Installing roof reinforcement to body, without sliding sunroof — VW
Installing roof reinforcement to body, without sliding sunroof on VW: 11 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Touran II (5T, 2015–)
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- If the paint structure has been damaged on removal of roof reinforcements, repair paint damage according to guidelines of Paint workshop manual.
- Measure roof reinforcements (1) and (2) to width and mark centre of both sides.
📋 Procedure
- Remove moulded headliner .
- Cut roof reinforcements (1) and (2) into approx. 6 cm wide strips (3)(dot-dash lines), using a cutter knife.
- Pull strips (3) from roof.
- Cut back adhesive residue using electric cutterV.A.G 1561A and scraperV.A.G 1561/20. [Note: If the paint structure has been damaged on removal of roof reinforcements, repair paint damage according to guidelines of Paint workshop manual.] [Note: Observe adhesive processing instructions when installing the roof reinforcement.]
- Use hand-cartridge gunV.A.G 1628 to apply single-component assembly adhesive (Electronic Parts Catalogue) to roof reinforcements. Observe the following dimensions while doing so.
- Bead diameter: approx. 8 mm
- Measure roof reinforcements (1) and (2) to width and mark centre of both sides.
- Guide roof reinforcement (1) into vehicle.
- Position roof reinforcement (1) according to (dimension a) centrally on roof and press it on across entire surface.
- Guide roof reinforcement (2) into vehicle.
- Position roof reinforcement (2) according to (dimension b) centrally on roof and press it on across entire surface.
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