Removing and installing D-pillar trim, Maxi — AUDI
Removing and installing D-pillar trim, Maxi on Audi: 11 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 IV (SA, 2015–2020)
- Renewed: if necessary
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- Before installing, check fasteners for damage and renew if necessary.
📋 Procedure
- Remove window frame trim .
- Remove fitting eyes for net partition .
- Detach rear part of moulded headliner .
- Fold up cap (4) of belt guide fitting (6).
- Remove bolt (5).
- Detach seat belt anchor from D-pillar.
- Unscrew plastic pin (3).
- Pull out spreader rivet (2) from mounting.
- Detach remaining connections.
- Detach D-pillar trim (1) from rear lid seal.
- Remove D-pillar trim (1). [Note: Before installing, check fasteners for damage and renew if necessary.]
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The figures on this page come from manufacturer workshop documentation and are shown as they are. The page is assembled automatically from that data — it is not written by an AI. The AI works in the chat, where it answers for your specific car. It writes nothing here.
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