Removing and installing roof aerial, Estate — VW
Removing and installing roof aerial, Estate on VW: 11 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 codes AU1, BX5
📋 Procedure
- Switch off ignition and all electrical consumers.
- Remove ignition key, if inserted.
- Remove C-pillar trim General body repairs, interior70Passenger compartment trim panels; Removing and installing C-pillar trim.
- Remove headlining end strip General body repairs, interior70Roof trims; Removing and installing headlining end strip.
- Remove D-pillar trim General body repairs, interior70Passenger compartment trim; Removing and installing D-pillar trim.
- If fitted, unscrew bolts of eyelets for net partition, but do not remove eyelets General body repairs, interior68Equipment; Removing and installing net partition retainer.
- Lower rear of moulded headliner.
- Release and unplug connectors (1) to aerial wires.
- Unscrew bolt (3), and remove it with retaining clip.
- Remove roof aerialRX5(2) from the outside.
- Position and press on roof aerialRX5 until it engages.
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