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Removing and installing trim panel for rear fog light and number plate light — AUDI

Removing and installing trim panel for rear fog light and number plate light on Audi: 15 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.

15 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: Audi A6 C5 (4B)

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  • Before tightening bolts and nuts, align trim panel for rear light with rear lid contours (even shut lines).

📋 Procedure

  1. Switch off ignition and remove ignition key.
  2. Turn light switch to "“0”" position.
  3. Remove number plate.
  4. Remove the rear lid trim 70.
  5. Remove the lower rear lid trim 70.
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  1. Turn left bulb carrier (1) anti-clockwise and right bulb carrier (2) clockwise.
  2. Take out bulb carriers.
  3. Screw out bolts and unscrew nuts (arrows).
  4. Unplug connector (3).
  5. Use flat screwdriver to press fasteners at operating levers (1) in (direction of arrow).
  6. Pull operating levers downwards out of handle mechanism (2).
  7. Take trim panel for rear fog light and number plate light out of rear lid.
  8. Before tightening bolts and nuts, align trim panel for rear light with rear lid contours (even shut lines).
  9. Fit the rear lid trim 70.
  10. Fit the lower rear lid trim 70.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.