General information concerning these installation
instructions
Dear Customer,
Thank you for choosing to purchase a Volkswagen
Zubehör (Volkswagen Accessories) product.
Please carefully follow the steps described in this booklet
and heed all warnings as well as safety information.
Damage caused through non-observance is excluded
from any liability.
Note
We recommend that the work be carried out by a
specialist workshop.
This booklet contains important information and warnings
on using your vehicle. Refer to your Owner's Manual for
further information concerning your safety and the safety
of your passengers.
Volkswagen Zubehör (Volkswagen Accessories) are
continually working on the further development of all
products. Please understand that we must therefore
reserve the right to alter any part of the vehicle and its
equipment or technical specifi cations at any time. The
details concerning scope of delivery, design and function
of the product refer to the information available at the
time of publication. No legal commitment is therefore
implied by the details, illustrations and descriptions in
these instructions.
WARNING
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They help protect you from accidents and injury.
Caution
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damage to your vehicle.
Note
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Corrosion protection
Note
All drilled holes must be de-burred from both sides. Metal
shavings must be removed / vacuumed up immediately,
and you must make sure that no shavings fall into the
hollow space in the body!
Reinstate construction of paintwork (according to VW
paintwork repair manual, see ELSA).
1. Apply primer.
2. Allow the primer to dry in accordance with the item
description. A hot-air dryer can be used, if necessary.
3. Apply base coat appropriate to the vehicle-specifi c
paint colour.
4. Allow the base coat to dry in accordance with the item
description. A hot-air dryer can be used, if necessary.
5. Carry out preservation (use Cavity preservative
D 308 SP5 A1), for example, for this.
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