Rear door stripdown

[Deviousdavey]

Can anybody help me...... I've had enough of looking at the poor state of my rear door trim (the small black triangle which is situated next to the window glass a few inches above the rear door handle).

My question is how do I remove the offending trim, as I have already bought 2 x new ones. At first I thought they were just held on with a single security bolt which is accesed by prising a smal plastic trim panel from inside the car, but after removing that it seems it is held on elsewhere ??

Any help or advise appreciated.

Dave

[kenney]

What year and model??????

[Deviousdavey]

Sorry, it's a 2001 B5 Avant (lat of the old shape I think)

[kenney]

On the old shape 8D5 remove the inner plastic cover and remove the screw,pull off the trim.On the 8E5 model remove the window frame and window lifter to replace the trim

[Deviousdavey]

Thanks for the reply kenney, I think i'm gonna need to do the latter and remove the window frame and lifter...... and tips on best way to do it please?

[GMS4 Avant]

Devious

Hope you didn't go to the trouble of taking the door card, window frame and window lifter out/off yet as Kenney I reckon is referring to another part.

On my Avant , S4 99.5, the same part you're referring to is just a pull-off part. Held in place by a horizontal plastic stud, friction-fit, and the top part of the door card at that corner of the door the triangle is at.
With all trim in place, and not a screwrdriver in sight, open the back door and pull the trim concerned in towards car while pulling at about 30-40 degrees upwards (where ground level = 0 degrees).

Fits back in by setting it in place initially from the same angle as above then using sharp tap with ball of hand.

Worked fine for me

HTH

[rdayal]

does anyone know what this part is called?
"the small black triangle which is situated next to the window glass a few inches above the rear door handle"

I have the same probs as Deviousdavey and want to replace it, but i don;t know what the part is called, so can't search for it etc.etc ....

Audi A4 2001 SE

[Deviousdavey]

When I get home, i'll find mine and quote the part number(s)

Dave