Renewing roof spoiler — VW
Renewing roof spoiler on VW: 3 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 6E1, 6X1
🔩 Torque settings
Values can differ between engine variants — check the code stamped on your block.
| Torque | Fastener / step |
|---|---|
| 3 Nm (2.2 lb-ft) | Remove hexagon nuts (1 |
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
- Open the folding fabric sunroof and remove the framing channel at the front of the roof cut-out.
- Lower front section of moulded headlining General body repairs, interior70Trims, insulation; Roof trims; Removing and installing moulded headlining.
- Remove hexagon nuts (1) (torque setting: 3 Nm) and remove roof spoiler (2). — 3 Nm (2.2 lb-ft)
Other VW procedures
- Removing engine · 41 torque figures
- Removing and installing camshaft – VW Golf Cabriolet · 47 torque figures
- Adjusting valve timing – VW Passat B5 · 83 torque figures
- Removing and installing camshafts – VW Passat B6 · 39 torque figures
- Removing and installing coolant pump · 53 torque figures
- Renewing oil seal for right flange shaft – VW 2.0
- Checking oil level or changing oil in Haldex coupling – VW
- Removing and installing convertible roof actuation button E137 · 2 torque figures
- Removing and installing gearbox input speed sender G182 and oil temperature sender in multi-plate clutch G509 · 2 torque figures
- Removing and installing the fuel tank (CAYA, CAYB, CAYC)
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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