Removing and installing wing: Audi Q5
Step-by-step removing and installing wing for the Audi Q5: 19 steps, 1 torque figure. What to remove, what to tighten and to how many Nm, what to check.
Workshop procedure for AUDI — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: Audi Q5 (8R, 2008–2017); platform code 83
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- The wing panel can only be ordered in individual parts and must be prepared for installation as follows.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 1.5 Nm (1.1 lb-ft) | When installing, tighten |
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 water deflector strip .
- Drill out rivet (2) at mounting (1) for water deflector strip.
- Remove bolt (3).
- Open front door.
- Detach roof trim strip on A-pillar .
- Detach bracket (2) for roof trim strip from bolt.
- Remove bolts (1 and 3).
- Remove plenum chamber cover .
- Detach sealing piece from wing.
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- Version 1: Unscrew bolt and detach fastener.
- Version 2: Remove spreader rivets (2).
- Take out closure plate (1) downwards.
- Remove bumper cover mounting (front) .
- Remove bolts (1, 2, 3).
- Detach wing panel (4) [Note: The wing panel can only be ordered in individual parts and must be prepared for installation as follows.]
- Rivet brackets (1 and 4) onto wing panel (3) with pop rivets (2).
- Insert sealing piece (2) in wing panel (1) close to centre securing bolt as shown in illustration.
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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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