Removing and installing bracket for dash panel central tube, LHD vehicles — VW
Removing and installing bracket for dash panel central tube, LHD vehicles on VW: 7 steps, 1 torque figure.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Jetta VI (16, 2010–2018); platform code AV2
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- Eccentric (3) can be used to adjust the height of the dash panel retroactively (± 2 mm).
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 20 Nm (15 lb-ft) | Unscrew bolts (1 |
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
- Disconnect battery earth cable with ignition switched on Electrical system27Battery; Connecting and disconnecting battery.
- Remove dash panel central tube .
- Unscrew bolts (1) (20 Nm). — 20 Nm (15 lb-ft)
- Remove driver side bracket (2) from inside of A-pillar (4).
- Unscrew bolts (1) (20 Nm). — 20 Nm (15 lb-ft)
- Remove front passenger side bracket (4) from inside of A-pillar (2).
- Install in reverse order of removal. [Note: Eccentric (3) can be used to adjust the height of the dash panel retroactively (± 2 mm).]
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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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