Volkswagen ID.3: Exterior equipment. Roof moulding and roof railing

• Assembly overview – roof trim strip
• Removing and installing roof trim strip
• Removing and installing rear roof trim strip

Assembly overview – roof trim strip

Assembly overview – roof trim strip

1 - Roof trim strip

❏ → Rep. gr.66; Removing and installing roof trim strip

2 - Clip

❏ Qty. 14

3 - Fixed clip

❏ Can only be renewed along with roof trim strip

4 - Rear roof trim strip

❏ Renew after removing

❏ → Rep. gr.66; Removing and installing rear roof trim strip

5 - Adhesive tape

❏ Can only be renewed along with rear roof trim strip

6 - Rear cap

7 - Front cap

Removing and installing roof trim strip

Removing and installing roof trim strip

Removing

– Remove rear roof trim strip → Rep. gr.66; Removing and installing rear roof trim strip.

– Use commercially available plastic wedge -5- to lever clip -4- in direction of -arrow- off roof side member -3-.

– Use commercially available plastic wedge -5- to lever roof trim strip -1- in direction of -arrow- from rear towards front off clips -2-.

Installing

Important

● If clip -4- on roof trim strip -1- is damaged, the roof trim strip -1- must be renewed.

– Align roof trim strip -1- with roof side member -3-.

– Fit roof trim strip -1- with clip -4- in direction of -arrow A-.

– Starting at -arrow A- up to -arrow C- push on roof trim strip -1- at clips -2- until they can be heard to engage.

Continue installation in reverse order of removal.

Removing and installing rear roof trim strip

Removing and installing rear roof trim strip

Special tools and workshop equipment required

♦ Roller -T40400-

♦ hot air blower -V.A.G 1416-

Removal and installation are described for left side of vehicle as an example.

Important

● Observe relevant specifications with regard to temperature, minimum curing period, removal of adhesive residue and cleaning → General information - body; Rep. gr.52; Self-adhesive components; Specifications for self-adhesive components.

Removing

– Use hot air blower -V.A.G 1416- to heat up rear roof trim strip -2- in area of adhesive tape -3-.

– Using commercially available plastic wedge -arrows-, lever rear roof trim strip -2- in direction of -arrow- off roof side member.

– Pull rear roof trim strip -2- out of roof trim strip -1-.

Installing

– Remove adhesive residue and clean bonding surfaces → General information - body; Rep. gr.52; Self-adhesive components; Specifications for self-adhesive components.

– Guide rear roof trim strip -2- in direction of -arrow A- in roof trim strip -1-.

– Align rear roof trim strip -2- at C-Pillar -2-.

– Pull protective film off adhesive tape -3-, and firmly press on rear roof trim strip -2-.

– Roll on rear roof trim strip -2- on side in area of long adhesive tape -3- in direction of -arrow- with a force of between 50 N and 70 N using roller -T40400- -5-.

Important

● The minimum drying time must be adhered to.

– Press on rear roof trim strip -2- in area of short adhesive tape -6- with a force of 20 N.

Important

● The minimum drying time must be adhered to.

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