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Removing and installing aerial for FM 2 radio reception in right exterior mirror — AUDI

Removing and installing aerial for FM 2 radio reception in right exterior mirror on Audi: 18 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.

18 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform codes S1, 2H

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  • Make sure that aerial wiring is routed correctly in mirror housing.

📋 Procedure

  1. Switch off ignition and all electrical loads, and pull out ignition key.
  2. Remove mirror glass from exterior mirror General body repairs, exterior66.
  3. Remove door trim from front right door General body repairs, interior70.
  4. Release and disconnect connectors (2), (3) and (4).
  5. Remove securing bolt (1).
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  1. Unscrew mirror housing securing bolts.
  2. Remove exterior mirror from door.
  3. Dismantling mirror housing General body repairs, exterior66.
  4. On removing lower mirror housing trim, unclip aerial film from mirror housing trim securing points.
  5. Unclip aerial film at points marked with (arrows).
  6. Pull aerial film a little to one side so impedance converter attachment can be reached.
  7. Unscrew securing bolt (arrow) from impedance converter.
  8. Remove aerial film and pull it, together with aerial wiring connected to impedance converter, out of mirror housing.
  9. Install in the reverse order of removal. When doing this, note the following:
  10. Install aerial film so that 2 aerial film fastening points are clipped on one bracket on mirror housing at (A).
  11. Install the aerial film in such a way that one tongue (2) is clipped in before the other tongue (1).
  12. When assembling mirror housing, clip in the two lower lugs of aerial film into lower trim of mirror housing.
  13. Make sure that aerial wiring is routed correctly in mirror housing.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.