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Audi A6 Typ 4G: Sill Panel Trim, Removing and Installing

Special tools and workshop equipment required

  • Trim Removal Wedge -3409-
  • Wiring Harness Repair Set - Hot Air Blower -VAS 1978/14A-
  • Cleaning Solution -D 009 401 04-

Removing

Vehicles with Fiber Optic Cable for Ambient Lighting:

- Remove the front sill panel strip. Refer to → Body Interior; Rep. Gr.70; Passenger Compartment Trim; Sill Panel Strip, Removing and Installing.

- Remove the inner door seal from the body flange only at the bottom near the sill panel strip. Refer to → Chapter "Inner Door Seal, ‏Removing and Installing".

- Disconnect the connector.

Continuation for all Vehicles:

- Carefully warm the sill panel strip -1- using the Hot Air Blower -VAG1416-.

- Carefully pry off the sill panel strip -2- using the Trim Removal Wedge -3409--arrow-.

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Installing

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

- Clean the adhesive surface on the vehicle body with Cleaning Solution -D 009 401 04-.

- Remove the protective film from the adhesive tape -3-.

- Place the sill panel strip -2- on the sill panel -1- by pressing the securing tabs in the mounts -arrows-.

- Press the sill panel strip along the entire length of the sill panel.

  • Resting time approximately two hours at room temperature

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Sill Panel Trim, Removing and Installing

Sill Panel Trim, Removing and Installing

Special tools and workshop equipment required

  • Trim Removal Wedge -3409-
  • Wiring Harness Repair Set - Hot Air Blower -VAS 1978/14A-
  • Cleaning Solution -D 009 401 04-

Removing

- Loosen the rear underbody cover near the sill panel trim. Refer to → Chapter "Rear Vehicle Underbody Cover, Removing and Installing".

- Loosen the center underbody cover near the sill panel trim. Refer to → Chapter "Center Vehicle Underbody Cover, Removing and Installing".

- Warm the sill panel trim -1- near the C-pillar -2- carefully with Hot Air Blower -VAG1416-.

- Pry off the sill panel trim with Trim Removal Wedge -3409--arrow A-.

- Open the quick release -3-.

- Lift the sill panel trim slightly and remove it toward the outside -arrow B-.

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- Pull the sill panel trim -1- off the front bracket -arrow A- and then the rear bracket -2--arrow B-.

- Remove the sill panel trim and lay it on a soft surface.

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Installing

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

- Remove the rear bracket for the sill panel trim and set on the sill panel trim. Refer to → Chapter "Rear Bracket for Sill Panel Trim, Removing and Installing"

- Clean the adhesive surface on the vehicle body with Cleaning Solution -D 009 401 04-.

- Remove the protective film from the adhesive tape -2-.

- Set the sill panel trim -1- on the C-pillar and press on.

- The bracket must audibly engage.

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Trim Piece for Sill Panel Trim, Removing and Installing

Removing

- Loosen the sill panel trim in the front area. Refer to → Chapter "Sill Panel Trim, Removing and Installing".

- Loosen the expanding clips -arrows-.

- Remove the trim -2- from the sill panel cover -1-.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal.

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Front Bracket for Sill Panel Trim, Removing and Installing

Removing

- Remove the sill panel trim. Refer to → Chapter "Sill Panel Trim, Removing and Installing".

- Remove the bolt -arrow-.

- Remove the front bracket -1- for the sill panel trim.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal.

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Rear Bracket for Sill Panel Trim, Removing and Installing

Removing

- Remove the sill panel trim. Refer to → Chapter "Sill Panel Trim, Removing and Installing".

- Release the tabs -arrows- with a narrow screwdriver -2- and remove the rear bracket -1- toward the outside at the same time.

- Remove the rear bracket for the sill panel trim.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

  Note

Replace damaged bracket.

- Insert the rear bracket into the sill panel trim.

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Front and Rear Quick Release Mount, Removing and Installing

Removing

- Remove the sill panel trim. Refer to → Chapter "Sill Panel Trim, Removing and Installing".

- Release the tabs -arrows- with a narrow screwdriver.

- Remove the mount -1- downward.

Installing

Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

- Push on the mount for the quick release until it clicks into place.

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Drip Rail, Removing and Installing

Drip Rail, Removing and Installing

1 - Blind Rivet

  • Quantity: 5
  • Rivet the guide rails beginning at the top.

2 - Guide Rail

  • To remove, drill out rivet heads -4- and drive out rivet shafts.

3 - Drip Rail

  • Press into the guide rail as far as the stop, beginning at the top and working toward the bottom.
  • Make sure the transition to the A-pillar is flush.

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