Volkswagen Golf / Golf GTI / Golf Variant. Service manual - part 405

Removing
Vehicles with Side Cushion
– Remove the side cushion. Refer to

⇒ “3.16 Side Cushion, Removing and Installing”, page 391

 .

Vehicles without Side Cushion
– Remove the rear bench seat. Refer to

⇒ “3.7 Bench Seat/Single Seat, Removing and Installing”,

page 382

 .

– Remove the nut -2-.
Continuation for All Vehicles
– Loosen the sill panel strip from the body and wheel housing

trim panel in the transition area to the wheel housing trim pan‐

el. Refer to

⇒ “5.10.2 Sill Panel Strip, Removing and Installing, 4-Door

Sedan and Wagon”, page 250

 .

– Fold the rear seat backrest forward.
– Loosen the wheel housing trim panel -1- from the C-pillar trim

panel using the Wedge Set - T10383- .

– Loosen the wheel housing trim panel -1- near the clips from

the body mounts using the Wedge Set - T10383- .

Installing

Note

♦

Check all the fasteners for damage and replace if necessary.

♦

Remove any remaining clips in the body mounting points using

the Omega Clip Tool - T40280- . To install, insert into the wheel

housing trim panel.

♦

Make sure that the wheel housing trim panel is inside the door

seal molding after installing.

Install in reverse order of removal.
Tightening Specifications
♦ Refer to

⇒ “5.8 Overview - Wheel Housing Trim Panel”, page 246

5.17.2

Wheel Housing Trim Panel, Removing

and Installing, Wagon

Note

The following describes the removing and installing on the left

side of the vehicle. Removing and installing on the right side is

identical.

Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Wedge Set - T10383-
♦ Torque Wrench 1783 - 2-10Nm - VAG1783-
Removing
Vehicles with Side Cushion
– Remove the side cushion. Refer to

⇒ “3.16 Side Cushion, Removing and Installing”, page 391

 .

Vehicles without Side Cushion
– Remove the rear bench seat. Refer to

⇒ “3.7 Bench Seat/Single Seat, Removing and Installing”,

page 382

 .

– Remove the nut -2-.
Continuation for All Vehicles
– Loosen the sill panel strip from the body and wheel housing

trim panel in the transition area to the wheel housing trim pan‐

el. Refer to

⇒ “5.10.2 Sill Panel Strip, Removing and Installing, 4-Door

Sedan and Wagon”, page 250

 .

– Fold the rear seat backrest forward.
– Loosen the wheel housing trim panel -1- from the C-pillar trim

panel -4- using the Wedge Set - T10383- .

– Loosen the wheel housing trim panel -1- near the clips -3- from

the body mounts using the Wedge Set - T10383- .

Installing

Note

♦

Check all the fasteners for damage and replace if necessary.

♦

Remove any remaining clips -3- in the body mounting points

using the Omega Clip Tool - T40280- . To install, insert into

the wheel housing trim panel.

♦

Make sure that the wheel housing trim panel is inside the door

seal molding after installing.

Install in reverse order of removal.
Tightening Specifications
♦ Refer to

⇒ “5.8 Overview - Wheel Housing Trim Panel”, page 246

5.18

Foot Rest, Removing and Installing

Special tools and workshop equipment required
♦ Trim Removal Wedge - 3409-
♦ Torque Wrench 1783 - 2-10Nm - VAG1783-
Removing
– Remove the lower A-pillar trim panel on the driver side. Refer

to

⇒ “5.12 A-Pillar Trim Panel, Removing and Installing”,

page 252

 .

– Release the retainers -1-, unclip the foot rest -2- using the Trim

Removal Wedge - 3409- in direction of -arrows- and remove.

– Push aside the carpet in the area of the threaded connections

and remove the nuts -arrows-.