Removing and installing tail light, from 07.05 — VW
Removing and installing tail light, from 07.05 on VW: 12 steps, 1 torque figure. 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: platform codes 9C1, 1C1, 1Y7
- Renewed: if necessary
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- Check seal at securing stud, renew if necessary.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 1 Nm (0.7 lb-ft) | Tighten knurled nut (arrow) |
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 and all electrical consumers.Remove the ignition key. — Lever off the cover using a screwdriver.
- Turn knurled nut (arrow) downwards.
- Cover the area marked with (arrows) with commercially available adhesive tape.
- Carefully slide removal wedgeVAS 3409 from the side under the seal.
- Raise tail light with removal wedgeVAS 3409 and take it out.
- Disconnect connectors (arrows) on the tail light. [Note: Check seal at securing stud, renew if necessary.]
- Guide retaining pins into hole in body.
- Install tail light in body aperture.
- Fit guide (3) into the body aperture (arrow), the guide (1) is under the edge of the aperture in the bodywork and the guide (2) is over the edge of the aperture in the bodywork.
- Tighten knurled nut (arrow) to 1 Nm. — 1 Nm (0.7 lb-ft)
- Remove adhesive tape.
- Check function of tail light.
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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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The story behind TorqFix →Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.