Volkswagen Golf Service & Repair Manual: Removing and installing bulb for rear interior light -W43- with incandescent
bulbs
| Special tools and workshop equipment
required |
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 Note
| The lights used for the rear interior light -W43- are the
same as the rear left and rear right reading lights -W11-/
-W12-. |
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Lever off lens -3- for rear
interior light -W43- using removal wedge -3409-. |
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Pull bulb -1- out of bulb
holder -2- in direction of arrow
-A-. |
| Install in the reverse order of removal, observing the
following: |
Caution
| Risk of damage to the bulb. |
| Do not touch the glass part of the bulb with bare
fingers. Fingers leave traces of grease on the glass
bulb, which vaporise when the bulb is switched on and
cause the glass bulb to cloud over. |
| Wear, for example, clean fabric gloves when
inserting bulbs. |
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Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Removal wedge -3409-
Note
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Note
The lights used for the rear interior light -W43- are the
same as the rear left and rear right reading lights -W11-/
-W12-.
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Other materials:
Removing and installing steering lock housing
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Socket -T10424-
Removing
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Remove steering column switch module
→ Chapter.
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Preparing fibre optic cable
Special tools and workshop equipment
required
Fibre optic cable repair kit -VAS 6223A-
Cutting pliers -VAS 6228-
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Cavity sealing, body at front and centre
Cavity sealing, door of 2-door
Illustration shows left side. The right side is the mirror image.
Note
The indicated areas have been treated with cavity sealant and must
be resealed following repairs.
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