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Removing and installing top panel — AUDI

Removing and installing top panel 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: platform codes S1, 2H

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove right D-pillar trim .
  2. Unscrew bolts (5) and remove load compartment light (4).
  3. Separate electrical connector (6).
  4. Unscrew bolts (3) (with spacers (2)) and (8).
  5. Remove top panel (1).
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  1. Locate snap nut (7) in area of light aperture.
  2. Locate top panel (1) on roof frame and pass connector for interior light through.
  3. Align top panel and fasten to metal bracket in light aperture with bolt (8).
  4. Position spacers (2) and screw bolts (3) into wooden rails.
  5. Reconnect electrical connection (6) and insert load compartment light (4) in top panel recess.
  6. Secure light with bolts (5).

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.