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Removing and installing front interior light/reading light — VW

Removing and installing front interior light/reading light on VW: 10 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.

10 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform codes AU1, BX5

📋 Procedure

  1. Switch off ignition and all electrical consumers.
  2. Remove ignition key, if inserted.
  3. Remove cover for mirror base General body repairs, interior68Interior mirror; Assembly overview - interior mirror.
  4. Lever off lens of front interior lightWX1 at points marked with (arrows) using removal wedge3409.
  5. Release and detach connectors.
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  1. Press fasteners in direction of arrow (A) and remove front interior lightWX1.
  2. Release and detach connectors.
  3. Insert front interior lightWX1 into roof aperture.
  4. Insert lens into front interior lightWX1.
  5. Test functionality.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.