- is estab‐

lished by inserting the registration plate carrier guide -3- into the

recess -4- on the grille.

– Drill out the four points -5-.
Diameter of hole: 7.7 +0.2 mm
– Install registration plate carrier using the four plastic spreader

rivets -1-.

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