Help needed, T6.1 headlining removal
- Thread starter Petro
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Normally take light out and screws behind
Is this the case with the new one too? These come with led interior lights from the factory and the light cover is really different from the old T6.
Managed to drop the headliner.
You need to pry all 3 panels from the center module out. The auxiliary heater panel is plastic welded to the center module so dont try to pry that one out.
There are wiring looms coming to each of the 3 panels.
There are 6 screws holding the center module to the headliner:
- 2 under the SOS button panel,
- 2 holding the inner lightning panel and under that light panel there are 2 more holding the module to the headliner.
After you’ve taken these 6 screws from center module out and unclipped every panel and unclipped the connectors you can start to pry the module from the headliner, its quite the pull. Start from the front (auxiliary heater/sos button end), pull straight down. There are 2 hooks on windscreen end of the module. After youve managed to get the module out, there are 2 more screws holding the headliner to the roof.
Mine also had 2 wires going to the rearview mirror. I twisted the mirror base counterclockwise to it unclipped and i was able to unplug the connectors.
I wanna say, bitch of a job compared to the T6 but manageable, just take your time.
You need to pry all 3 panels from the center module out. The auxiliary heater panel is plastic welded to the center module so dont try to pry that one out.
There are wiring looms coming to each of the 3 panels.
There are 6 screws holding the center module to the headliner:
- 2 under the SOS button panel,
- 2 holding the inner lightning panel and under that light panel there are 2 more holding the module to the headliner.
After you’ve taken these 6 screws from center module out and unclipped every panel and unclipped the connectors you can start to pry the module from the headliner, its quite the pull. Start from the front (auxiliary heater/sos button end), pull straight down. There are 2 hooks on windscreen end of the module. After youve managed to get the module out, there are 2 more screws holding the headliner to the roof.
Mine also had 2 wires going to the rearview mirror. I twisted the mirror base counterclockwise to it unclipped and i was able to unplug the connectors.
I wanna say, bitch of a job compared to the T6 but manageable, just take your time.
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Just done mine.
The above is accurate, it is quite a pull on the rear end of that module, i preyed it down with a trim tool, once the 2 back clips let go it just fell out.
dont take the 2 remaining screws out UNTIL you have un-clipped the connectors of the mirror, again little buggers... mine had 2, the larger lower one just has a tiny little clip holding it in the smaller top one, i ended up with a very small screwdriver and just preyed it from the bottom and it eventually popped out.
then you can un-thread those wires and drop the lining.
The above is accurate, it is quite a pull on the rear end of that module, i preyed it down with a trim tool, once the 2 back clips let go it just fell out.
dont take the 2 remaining screws out UNTIL you have un-clipped the connectors of the mirror, again little buggers... mine had 2, the larger lower one just has a tiny little clip holding it in the smaller top one, i ended up with a very small screwdriver and just preyed it from the bottom and it eventually popped out.
then you can un-thread those wires and drop the lining.
It's a trickier job than the T6 headlinings, I suspect in the future when the plasitc is older the tabs will easily snap...
We fit diesel heater controls there
So a few pics here as to what to expect. i have taken 2 of these off and both times one of the back clips has broken off but a bit of super glue to stick it back on, seems to sort it when its put back.
they are really hard to pull off and your sure your doing it wrong, but once those 2 back clips let go it pretty much falls off.
the wires to the mirror are a pig to get off, the release clip is not obvious. so i took the route of just cutting the plastic piece (used tin snips) then yo can just leave mirror wires in place.
they are really hard to pull off and your sure your doing it wrong, but once those 2 back clips let go it pretty much falls off.
the wires to the mirror are a pig to get off, the release clip is not obvious. so i took the route of just cutting the plastic piece (used tin snips) then yo can just leave mirror wires in place.
VW have created a great design here... they snap very easlily and that's on a new van. Imagine one 5yrs old when pastic becomes brittle....
Andypd
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This post was super helpful so just adding a few extra pics. I found it useful to use a wide pry tool. Also so extra pics of what the inside looks like. As others have said it is a bit of a tug to get it off and goes with the usual dashboard removal clicks. Thanks to the others that already posted.
