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Volkswagen Golf Mk7 Service & Repair Manual: Masking areas, front body

This page maps the Volkswagen Golf Mk7 front body masking areas around the plenum chamber: zones with no sealant permitted on threads, zones free of cathodic dip primer, surfacer or top coat, and zones requiring waxed threads.

Masking areas, plenum chamber

Masking areas, front body

A -  No sealant on threads or contact surfaces.
C -  No cathodic dip primer, surfacer or top coat on threads or contact surfaces.
D -  Threads free of surfacer and top-coat paint (joint surface may be painted)

 
     
Masking areas, left side of engine compartment, LHD vehicles

Masking areas, front body

A -  No sealant on threads or contact surfaces.
B -  Threads waxed
C -  No cathodic dip primer, surfacer or top coat on threads or contact surfaces.

 
     
Masking areas, right side of engine compartment, LHD vehicles

Masking areas, front body

A -  No sealant on threads or contact surfaces.
C -  No cathodic dip primer, surfacer or top coat on threads or contact surfaces.

 
     
Masking areas, left side of engine compartment, RHD vehicles

Masking areas, front body

A -  No sealant on threads or contact surfaces.
B -  Threads waxed
C -  No cathodic dip primer, surfacer or top coat on threads or contact surfaces.

 
     
Masking areas, right side of engine compartment, RHD vehicles

Masking areas, front body

A -  No sealant on threads or contact surfaces.
C -  No cathodic dip primer, surfacer or top coat on threads or contact surfaces.

 
     
Masking areas, front right wheel housing

Masking areas, front body

A -  No sealant on threads or contact surfaces.
B -  Threads waxed
C -  No cathodic dip primer, surfacer or top coat on threads or contact surfaces.

 
     
Masking areas, front left wheel housing

Masking areas, front body

A -  No sealant on threads or contact surfaces.
B -  Threads waxed

 
     
Masking areas, front wing and wheel housing
Illustration shows left side. The right side is the mirror image.

Masking areas, front body

A -  No sealant on threads or contact surfaces.
D -  Threads free of surfacer and top-coat paint (joint surface may be painted)

 
     
Masking areas, centre underbody, right side

Masking areas, front body

A -  No sealant on threads or contact surfaces.
Masking areas, centre underbody, left side

Masking areas, front body

A -  No sealant on threads or contact surfaces.

    Questions & answers

    Masking areas, front body — Volkswagen Golf Mk7

    What front body areas must be masked on the Golf Mk7?
    Plenum chamber threads (no sealant), cathodic dip primer exclusion zones, and areas where wax (not paint) should be applied.
    Masking areas
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    Masking areas, rear body
    Masking areas, rear underbody A -  No sealant on threads or contact surfaces. B -  Threads waxed D -  Threads ...

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