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Installing an intact window > < Assembly overview

A3 Mk1

General Body Assembly Exterior (Repair groups 50, 55, 57, 58, 60, 63, 64, 66)
Removing and installing side window - 5-door vehicles
Removing an intact window
 
A64-0140
  • ‒ Pierce through from the inside to the outside in area of C-pillar bottom/side panel using an awl.
  • ‒ Insert cutting cord into piercing awl and draw cord from outside into vehicle interior.
Important
To avoid paintwork damage, mask over transition between PVC coating and D-pillar and side panel with adhesive tape.
  • ‒ → Lay cutting cord on C-pillar from bottom to top -arrow A- under PVC coating.
  • ‒ Press cutting cord onto D-pillar from top to bottom -arrow B- under the PVC coating, then press between side panel and window in direction shown -arrow C-.
 
A64-0141
  • ‒ Pierce through from the inside to the outside in area of C-pillar bottom/side panel using an awl.
  • ‒ Insert end of cutting cord into piercing awl and again pull into vehicle interior.
  • ‒ Routing cord -1-.
  • ‒ → Secure cutting cord with ends -A- and -B- in two pull handles.
  • ‒ Pull cutting wire through adhesive sealant towards the interior, thus completely cutting free the window.
ImportantUnder no circumstances must the PVC coating be damaged in the visible area.
Window is considered destroyed if coating is damaged in visible area.

Installing an intact window > < Assembly overview