Removing and installing spoiler for rear lid - Saloon, equipment versions: S4 and S line up to VIN 400 000 — AUDI
Removing and installing spoiler for rear lid - Saloon, equipment versions: S4 and S line up to VIN 400 000 on Audi: 19 steps, 2 torque figures.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi A4 B6/B7 (8E)
- Special tools named: V.A.G 1416
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- Rear lid must be free from dust and grease in bonding area.
- Before installing new spoiler, peel protective film (arrow) off adhesive tape.
- In rear section, adhesive tape (4) must be pressed into corner.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 2 Nm (1.5 lb-ft) | Tighten nuts (2) |
| 2 Nm (1.5 lb-ft) | When installing, tighten nuts |
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 lid trim before detaching spoiler.
- Unscrew nuts (2).
- Heat rear lid from inside with hot air blower.
- Starting at side, carefully detach spoiler from rear lid.
- Remove any remains of adhesive strip from rear lid.
- Rear lid must be free from dust and grease in bonding area.
- Clean bonding surface on rear lid with cleaning solution D 009 401 04.
- Before installing new spoiler, peel protective film (arrow) off adhesive tape.
- Position spoiler centrally according to body contour on rear lid.
- Press spoiler onto rear lid over entire length.
- Tighten nuts (2) to 2 Nm. — 2 Nm (1.5 lb-ft)
- Heat rear lid in spoiler bonding area with a hot air blower, e.g. V.A.G 1416.
- Starting at side, carefully lift spoiler off rear lid.
- If spoiler is to be re-installed, completely remove any remaining adhesive.
- Pull protective paper off sealing pieces (5) and press sealing piece over thread onto spoiler (1).
- Pull protective paper off double-sided adhesive tape (2)/(4).
- Press adhesive tape onto spoiler all around, as shown.
- In rear section, adhesive tape (4) must be pressed into corner.
- When installing, tighten nuts to 2 Nm. — 2 Nm (1.5 lb-ft)
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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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