Removing and installing side member trim, CrossPolo — VW
Removing and installing side member trim, CrossPolo 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.
🧭 Before you start
Fits: VW Polo 6C (2014–2017)
📋 Procedure
- Remove bolt (3).
- Prise out spreader rivet (2).
- Warm upper area of side member extension (1) with hot air blowerV.A.G 1416.
- Unclip side member extension (1) from below (direction of arrow A).
- Remove side member extension (1) upwards, disengaging it from retaining strip (direction of arrow B).
- Fit side member extension (1) onto retaining strip so that it latches into place (direction of arrow A).
- Move side member extension downwards and clip it into place (direction of arrow B).
- Align side member extension (1).
- Tighten bolts (3). Specified torque .
- Insert spreader rivet (2).
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