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Volkswagen Golf Mk7 Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing impact bar

This page covers removing the Volkswagen Golf Mk7 rear impact bar, including R-Line and R variants: remove the bolts, then lift the bar upward out of the tabs in the cross panel.

 
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Removing
   

Removing and installing impact bar

–  Remove bolts -2-.
–  Lift impact bar -1- upwards -arrows- out of tabs -3- in cross panel.

 
Installing
   

Removing and installing impact bar

–  Guide guides -4- of impact bar -1- from top to bottom -arrows- into tabs -3- in cross panel.
–  Tighten bolts -2-.
Specified torques
  → Chapter „Assembly overview - impact bar“

Repairing bumper cover

Note

If bumper cover is damaged, determine whether plastic can be repaired before renewing bumper.

Description under: → General Information; Body Repairs, General Body Repairs

    Questions & answers

    Removing and installing impact bar — Volkswagen Golf Mk7

    How do I remove the Golf Mk7 rear impact bar?
    Remove the bumper cover, unbolt the impact bar from the crash absorbers/body tabs, and lift it out. Installation is the reverse — guide the tabs into place and torque the bolts.
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