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Removing and installing water deflector: VW Polo 6C

Step-by-step removing and installing water deflector for the VW Polo 6C: 10 steps. What to remove, in what order, and what to check after.

Renewing the bonded water deflector strip at the edge of the windscreen on the platform code listed below. The strip is held only by adhesive tape, so removal is a matter of warming it with a hot air blower, lifting a corner with wedge T10383 and pulling it firmly off. The work that follows matters more: every trace of old adhesive is taken off the glass with the adhesive strip remover and the surface cleaned. The new strip is offered up, its bonding area marked and masked, cleaned with a lint-free cloth, and primed with glass/paint primer in a single, uninterrupted pass so that one complete, even film covers the glass. Only then is the backing removed, the strip aligned to the roof and A-pillar, and pressed down hard.

10 steps

🧭 Before you start

Warm the strip, lift a corner with T10383 and pull it off. Remove residual adhesive, clean the glass, then position the new strip, mark and mask the bonding area, clean it and apply one even coat of primer, wiping it off slightly. Remove the backing, align the strip to the roof and A-pillar and press it firmly into place.

Fits: VW Polo 6C (2014–2017)

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  • Warm the strip before lifting it so the adhesive tape releases.
  • Remove all residual adhesive from the windscreen before bonding.
  • Apply primer in one continuous motion, one layer only, as a complete film.
  • Align to the roof and A-pillar before pressing the strip down firmly.

Written for this job from the workshop steps below · TorqFix editorial.

📋 Procedure

  1. Warm water deflector strip with hot air blowerV.A.G 1416.
  2. Lift a corner (arrow A) or (arrow B) of water deflector strip using wedge T10383.
  3. Grasp under corner and pull water deflector strip firmly off windscreen. The adhesive tape releases. [Note: The side spoiler (1) is bonded with double-sided adhesive tape (2).]
  4. Remove residual adhesive (1) from windscreen using adhesive strip removerVAS 6349 and thoroughly clean surfaces (1) using adhesive remover.
  5. Place water deflector strip on windscreen, mark adhesive surface and mask off using adhesive tape.
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  1. Clean adhesive surface (1) using a lint-free cloth and cleaning solution. [Note: The application must be performed in one motion without interruption using primer applicator.A complete film must cover the glass surface.Ensure to apply only one layer.]
  2. Apply glass/paint primer evenly to bonding surface (3), and wipe it off slightly using professional cleaning clothVAS 6006.
  3. Pull protective backing (2) off water deflector strip.
  4. Align water deflector strip to roof and A-pillar.
  5. Press on water deflector strip firmly.

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Workshop data on this page last updated 20 Sep 2026.