Volkswagen Passat 2011 Workshop Manual page 305

– Lightly sand inside of bumper cover -6- and clean thoroughly.
– Apply glass/paint primer to bumper cover and bracket and al‐
low to flash-off for 10 minutes.
– Push bracket -8- onto centring pin -1- and through bumper
cover -6-.
– Push counterhold -4- on and gently tighten knurled nut -5-.
– Push on clip -3- and then start knurled nut -2- but do not tighten
it.
– All the brackets are prepared to this stage.
Note
Do not allow the adhesive to run into the angle.
– Apply adhesive as shown in illustration and tighten knurled nut
-2-.
– Remove all centring pins after minimum curing period, mini‐
mum curing period ⇒ page 296
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General body repairs, exterior - Edition 06.2019
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