Removing and installing aerial film for GSM/UMTS telephone in modular exterior mirror — AUDI
Removing and installing aerial film for GSM/UMTS telephone in modular exterior mirror on Audi: 17 steps.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Transporter T5 (7H), VW Transporter T6 (7E), VW Transporter T6 (7F)
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- Make sure that aerial wiring is routed correctly in mirror housing.
📋 Procedure
- Remove mirror glass from left exterior mirror General body repairs, exterior66.
- Remove left door trim General body repairs, interior70.
- Release and disconnect all aerial connectors (arrows) and system connector (1) for wires leading to exterior mirror and unscrew bolt (2).
- Remove sealing cap (arrow) from door outer panel.
- Unscrew the 3 mirror housing securing bolts.
- Remove exterior mirror from door.
- Dismantle mirror housing General body repairs, exterior66.
- On removing lower mirror housing trim, unclip aerial film from mirror housing trim securing points.
- Unclip aerial film for GSM/UMTS telephone at points marked with (arrows).
- Remove aerial film and pull connected aerial wiring out of mirror housing.
- Install in the reverse order of removal. When doing this, note the following:
- Clip in aerial film for GSM/UMTS telephone at points marked with (arrows).
- Route the wire of the aerial film in such a way that it runs under the bolt (arrow) in the mirror housing.
- On assembling mirror housing, clip both lower tabs on aerial film to lower mirror housing trim.
- Make sure that aerial wiring is routed correctly in mirror housing.
- When routing wires from exterior mirror into door, note that wires have to be routed around window channel inside door. Otherwise, wiring harness for exterior mirror is damaged or separated by door window on lowering door window.
- Insert sealing cap for wire so that arrow (1) on sealing cap points upwards.
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