Volkswagen Golf Mk7 Service & Repair Manual: Dash panel central tube
This section covers the Volkswagen Golf Mk7's structural dash panel central tube: an assembly overview, and removing the crash bar and the tube itself — major repairs requiring the dash panel to be out of the vehicle.
- Assembly overview - dash panel central tube
- Removing and installing crash bar
- Removing and installing dash panel central tube
Questions & answers
Dash panel central tube — Volkswagen Golf Mk7
What is the Golf Mk7 dash panel central tube?
A structural cross-car beam behind the dash panel that carries the instrument cluster, steering column, pedal assembly, airbag control unit and climate ducting.
Why would I need to remove the Golf Mk7 central tube?
For major body repairs (A-pillar renewal), heater core replacement, wiring harness work, or replacing the crash bar or pedal assembly.
