How to Remove Upper A Pillar Trim - Audi B6 B7 - TOTAL TECHNIK
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- čas přidán 12. 07. 2024
- This video will show you how to remove the Upper A Pillar Trims from your Audi A4, S4 or RS4 (B6 and B7) 2001-2008. Saloon (sedan) and Avant (estate) models.
This is essential if you need to replace the A pillar trim, or if you are performing a headlining upgrade (for example changing your light grey headlining to black).
The A Pillar Trim is the first of the headlining trims to be removed.
This video shows how to do it properly without damaging the trims. Check it out!
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One of the best how to video's I've seen. Cheers
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Great video, managed to fit my DAB CABLES WITH OUT ANY DAMAGE THANKS TO THIS
Excellent - good stuff! :-)
Super valuable video, thanks a lot!
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No need to disable the airbag/disconnect the battery. The curtain airbag lives under the pillar trims, but is not attached to the trim in any way.
The plastic screw cover with the AIRBAG logo is just a cover to advise an airbag lives below it. It's literally just a screw cover.
As always, as you're not working on the airbag, but are working around one, always be careful and sensible. You don't want to damage the airbag or put s screwdriver through it etc, so just go steady. But no, you should not need to disconnect it for the A Pillar Trim.
just to be on thr safe side though, can I disconnect the battery and take it out, than wait a few minutes to drain the power? I gotta removed my headliner to put dynamat and dynaliner, just dont want to set off the air bags at all. thanks in advance. great video by the way
Yes, that's no problem. If you're more comfortable disconnecting the battery to work around the airbag area's then not a problem.
Disconnect neutral (black) first, then red (positive) from the battery. Allow at least 5 minutes for the onboard systems to power down and you'll be good to go.
Remember you'll need your stereo code (most likely) for when you reconnect the battery.
+Total Technik awesome man, your a life saver. I couldn't find anything regarding disabling the system completely. the information was just all over the board. Much appreciated and thank you very much.
Great. This video wonderful...
Hey there - thank you, glad to hear you found it useful :-)
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Thanks! I hope you'll make more videos with 2014 Audi A6! Thanks again! Excellent videos!
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Nice vid. Thanks.
Should you disable the airbag first?
You help is really appreciated you make it look simple. I have a fin antenna that needs to be replaced, I have a A6 C7 2013 I, assuming its pretty similar. However if you have any pointers please let me know- or if you want you can use my car as demo for one of your Videos
thank you so much!
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Great instructional video just like the rest of them! Do you have one for the B-Pillar yet ?
Thank you! It's coming!! :-)
Dear @TotalTechnik!
Do You have video about C and D pillar trim removal same type (Audi A4 B6-B7) and about rear deck removal?
It is always very helpful.
Now when installing the A pillar, the top edge of the B pillar interfered and it was hard to install.
Originally should not you also remove the B pillar?
Hey there! No, A Pillar before B pillar :-)
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Great videos, I wanted to ask about the interior trim removal video you guys have. How can your viewers access it? I think youtube took it down. One thing you could do is upload it as a private video and send the url to ppl that are willing to pay for it? Also how much does it cost to gain access to it? Thanks.
Hey there! Thank you for your message. I think you are referring to the full headlining removal video...
czcams.com/video/hWtgAhkuVEY/video.html
and
czcams.com/video/ChZ7HpSC9Kg/video.html
Yes, indeed. As explained in the info below that video, CZcams ended their paid content service in Feb 2018. We are launching our own website shortly which will allow our viewers to once again get access to our more complex and in-depth 'Project Videos'.
We were hoping that the website would be ready by late June 2018. We should not be too far off of that to be fair, so not long to go!
Keep your eyes peeled!
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Great video very helpful. I am replacing the B7 Avant aerial with a dab aerial. Do you have instructions on how to remove the mid and rear pillars to access the Aerial cables?
Thank you - glad you liked it :-)
Yes, we have filmed the complete headlining and pillar trims removal and will be uploading them soon, along with a playlist compiling all of the component parts for people doing a complete headlining change.
There's also a correct order, for example to remove the B pillar trim you must remove the A pillar trim first. That will be covered in detail in those video's as well.
