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Removing and installing side panel trim — AUDI

Removing and installing side panel trim on Audi: 16 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.

16 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform code 42

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  • Ignore (items 1 and 2).

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove rear side panel (bottom) .
  2. Remove air duct for air cleaner housing 24.
  3. Remove bolts (arrows).
  4. Detach air duct (1) at engine oil cooler.
  5. Detach air duct (1) towards rear (arrows).
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  1. Detach air duct (1)(arrows).
  2. Remove bolts (arrows).
  3. Detach ATF cooler and tie up to one side with ATF lines (3, 4) connected. [Note: Ignore (items 1 and 2).]
  4. Remove bolts (arrows).
  5. Detach air duct (1).
  6. Remove trim (top) .
  7. Remove bolts (arrows).
  8. Detach side panel trim (1) from rear side panel (top) (2) towards front.
  9. Install trim (top) .
  10. Install air duct for air cleaner housing 24.
  11. Install rear side panel (bottom) .

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.