Removing and installing C-pillar trims — AUDI
Removing and installing C-pillar trims on Audi: 11 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.
C-pillar trims on the Audi models covered by the platform codes listed below come away in two pieces, lower and upper, with the seat belt threaded through the upper one. The rear backrest is folded down and the seat belt is detached below, then the lower trim is pulled from its mountings top and bottom. The upper trim is unclipped at its upper rear area and its connector is unclipped. Fitting is where care is needed: the belt is threaded back through the trim, the connector must latch, the trim goes on at the top with its two clips and the lower clips are engaged. The finished trim has to sit in the door seal beading and the belt has to run freely.
🧭 Before you start
Fold the backrest down, detach the belt at the bottom and pull the lower trim out of its mountings. Unclip the upper trim at the top rear and release its connector. To refit, check the clips, thread the belt through the trim, latch the connector, fit the upper trim with its two clips, lift the belt through and engage the lower clips.
Fits: platform codes S1, 2H
- Renewed: as necessary
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- Inspect the clips before installing and renew any that are damaged.
- Thread the seat belt through the trim before clipping it in.
- Push the connector into the upper trim until it latches.
- The trim edge must sit inside the door seal beading.
- Check the seat belt runs and retracts correctly after fitting.
Written for this job from the workshop steps below · TorqFix editorial.
📋 Procedure
- Fold down backrest on rear bench seat.
- Remove seat belt below .
- Pull lower C-pillar trim (1) out of mountings by its top end.
- Pull lower C-pillar trim out of mountings by its bottom end.
- Unclip C-pillar trim (1) in upper, rear area.
- Unclip connector (3) from upper C-pillar trim (1).
- Thread seat belt through the hole in the C-pillar trim. [Note: Before installing, check clips (2) for damage and renew as necessary.]
- Guide belt section through C-pillar trim at top (1).
- Push connector (3) into C-pillar trim at top (1) so that it latches into place.
- Install upper C-pillar trim (1) at top using two clips. Lift up seat belt and thread it through.
- Latch into place with lower clips. [Note: Following installation, ensure that trim is positioned in door seal beading.Ensure seat belt is positioned correctly.]
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