Removing windscreen (Cabriolet) — VW
Removing windscreen (Cabriolet) on VW: 13 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
- Special tools named: V.A.G 1474, V.A.G 1351
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- Pull second cord end into vehicle and counterhold with pulling handle from V.A.G 1351.
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 20 Nm (15 lb-ft) | Unbolt wiper arms |
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
- Remove roof cross member inner trim General body repairs, interior70Removing and installing roof cross member inner and outer trim (Cabriolet).
- Remove rain sensor, if necessary
- Unbolt wiper arms (M8 hexagon nuts = 20 Nm). — 20 Nm (15 lb-ft)
- Pull off plenum chamber outer cover.
- Release sealing lip from window flange along top edge of windscreen and along A-pillars with a plastic wedge and spray in cleaning solutionD 009 401 04 (lubricant).
- Place cutting thread in window flange with help of tube (cutting wire may also be used).
- If gap is too small, guide cutting cord on outside and push under lip with a plastic wedge.
- Pull the end of the cutting thread through the adhesive seal material into the vehicle interior with the awl (from V.A.G 1474 A ).
- Secure one end of the cord to the reel deviceV.A.G 1654 .
- Pull second cord end into vehicle and counterhold with pulling handle from V.A.G 1351.
- Apply the reel deviceV.A.G 1654 to "“position I”".
- Move reel device according to position required and cut windscreen free.
- Use plastic wedge to press cutting cord against window glass while cutting in order to have clearance at window flange and dash panel.
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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.