Removing and installing mounting panel: Audi A2
Step-by-step removing and installing mounting panel for the Audi A2: 14 steps, 2 torque figures. What to remove, what to tighten and to how many Nm, what.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi A2 (8Z)
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 20 Nm (15 lb-ft) | Insert connecting elements (3) in mounting panel (1) and tighten hexagon nuts (4) |
| 4 Nm (3.0 lb-ft) | When installing, tighten Torx bolt (4) |
ℹ️ Always cross-check the exact figure against your vehicle's factory manual before final tightening — a wrong torque can damage the engine. These values are extracted from workshop data and may not cover every variant or revision.
📋 Procedure
- Remove door trim General body repairs, interior70.
- Unscrew Torx bolts for mounting panel , and .
- Make a note of the installation positions of the bolts to refer to when re-installing them.
- Remove window lifter motor.
- Move electrical wiring clear.
- ⚠ The adhesive bead on the mounting panel is only just concealed by the door trim. Make sure the paintwork on the door panel does not become damaged. For this reason, you should ALWAYS use the angled knifeVAS 6269 to cut into the adhesive bead. — Starting at the bottom front of the panel, insert the blade of the angled knifeVAS 6269(item 1) into the adhesive bead (2), between mounting panel (3) and door panel.
- Pull the angled knifeVAS 6269 along the adhesive bead in order to cut the adhesive all round.
- Apply cleaning fluidD 009 401 04 to the bonding surface and rub it dry.
- Position sealing strip (2) all around outer edge of mounting panel (3). Use the butyl stripAKL 450 005 05 from the kit "“Fasteners and seals for mounting panel”"Parts Catalogue.
- Detach backing foil (1).
- Allow overlap (arrow) of sealing strip to protrude towards the inside.
- Fit mounting panel in exact installation position in door and tighten bolts , and . Note the differing bolt length and diameter.
- After tightening bolts, check whether sealant (1) has emerged from beneath mounting panel (2).
- Remove any sealant (1) which has emerged by pulling it off in direction of mounting panel (2).
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Who makes these pages, and how
TorqFix was built by a mechanic — after a 2,700 km drive with five roadside repairs that no diagnostic tool could explain.
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.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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