Removing and installing window regulator: Audi A3
Step-by-step removing and installing window regulator for the Audi A3: 19 steps, 6 torque figures. What to remove, what to tighten and to how many Nm.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi A3 (8P, 2003–2012)
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🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 3.5 Nm (2.6 lb-ft) | When installing, tighten bolts |
| 32 Nm (24 lb-ft) | Torx bolt (2)T45 fitted on door side |
| 32 Nm (24 lb-ft) | Torx bolt (3)T45 fitted from outside of vehicle |
| 32 Nm (24 lb-ft) | Torx bolt T45(3) (fitted from inside vehicle), B-pillar |
| 32 Nm (24 lb-ft) | Torx bolts (2)T45 fitted on door side |
| 32 Nm (24 lb-ft) | Torx bolts (3)T45 fitted at A-pillar from inside of vehicle |
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
- Move rear side window to "“open”" position.
- Remove rear side trim 70.
- Unfasten retaining lugs (2) on convertible roof compartment (3).
- Pull retaining lugs (arrows) on outer window slot trim strip/convertible roof compartment trim strip (1) out of body.
- Pull outer window slot trim strip/convertible roof compartment trim strip off until you reach hinge for convertible roof.
- Pull inner window slot trim strip (2) off mounting element (1) for side window.
- Disengage retaining lug (4) on inner window slot trim strip from outside of B-pillar.
- Press retaining pin (3) on inner window slot trim strip towards rear (arrow) and disengage retaining pin from mounting on body.
- Move side window to "“semi-closed”" position.
- Remove mounting element for side window .
- Remove cover for window regulator 70.
- Remove loudspeaker 91.
- Unplug electrical connector (1).
- Slacken nuts (2, 3, 5) several turns.
- Lift out window regulator (4) together with side window and window regulator motor. [Note: If the window regulator is defective, the window regulator motor and the side window must be removed.Remove window regulator motor .Remove side window .]
- Install loudspeaker 91.
- Install cover for window regulator 70.
- Install outer window slot trim strip/convertible roof compartment trim strip .
- Install mounting element for side window .
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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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