Removing and installing storage compartment — VW
Removing and installing storage compartment on VW: 11 steps, 1 torque figure. What to remove, what to tighten and to how many Nm, what to check after.
The storage compartment beneath the front seat on cars with platform codes BA5, BE1 and 5G1 can be removed without taking the seat out of the car. The seat is unbolted and tilted rearwards, the bracket for the seat trim is removed and any items the customer keeps in the drawer are bagged up. The drawer is pulled out, one bolt is removed, the drawer is closed, and the second bolt comes out. The compartment is then lowered at the front of the seat, pulled forwards and lifted from its left and right mountings. On refitting, the bolts take 1.5 Nm, and the one detail worth watching is the retainer for the side trim, which must engage properly in its mounting on the compartment.
🧭 Before you start
Unbolt and tilt the front seat back, remove the seat trim bracket and empty the drawer. Remove the two bolts, lower the compartment at the front, pull it forwards and free it from the mountings on both sides. Refit in reverse with the bolts at 1.5 Nm and the side trim retainer engaged before the seat is bolted down.
Fits: VW Golf VII Variant (BA), VW Golf VII (5G, 2012–2020); platform code BE1
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- Store the customer's belongings from the drawer in a sealed plastic bag.
- Tilt the seat back only; do not remove it completely.
- Make sure the side trim retainer engages in its mounting on the compartment.
- Tighten the compartment bolts to 1.5 Nm and torque the seat bolts to specification, as general practice.
Written for this job from the workshop steps below · TorqFix editorial.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 1.5 Nm (1.1 lb-ft) | Unscrew 2 bolts (3 |
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
- Unbolt front seat and tilt it towards rear. Do not remove seat completely .
- Remove bracket for seat trim .
- ⚠ Ensure not to damage any objects stored by the customer in the storage compartment.Store objects any objects from the storage compartment in a sealable plastic bag. — Remove any objects from the storage compartment (2).
- Pull out compartment (2).
- Remove bolt (3).
- Close storage compartment (2).
- Remove bolt (1).
- Lower storage compartment (1) at front of seat (2).
- Pull storage compartment (1) towards front in direction of travel.
- Remove storage compartment (1) from mountings (arrow) on left and right.
- Ensure that the retainer for side trim is properly engaged in mounting on storage compartment.
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Variants of the same model differ. Cross-check torque against the factory manual for your engine before final tightening.
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