Installing brackets for parking aid system — AUDI
Installing brackets for parking aid system on Audi: 15 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Caddy III (2K, 2004–2015); platform code 2C0
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- If there are no markings, the centre point (2) must be determined.
- The holes must be drilled from the inside to the outside with the drill in the tool kit (3).
- The punch (4) must not turn on the paint of the bumper cover.
- Do not touch the adhesive surface after removing the backing because the bonding strength will otherwise not be assured.
- Further work on bumper cover must not be carried out before minimum curing period is completed.
📋 Procedure
- If there are no markings, the centre point (2) must be determined.
- The holes must be drilled from the inside to the outside with the drill in the tool kit (3).
- Set hole puncher in position with bolt head (1), washer (2) and thrust bearing (3) from inside bumper cover (5).
- Screw on punch (4), not quite as far as bumper cover.
- Press punch (4) against bumper cover.
- Tighten hole puncher (1). [Note: The punch (4) must not turn on the paint of the bumper cover.]
- Pull the punch (4) through the material of the bumper cover (5)(arrows) by turning the bolt head (1).
- Remove hole puncher and make the next holes.
- Thoroughly clean bonding surfaces on bumper cover (4).
- Push bracket (2) onto centring pin (1).
- Pull backing off double-sided adhesive tape on bracket. [Note: Do not touch the adhesive surface after removing the backing because the bonding strength will otherwise not be assured.]
- Insert centring pin (1) into hole until the bracket is touching the bumper cover (4).
- Press bracket on forcefully in area of bonding surface (3).
- Removing centring pin and repeat the procedure for all brackets.
- Further work on bumper cover must not be carried out before minimum curing period is completed.
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