Installing roof reinforcement to body, estate without sliding sunroof

Special tools and workshop equipment required

Electric cutter -V.A.G 1561A

Scraping blade -V.A.G 1561/20

Cartridge gun -V.A.G 1628

Release lever -T10039

Removing

• Remove moulded headliner → Chapter.
• Cut roof reinforcements -1- and -2- into approx. 6 cm wide strips -3--dot-dash lines-, using a cutter knife.
• Pull strips -3- from roof.
• Trim back adhesive residues with electric cutter -V.A.G 1561A- and scraping blade -V.A.G 1561/20-.

Installing

• Use hand-cartridge gun -V.A.G 1628- to apply single-component assembly adhesive ( → Electronic Parts Catalogue) to roof reinforcements. Observe the following dimensions while doing so.

• Dimension -a- = 35 mm

• Dimension -b- = 31 mm

• Dimension -c- = 58 mm

• Measure roof reinforcements -1- and -2- to width and mark centre of both sides.
• Guide roof reinforcement -1- into vehicle.
• Position roof reinforcement -1- according to -dimension a- centrally on roof and press it on across entire surface.

Dimension -a- for saloon = 50.5 ± 3 mm from front sheet-metal edge.

• Guide roof reinforcement -2- into vehicle.
• Position roof reinforcement -2- according to -dimension b- centrally on roof and press it on across entire surface.

Dimension -b- for saloon = 61 ± 3 mm from rear sheet-metal edge.