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Removing and installing undamaged rear wing door window — AUDI

Removing and installing undamaged rear wing door window 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 2EA, 2ED, 2EH, 2EX, 2EB, 2EE, 2EK, 2FC, 2FF, 2FL, 2FZ, 2FG, 2FM

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove wiper arm (if fitted) Electrical system92Rear window wash/wipe system.
  2. Remove emblem trim .
  3. Pull off connections for heated rear window and press connecting tab onto window.
  4. Use awlV.A.G 1474/2(2) to poke through adhesive sealant outwards.
  5. Pull cutting cord (1) through adhesive sealant into vehicle interior using awlV.A.G 1474/2.
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  1. On inside, pull out end of cutting cord (2) using the pull handleV.A.G 1351/1(1).
  2. Lay cutting cord (2) around rear window in rear hinged wing door and take second end of cord towards the inside of vehicle.
  3. Secure other end of cutting cord to reel deviceV.A.G 1654 A and cut rear wing door window free, repositioning reel deviceV.A.G 1654 A as necessary.
  4. Use wedgeV.A.G 1474/5 to press cutting cord against rear wing door window while cutting in order to obtain clearance at window flange.
  5. Lift out rear window from window aperture.
  6. Use vacuum cleaner to remove any glass splinters and dirt.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.