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Volkswagen Golf Mk7 Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing lock carrier trim

Using removal lever -80-200-, this page covers removing the Volkswagen Golf Mk7 lock carrier trim — on saloon models with a towing bracket, remove the luggage compartment floor rearward first.

Special tools and workshop equipment required
   
   

Removal lever -80 - 200
Removal lever -80 - 200

Removing
Vehicles with towing bracket, saloon
–  Remove luggage compartment floor towards rear.
–  Release clip -2- on cable end-piece -1-.
–  Remove cable end-piece -1- upwards from Bowden cable -3-.
 

Removing and installing lock carrier trim

Vehicles with towing bracket, estate
–  Turn fasteners on left and right of luggage compartment floor by 90° to release them, and remove luggage compartment floor towards rear from vehicle.
–  Release clip -1- on lever for Bowden cable -2-, and push it upwards -arrow A-.
–  Remove lever for Bowden cable -2- towards front from Bowden cable -3--arrow B-.
Continued for all vehicles
 

Removing and installing lock carrier trim

–  Pull off rear lid seal -2- in area of lock carrier trim -1-.
–  Release lock carrier trim -1- in area of retaining clips from body mountings -arrows- using removal lever -80 - 200-.
Vehicles with towing bracket
–  Disconnect connector for trailer towing attachment locked warning lamp -K226-.
Continued for all vehicles
–  Remove lock carrier trim -1- upwards.
Installing
  Note
  •   Before installing, check all fasteners for damage and renew if necessary.
  •   Remove any retaining clips left in body mountings using removal tool -T40280- and fit them in lock carrier trim for installation.
  •   Following installation, ensure that the lock carrier trim is positioned in rear lid seal beading.
Installation is carried out in reverse order.
 

Removing and installing lock carrier trim

    Questions & answers

    Removing and installing lock carrier trim — Volkswagen Golf Mk7

    How do I remove the Golf Mk7 lock carrier trim (interior boot)?
    On towbar-equipped vehicles, remove the luggage cover first. Use removal lever -80-200- to unclip the trim from the body.
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