Exterior elements of car body Volkswagen Passat B3

General information about the body
The body of VW PASSAT cars is of a monocoque type. The bottom, sides, roof and rear wings are welded to each other. Therefore, repair of major damage to the body must be carried...

Removal and installation the front bumper
Until 9/93 1 - bolt, 80 Nm 2 - ventilation grille 3 - guide piece 4 - sealing washer 5 - expansion rivet 6 - beam 7 - bolt with non-falling washer, 25 Nm 8 — bracket 9 — casing 10...

Removal and installation the rear bumper
1 - bolt, 82 Nm Access from the luggage compartment: key size 16 mm. 2 — bracket 3 - guide piece 4 - sealing washer 5 - beam 6 - bolt with non-falling washer, 23 Nm 7 — bracket 8...

Removal and installation the front wing
Removal Remove the wheel arch lining. If present, unscrew the rod antenna from the wing. Press the bumper cover down in the area of the outer mounting bolts and unscrew the bolts....

Removal and installation the front trim
Car models up to 9/93 1 — bolt, 5 Nm 2 - front lining Unscrew the hexagon-head bolts -1 - and remove the front trim from the lock beam diagonally upwards, pulling it out with the...

Removal and installation the trunk lid trim
Limousine until 9/93 1 - cladding Before removing, unscrew the license plate, for which purpose, unscrew the Phillips-head screws from the inside of the cover. First pull the trim...

Removal and installation the rear door trim
Variant up to 9/93 1 - cladding Before removing, remove the inner trim of the rear door. Unscrew the license plate mount from the inside of the rear door. Unscrew 1 Phillips-head...

Removal and installation the outside mirror / replacing the mirror glass
1 - mirror housing Before removing, remove the inner door trim. Remove cover "3" and unscrew the 3 screws "2" securing the mirror housing, holding it from the outside. In the case...
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Removal and installation the protective cover
1 - front protective pad Attached at two points. 2 - Front door protective trim Fastens at five points. 3 - rear door protective trim Fastens at five points. 4 - rear protective...

Removal and installation wheel arch trim / door protective trim
1 - lining of the outer contour of the front wheel arch To remove, drill out the rivet heads and unfasten 1 clamp. 2 - lining of the outer contour of the rear wheel arch To...

Removal and installation the lower side member trim
GT model 1 - lower side member lining Removal: Drill out the rivet heads, including the lower head of the rivet for fastening the outer contour lining of the wheel arch. Press...

Removal and installation the lock beam with the front trim
Car models up to 9/93 1 - bolt, 12 Nm 2 - lock 3 - clamp 4 - screw, 5 Nm 5 - lock beam with front lining 6 - wing edge protective detail Car models since 10/93 1 - bolt, 12 Nm...

Cleaning the water drainage hoses of the sliding roof panel
Vehicles with a sliding roof panel (with a sunroof) have water drainage hoses that drain water from the sunroof downwards. Front water drainage hoses Front water drainage hoses...

Removal and installation the roof lining
Passat Variant 1 - roof rail base overlay Removal: Starting from the front, lift with a plastic wedge and pull forward from under the rear cover. Installation: replace the clamps,...

Removal and installation the roof rail
Passat Variant Note: Can be retrofitted with a long grab bar, but this requires a new roof trim. 1 - roof railing Removal: unscrew the Allen bolts securing the grab handle and...

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