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5.4.2

Installing

Note

Check all hooks for damage and renew the roof spoiler if necessary.

• Retaining strip -6- installed 

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• Brake light in roof spoiler is installed ⇒  Electrical system; Rep.

Gr.  94 ; Lights, bulbs, switches - exterior; Auxiliary brake

lights; High level brake light bulb - M 25 - removed and instal‐

led, Golf GTI .

• Areas on roof spoiler -3- and rear lid -2- have been primed.
– Apply adhesive bead onto primed area -3- on roof spoiler.
– Place roof spoiler -5- onto retaining strip -6-.
– Align roof spoiler -5- with rear lid -1- and press roof spoiler into

retaining strip detents.

– With new roof spoilers, now pull protective film off from adhe‐

sive tape -4- and firmly press roof spoiler onto rear lid.

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– If roof spoilers are re-used, secure corners of roof spoiler to

rear lid with commercially available adhesive tape.

5.5

Retaining strip

5.5.1

Removing retaining strip

• Roof spoiler is removed 

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– Separate adhesive bead -2- using cutting thread and handles.

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5.5.2

Installing retaining strip

• Bonding areas -2- on retaining strip and rear lid have been

primed.

– Apply adhesive bead to retaining strip recess.
– Align retaining strip -4- with original cut-out for brake light -3-.
– Secure retaining strip with commercially available adhesive

tape.

5.6

Preparing body kit component for bond‐

ing

Note

Remaining material serves as adhesion base for newly applied

adhesive sealing compound. Keep dirt and grease off of bonding

surfaces.

Exception: if bonding is not performed immediately after cutting

back, the remaining residual material must be activated with ac‐

tivator -D 181 801 A1- .

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WARNING

Activator must not have contact with paint or the paintwork will

be damaged.

Note

If the body kit part has been repaired or partially renewed, the

area concerned must be cleaned and primed again after painting.

5.7

Installation instructions

The surfaces to be primed for the body kit parts should be com‐

pletely clean.
– Adhesive residue should be removed using adhesive remover

-D 002 000 10- .

– Soak cloth in silicon remover -LSE 020 100 A3- .
– Clean area of application for adhesive bead twice thoroughly

using cloth applied with solution and allow to dry.

– Now apply primer using applicator -D 009 500 25- equally in

one stroke.

♦ Drying time approx. 10 minutes
– Adhesive material should be applied to the primed areas of the

body kit parts.

WARNING

Body kit parts should be installed within 10 minutes, or bonding

properties of adhesive will be impaired.

♦ Gap dimensions should be kept to an absolute minimum, up

to approx. 1 mm.

♦ Use adhesive tape to secure body kit part in position while

curing.

5.8

Minimum curing period

The minimum curing time for newly bonded attaching parts is 3

hours.
The minimum curing time is the period between bonding the ac‐

cessory parts to installation. During this time, the vehicle must

stand on a level surface at room temperature (at least 15 °C).

WARNING

Vehicle is safe to use only after the minimum curing period is

completed.

5.9

Touching up paint damage

Paint structure must be restored according to specifications in the

“Paint” workshop manual.

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