15.3 Installing

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– Remove residual material of spare wheel well (bonding flange -1-) using electric cutter -V.A.G 1561/A- and a suitable blade, e.g. offset blade (25 mm) -V.A.G 1561/4- or offset blade -

V.A.G 1561/10- .

Note

♦ Do not remove all adhesive, residual material is used as a base for the new adhesive. ♦ Keep adhesive surface clean and free of grease.

15.3.1 Preparing new part

New part ♦ Spare wheel well (for front or four-wheel drive) ♦ 2K window adhesive -DA 004 600 A2-

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♦ Cleaning solution -D 009 401 04♦ Activator -D 181 801 A1-

♦ Adhesive remover -D 002 000 10-

– The circumferential adhesive bead -1- on the new part must be cut back to approx. 1 mm.

Note

For bonding reasons, the adhesive bead on the new part should be cut back only just before it is to be fitted.

15.3.2 Bonding in

Note

For damaged paintwork or new body parts, apply corrosion pro‐tection measures according to guidelines in ⇒ Paint workshop manual: Corrosion and corrosion protection, attached and welded parts, materials .

Prepare bonding surface on body for spare wheel well -shaded area-.

Areas with new paint work structure: – Clean respective areas with cleaning solution -D 009 401 04and then dry with a lint-free cloth. – Then apply glass/paint primer -D 009 200 02- evenly using primer applicator -D 009 500 25- . ♦ Drying time approx. 10 minutes Areas with residual adhesive:

– If bonding is not performed immediately after cutting back, the remaining residual material must be activated with activator -

D 181 801 A1- .

WARNING

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Minimum curing period for 2K glass adhesive -DA 004 600 A2- is 4 hours.