Removing and installing fixed rear door window: VW Golf Sportsvan
Step-by-step removing and installing fixed rear door window for the VW Golf Sportsvan: 14 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 Golf Sportsvan (AM1, 2014–2020)
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 6 Nm (4.4 lb-ft) | Tighten bolts (4 and 5) to specified torque |
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 door trim General body repairs, interior70Rear door trims; Removing and installing rear door trim.
- Remove window slot seal .
- Remove window channel .
- Lift out cover caps (6).
- Remove bolts (5).
- Pull seal (2) off metal flange.
- Guide release tool T10236 one after the other under both clips (3).
- When doing this, push door window (1) slightly outwards (arrow a) until clips (3) are pushed out of door (4).
- Then, pull door window (1) with web (7) upwards (arrow b) out of door (4).
- Slide door window (1) into door (arrow a).
- Push door window against door (5) until clips (6) engage audibly (arrows).
- Tighten bolts (4).
- Pull seal (2) around flange.
- Insert caps (4).
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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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