Removing and installing side trim: Audi A5 Cabriolet
Step-by-step removing and installing side trim for the Audi A5 Cabriolet: 18 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: Audi A5 Cabriolet (8F)
- Renewed: if necessary
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- Remove clips left in body and insert them in trim.Check clips for damage or deformation and renew if necessary.
📋 Procedure
- Open convertible roof compartment lid.
- Remove sill panel trim .
- Remove insert for side trim .
- Remove seat bench .
- Remove side padding .
- Remove belt feeder arm .
- Press linkage flap (3) forwards and unscrew bolt (4).
- Release rear seat backrest and fold down.
- Remove bolts (2) and (5).
- Remove fastener (1).
- Starting at bottom and side, unclip side trim (1)(arrows A).
- Swivel side trim slightly towards centre of vehicle and disengage it from top of side panel (arrow B).
- Equipment version with treble loudspeaker: Unplug electrical connector.
- Disengage belt (rear) from belt guide (rear).
- Thread out belt (front) with latch plate through belt exit point trim and detach side trim. [Note: Remove clips left in body and insert them in trim.Check clips for damage or deformation and renew if necessary.]
- Move adjusting sleeve (1) in support plate for rollover bar to adjustment dimension (a).
- Insert centring pins (2) on rear side of side trim into holes in body.
- Fold lip of door seal over side trim.
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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.
Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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