Repair method using glass-to-metal adhesive — VW
Repair method using glass-to-metal adhesive on VW: 13 steps. What to remove, in what order, and 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 3A2, 3A5
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- Do not damage ceramic coating. Scratches will remain permanently visible. — Mark position of mirror plate from outside on windscreen.
- Wear hand protection (rubber gloves).
- Press mirror plate firmly (do not use force) against windscreen for 15 seconds.
- Inside mirror can be fitted again after 15 minutes.
📋 Procedure
- Turn mirror plate 15-20 degrees and take out of mirror base.
- Remove PUR adhesive from mirror plate with wire brush.
- Grind off the three spacer protrusions on bonding surface. To do this, use sandpaper (360/400 grain) laid on flat surface.
- Keep sanded surface clean and free of grease.
- Scrape down PUR adhesive material and primer down to ceramic layer on windscreen using glass scraper.
- Clean adhesive contact area with adhesive removerD 002 000 10 or cleaning solutionD 009 401 04.
- ⚠ Do not damage ceramic coating. Scratches will remain permanently visible. — Mark position of mirror plate from outside on windscreen.
- Cut nylon mesh fabric exactly to size of mirror plate. [Note: Wear hand protection (rubber gloves).]
- Apply adhesive evenly and smoothly to mirror plate.
- Fit nylon mesh fabric onto mirror plate.
- Apply further adhesive to nylon mesh fabric by dabbing with tube.
- Press mirror plate firmly (do not use force) against windscreen for 15 seconds.
- Remove excess adhesive with a cloth. [Note: Inside mirror can be fitted again after 15 minutes.]
Other VW procedures
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- 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
- Alarm system horn H8 (Diesel vehicles with right-hand steering wheel) - assembly general view · 1 torque figures
- Hub with wheel bearing (►04/13) - install
- Fuel pump (pre-supply pump)G6 retention valve - verify.
- Front seat belt (4-door Gol, Parati, and Saveiro) - remove and install · 1 torque figures
- Checking power supply operation
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.