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Removing and installing roof trim — AUDI

Removing and installing roof trim 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.

11 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Transporter T5 (7H), VW Transporter T6 (7E)

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove bellows .
  2. Remove pop-up roof
  3. Place pop-up roof onto padded trestles.
  4. Remove handle (1) and hook (5) from front roof trim.
  5. Using hot air blowerVAS 1978/14A or hot air blowerV.A.G 1416, heat front area of pop-up roof (1) from below.
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  1. Carefully detach front roof trim (2) completely from pop-up roof (1), and remove it.
  2. Using hot air blowerVAS 1978/14A or hot air blowerV.A.G 1416, heat lower area of pop-up roof (1).
  3. Carefully pull roof trim (2) in (direction of arrow) off pop-up roof (1).
  4. Cut back adhesive residue (2) using scraperVAS 5301/21.
  5. Using hand-cartridge gunV.A.G 1628, apply adhesive in centre of residual adhesive sealant (2) which has been cut through before.
  6. Fit roof trim onto pop-up roof (1), and press it on carefully.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.