Volkswagen ID.4: Roof trims
Assembly overview moulded headliner
- Roof reinforcement
- Depending on equipment
version
- ⇒ Rep. gr. 70 ; Installing
roof reinforcement
to body
- Roof reinforcement
- Depending on equipment
version
- ⇒ Rep. gr. 70 ; Installing
roof reinforcement
to body
- Moulded headliner
- Depending on equipment
version
- ⇒ Rep. gr. 70 ; Removing
and installing
moulded headliner
- Plug
- Clip
- Clip
- Depending on equipment
version
- qty. 16
- Clip

Removing and installing moulded headliner
Special tools and workshop equipment required
Removing
Vehicles with glass panel
- Open sunroof roller blind.
All vehicles (continued)
- Release rear seat backrests, and fold them forwards.
- Move front seats to foremost and lowest position.
- When carrying out the steps below, always make sure that
the pliers - T10558A- is positioned centrally in the retaining
clips.
NOTICE
Risk of damage from incorrect handling.
- Do not kink moulded headliner.
- Unclip retaining clips -2- from moulded headliner retaining
frame -1- using pliers - T10558A- .
- Hold moulded headliner -1- pretensioned in direction of
-arrow- in such a way that released retaining clips -2- do
not engage again.

Important
- The aid of an additional person is required for the subsequent
work steps.
- While holding moulded headliner -1- in position, unclip retaining
clips -2- in rear area.

Vehicles with glass panel
- Unclip retaining clips -1- all around.

All vehicles (continued)
- Disconnect electrical connector.
Important
- The aid of an additional person is required for the subsequent
work steps.
- Carefully remove moulded headliner -1- through rear lid
opening in direction of -arrow-.

Installing
Install in reverse order of removal, observing the following:
- Make sure that electrical wire is not trapped.
Installing roof reinforcement to body
Special tools and workshop equipment required
- electric cutter - V.A.G 1561A-
- hand-cartridge gun - V.A.G 1628-
- scraper - V.A.G 1561/20-
Removing
- Remove moulded headliner ⇒ Rep. gr. 70 ; Removing and
installing moulded headliner .
- Cut roof reinforcements -1- and -2- into approx. 6 cm wide
strips -3-.
- Pull strips -3- in direction of -arrow- off roof.
- Remove adhesive residue using electric cutter - V.A.G
1561A- and scraper - V.A.G 1561/20- .
- If the paintwork structure is damaged when the roof reinforcements
are removed, repair paintwork damage according
to the ⇒ Paintwork structure specifications.
- On vehicles with 2 bitumen mats behind the roof reinforcement
-2-, the mats must be completely removed before installing
the new roof reinforcement.

Installing
Important
- Observe processing instructions for the adhesive when installing
roof reinforcements.
- Using hand-cartridge gun - V.A.G 1628- , apply 1-component
assembly adhesive ⇒ Electronic parts catalogue (ETKA)
in beads -3- of 6 mm in diameter to roof reinforcements
-1- and -2- in accordance with the following dimensions:
- Dimension -a- = 95 mm
- Dimension -b- = 105 mm
- Dimension -c- = 20 mm
- Dimension -d- = 21 mm

- Position front roof reinforcement -1- according to dimension
-a- centrally on roof, and press it on across entire surface.
- Dimension -a- = 56 +- 3 mm from rear sheet-metal edge.
- Position rear roof reinforcement -2- according to dimension
-b- centrally on roof; and press it on across entire surface.
- Dimension -b-: 24 +- 3 mm from front sheet-metal edge.

- Install moulded headliner ⇒ Rep. gr. 70 ; Removing and
installing moulded headliner .
Volkswagen ID.4 (E21) 2021-2026 Service Manual
Roof trims
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