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Removing and installing inner door cover — VW

Removing and installing inner door cover on VW: 12 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.

12 steps

🧭 Before you start

Fits: platform codes 5C7, 5C1

📋 Procedure

  1. Remove door trim General body repairs, interior70Front door trims; Removing and installing front door trim.
  2. Detach connectors for crash sensor for side airbag on driver side G179, for driver door exterior handle switch F272 and, if present, for exterior door handle touch sensor on driver side G415(2).
  3. Unclip electric cable from retainers (3).
  4. Lift lower end of cover (1).
  5. Pull cover (1) downwards and remove from door.
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  1. Pull cable (4) with grommet as well as wiring harness (5) with grommet out of cover.
  2. Pull cable (4) as well as wiring harness (5) through cover (1) and secure grommets.
  3. Insert top part of cover (1) into door.
  4. Press bottom part of cover (1) onto door.
  5. Clip electric cable into retainers (3).
  6. Attach connectors for crash sensor for side airbag on driver side G179, for driver door exterior handle switch F272 and, if present, for exterior door handle touch sensor on driver side G415(2).
  7. Install door trim General body repairs, interior70Front door trims; Removing and installing front door trim.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.