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Removing and installing carrier plate for headlights — VW

Removing and installing carrier plate for headlights 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.

11 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform codes 5C7, 5C1

📋 Procedure

  1. Switch off ignition and all electrical consumers, and remove ignition key.
  2. Remove respective front wheel.
  3. Remove headlight .
  4. Unscrew bolt (arrow) on service hatch (1) and remove service hatch (1).
  5. Remove bolts (arrows) from carrier plate (1).
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  1. Remove bolt (arrow) from top of carrier plate (1).
  2. Pull carrier plate (1) out towards front.
  3. Install headlight .
  4. Check installation position so that shut lines/gaps around headlight are even .
  5. Check functions of headlight.
  6. Checking and adjusting headlight .

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.