Removing and installing left luggage compartment trim (Estate) — VW
Removing and installing left luggage compartment trim (Estate) on VW: 13 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.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: platform code 1H1
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- Make sure the sealing on the rear lid is seated correctly.
📋 Procedure
- Remove rear bench seat and backrest .
- Remove luggage compartment cover .
- Remove upper B-pillar trim .
- Remove upper C-pillar trim .
- Remove lower C-pillar trim .
- Remove D pillar trim panel .
- Removing load sill cover .
- Remove cross-head screw .
- Remove lid and clips .
- Unscrew hexagon nuts .
- Pull trim with securing peg at right angles out of clip and pull upwards out of clips .
- Check the seating of the clips and and correct if necessary.
- Make sure the sealing on the rear lid is seated correctly.
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