Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Golf Variant. Service manual - part 321

– Lower the door window.
– Remove the window guide -3- in the area of the B-pillar trim

-1- from the door frame -arrow-.

– Unclip the expanding rivet -2-.
– Push the B-pillar trim -1- downward and remove from the door

frame.

– Remove the B-pillar trim -1- upward.
Installing
– Install the B-pillar trim -1- on the door frame.
– Guide the B-pillar trim -1- into the oblong holes -4- in the frame

section.

– Position the B-pillar trim -1- and push in until stop.
– Push the B-pillar trim -1- upward until it touches the window

guide -3-.

– Clip in the expanding rivets -2- from the top to the bottom and

insert the window guide -3- in the B-pillar trim -arrow-.

3.8

Rear Door C-Pillar Trim, Removing and Installing

Removing

– Remove the window guide in the B-pillar trim area -1- from the

frame.

– Unclip the expanding rivet -2-.
– Remove the B-pillar trim -1- from the door frame in direction

of -arrows-.

Installing

– Guide the B-pillar trim -1- onto the door frame in direction of

-arrows-.

– Clip in the expanding rivets -2- from the top to the bottom and

insert the window guide into the B-pillar trim.

3.9

Floor Heat Shield, Removing and Installing

Note

Depending on the engine version, slight deviations must be considered when removing and installing.

Removing

– Remove the center underbody panels. Refer to

⇒ “5.2 Underbody Panels, Removing and Installing”,

page 426

 .

– Remove the front tunnel brace -3-. Refer to

⇒ “5.5 Front Tunnel Brace, Removing and Installing”,

page 430

 .

– Remove the rear tunnel brace -2-. Refer to

⇒ “5.6 Rear Tunnel Brace, Removing and Installing”,

page 431

 .

– Remove the exhaust system rear section. Refer to ⇒  Rep. Gr. 

26 ; Exhaust Pipes/Mufflers; Overview - Muffler .

– Loosen the lock washers -4- (quantity: 6) and remove the tun‐

nel heat shield -1- toward the rear.

Installing
Install in reverse order of removal.