Removing and installing rear side panel trim, vehicles without sliding door on driver side — AUDI
Removing and installing rear side panel trim, vehicles without sliding door on driver side on Audi: 8 steps, 1 torque figure.
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 T5 (7J), VW Transporter T6 (7E), VW Transporter T6 (7F)
- Renewed: if necessary
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- Before installing, check retaining clips (2) and clips (8) for damage and renew if necessary.After installing, check that trim is located completely in rear lid seal bead.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 0.7 Nm (0.5 lb-ft) | Remove the 3 bolts (5 |
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 rear trim panel .
- Remove rear ashtray with mounting frame .
- Remove the 2 bolts (6) and remove fastening ring (7).
- Pull out the two clamping pins (4) from both spreader rivets (3).
- Remove the 3 bolts (5) (0.7 Nm). — 0.7 Nm (0.5 lb-ft)
- Release sidewall trim (1) from mountings.
- Depending on equipment level, separate wiring harnesses from side panel trim.
- Remove side panel trim (1) from vehicle. [Note: Before installing, check retaining clips (2) and clips (8) for damage and renew if necessary.After installing, check that trim is located completely in rear lid seal bead.] [Note: Before installing, check all fasteners for damage and renew if necessary.Following installation, ensure that trim is positioned in door seal beading.]
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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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