Removing and installing rear door trim — VW
Removing and installing rear door trim on VW: 13 steps, 12 torque figures. What to remove, what to tighten and to how many Nm, what to check after.
Workshop procedure for VW — the exact step sequence and torque figures, straight from real workshop data.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Passat B7 saloon (362, 2010–2014), VW Passat B7 Variant (365, 2010–2014)
- Renewed: if necessary
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- Removal and installation of trim is described for the right rear door. Follow same instructions for trim on left side door as appropriate.
- Before installing, check retaining clips for damage and renew if necessary.
- Before installing door trim, ensure that the locking mechanisms of all clips are in (position 1).It is not possible to install the door trim without problem if clips are in (position 2)! — Install in reverse order of removal.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 1.7 Nm (1.3 lb-ft) | Remove bolt (1 |
| 2 Nm (1.5 lb-ft) | Remove bolt (1 |
| 2 Nm (1.5 lb-ft) | Remove bolt (5 |
| 4 Nm (3.0 lb-ft) | Undo bolts (4) in area of handle recess and upper door trim |
| 4.5 Nm (3.3 lb-ft) | Remove bolt (1) on underside |
| 4.5 Nm (3.3 lb-ft) | Remove bolts (1) and (2 |
| 4.5 Nm (3.3 lb-ft) | Remove bolts (3) and (4 |
| 4.5 Nm (3.3 lb-ft) | Tighten screw (2 |
| 4.5 Nm (3.3 lb-ft) | Unclip caps (2) using removal wedge3409 and unscrew bolts (1 |
| 4.5 Nm (3.3 lb-ft) | Unscrew 3 bolts (arrows |
| 4.5 Nm (3.3 lb-ft) | Unscrew bolts (1) and (2 |
| 4.5 Nm (3.3 lb-ft) | Unscrew bolts (3) and (4 |
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
- Switch off ignition.
- Unclip cover (1) upwards with the help of the wedge3409, beginning at the bottom. [Note: Removal and installation of trim is described for the right rear door. Follow same instructions for trim on left side door as appropriate.]
- Turn clip (6) 90° and undo bolt (2).
- Detach clip (5) and then clips (4) and (1) with the help of the wedge T10383/1.
- Detach clip (7) and then clips (8) and (9) with the help of the wedge T10383.
- Detach clip (3).
- Pull door trim upwards vertically out of window slot.
- Then unhook Bowden cable (1) from interior door handle on inside of door trim.
- Detach wiring harness. [Note: Before installing, check retaining clips for damage and renew if necessary.]
- ⚠ Before installing door trim, ensure that the locking mechanisms of all clips are in (position 1).It is not possible to install the door trim without problem if clips are in (position 2)! — Install in reverse order of removal.
- ⚠ Ensure that the angle between the door trim and the interior panel is greater than 20° when the trim is inserted into window slot cover. This is necessary in order to prevent the clips from becoming jammed. — Fit clips in the sequence (3), (9), (8), (7), (6), (1), (4) and (5).
- Tighten screw (2) (4.5 Nm). — 4.5 Nm (3.3 lb-ft)
- Push cover (1) downwards from above into the closing handle so that it clicks into place.
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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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