Make a donation

Author Topic: Remove rear boot panel?  (Read 16735 times)

Offline ams_sxi

  • Always Involved
  • ****
  • Thank You
  • -Given: 0
  • -Receive: 1
  • Posts: 65
    • Email
Remove rear boot panel?
« on: May 08, 2012, 02:02:16 pm »
My rear wiper washer jet has stopped working and leaking water into the boot.

Tried to remove the rear plastic panel but struggling to do it.
Anyone know how to remove it? or is there a how to guide?

Thanks

Offline mb

  • Always Involved
  • ****
  • Thank You
  • -Given: 9
  • -Receive: 29
  • Posts: 284
Re: Remove rear boot panel?
« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2012, 02:43:15 pm »
There is a screw in each grab handle you need to remove. There are clips in various places around the edge as well that you need to pull quite hard at to get them free. I find it easiest to get one of the corners free then work my way round

Offline ams_sxi

  • Always Involved
  • ****
  • Thank You
  • -Given: 0
  • -Receive: 1
  • Posts: 65
    • Email
Re: Remove rear boot panel?
« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2012, 02:51:08 pm »
thanks, is it easy to put back after?

Offline Horatio

  • Won't Shut up.
  • *****
  • Thank You
  • -Given: 23
  • -Receive: 39
  • Posts: 733
Re: Remove rear boot panel?
« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2012, 03:50:58 pm »
Its a pain in the 'arris for sure. Just watch you dont put any stress marks in the plastic. Is fairly flexible to a point and then you'll notice white creases appearing. Try and use a long thin plastic spatular rather than a screw driver to leaver the plastic off. What I found really useful was a plastic pallete knife kit from either The Range or Hobby Craft, great for interior as well, will keep scratches to a minimum
2007 Black Magic DSG Golf GTI Edition 30. No.1231
.:R32 "milk and juice come in 2 litres"
I run a dirty campervan, need scrubbers

Offline mb

  • Always Involved
  • ****
  • Thank You
  • -Given: 9
  • -Receive: 29
  • Posts: 284
Re: Remove rear boot panel?
« Reply #4 on: May 08, 2012, 04:45:56 pm »
thanks, is it easy to put back after?

It's as awkward to refit as it is to remove! First time I didn't quite get it lined up with the rest of the trim round the rear window so had to go through the whole process of removing it again!

I've got a set of trim removal tools that I got off eBay that I use to prise it free.

Offline MC71

  • Just look at my post count
  • ******
  • Thank You
  • -Given: 413
  • -Receive: 427
  • Posts: 5198
  • Mk7 R
  • My Ride: http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,113185.0.html
Re: Remove rear boot panel?
« Reply #5 on: May 08, 2012, 11:06:11 pm »
My rear wiper washer jet has stopped working and leaking water into the boot.

Tried to remove the rear plastic panel but struggling to do it.
Anyone know how to remove it? or is there a how to guide?

Thanks

Use a trim tool, can be bought from fleebay (set of 4) for no more than £5. Great for removing all sorts of trim bits, helps to protect the plastic without putting too much pressure/stress on one particular point.
This is a "how to" on doing a wiper delete, will show you what's what.

http://www.golfmkv.net/blog/archives/25

Hope this helps!
 :happy2:
.                              

                    Build thread Stage 2+ Edition 30 ~~Clicky here~~

Offline ams_sxi

  • Always Involved
  • ****
  • Thank You
  • -Given: 0
  • -Receive: 1
  • Posts: 65
    • Email
Re: Remove rear boot panel?
« Reply #6 on: June 06, 2012, 10:59:00 pm »
sorry, which kind of trim tool do i need?

Offline ktlstar

  • Always Involved
  • ****
  • Thank You
  • -Given: 3
  • -Receive: 10
  • Posts: 434
    • Email
Re: Remove rear boot panel?
« Reply #7 on: June 06, 2012, 11:02:19 pm »
lol all this trim tool,

just yank it out but obviously remove the 2 screws behind the grab handles. If thats to hard for you just start from a corner and get a long flat head to help prise it out.

A good pull is all it needs.
- #1240 ED30 Revo STAGE2+
- Southeast - Vag Com owner

Offline apples12

  • Won't Shut up.
  • *****
  • Thank You
  • -Given: 6
  • -Receive: 34
  • Posts: 563
Re: Remove rear boot panel?
« Reply #8 on: June 06, 2012, 11:13:49 pm »
take out the two screws from the grab handles...

and put one handle on the metal of your boot lid...one hand one inside the grab handle and a sharp yank...you'll hear a disgusting 'crack'...thats the metal clips pulling out of their holding sockets...

repeat on the side and follow around....
MK6 GT TDI  - CW - LUX pack
GONE
MkV Golf 1.9TDI Sport in DBP, 160,000 miles and climbing!

Retrofits by me:GT front end,OEM bixenons with auto-levelling/washers, Valeo LED Rears, MFSW + Highline SWCM, Cruise Control, 30byte Highline CECM, Highline clocks, Rain/Light Sensor, Auto-dimming Rear view Mirror, RNS-510 LED (Ver H; SW: 4020), Fiscon Basic Bluetooth, MDI + Aux, Armrest, Reverse Camera LOW, TPMS..what next...