And of course saloon and avant become very different after the B pillars :-)
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For the DAB aerial, it depends on where you want to install it, and what type of aerial it is etc. You may not need to access the original aerial cales depending on how you intend to install.
Thank you for your very quick reply and great amount of information. The aerial I have is a Dab roof mounted one to replace the original. I will use the new one for dab/fm, and purchase a gps puck for the sat nav. I struggled yesterday to access the aerial cable connections behind the rear passenger side pillar. Do I need to remove the a, b and C pillars to get to the correctly. I will then run a new dab cable through the car and also pick up 12v somewhere for the new aerial. I woudl love to wait for your next videos but ive started to take things apart already . Thanks in advance! (i will still watch your videos and like them)
Hey there. No problem :-)
It's a bit off-topic to discuss here on this video TBH, but I think the route you're taking is the best. I'd install the sat nav fakra aerial above the glovebox personally (as in remove the glove box and install under the dash).
For the rear aerial I'm not sure if you have an avant or saloon? I removed an avant aerial just a few days ago actually. There were two plugs on he aerial. One came down the rear pillar and connected in behind the side wall in the boot (left side of the car), and the other was much shorter and attached (from memory) before the start of the pillar on the right side.
You also need to drop the headlining panel to replace the aerial, although on the avant you can drop the rear down enough just removing the rear pillar trims to get your hand in which saves a lot of work.
Best of luck with the upgrade!
Thank you! Do you have any information on removing the D Pillar trim on the A4 Avant B7, by any chance?
Hey there! Unfortunately not a dedicate one, no. In our headlining removal Project video it shows the process on how to remove all of the pillar trims (including D of course), but this is a paid video so may not be the best solution for you? But if of interest here is the link: www.totaltechnik.com/video/audi-a4-b6-b7-complete-project-remove-avant-headlining-non-sunroof
hey, you have any idea if the interior pillar trim pieces of the A3 8P Sportback can fit the 3 door 8P version? I need to change the pillars, and all I can find is second hand sportback parts
Hey there! We're not covering the A3 currently, but it's at the top of our wish list! We're hoping that, with the support of our viewers, we can continue to expand Total Technik and cover additional models. See belwo on ways to support us.
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Hi,i need to remove signal lever from A4 b6
Thank you very much
Hey there. Yes we have done a video on that:
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Where’s the areal in a b7? My radio won’t find any stations and I’m wondering if it’s broken, any advise? Where can you get the sat nav CD as well? Meany thanks
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i need to fix my sunroof on my 2001 2.7t allroad. if i remove all that Will i have access to the sunroof mechanic? thanks a lot
Hey there! No, if you only remove the A pillar trim you will not be able to access the sunroof mechanism. You will need to strip out the main headlining panel. We are doing a video early next year on headlining removal for the C5 A6 platform, so keep an eye open for that one :-)
Do you have to disconnect then after to prevent the air bag going off for the A pillar removal?
No, you do not need to disconnect the airbag to remove this pillar trim. I think that is covered in the video actually...
Sorry, yes i can see that the airbag was not touched to remove. however; what i meant was, do you need to disconnect the battery to prevent the air bag from deploying whilst removing the pillar?
No, you can leave it connected no problem. Just be careful working around the airbag as always and be sure not to damage it of course, but no you do not need to disconnect the battery to remove the A pillar trim.
How do you remove the a-pillar on a convertible model
Hi can you tell me how to remove the A pillar trim off an Audi Q5 I have taken the airbag logo partly out but I don’t want to force it to damage it
Hey there! We're not covering the Q5 platform yet unfortunately. We hope to, but can only continue to expand with the help of our viewers!
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I need help removing the air bad icons on the side to get the bolt... I feel like its going to break in half and it is really in there, i have an audi A6 can someone help?
The A6 can be different to the A4. It depends on the age of your A6...
We've just started coverage now on the A6 C5 model 1998-2005. So if you have one of those, you will have loads of content coming to our channel over the next few months!!
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are the B6 and B7 headliners and pillar trims interchangeable?
Yes
Guys how do you remove the interior back driver side column panel its the internal panel from the back window to the boot
Thanks
Hey there! That is actually covered in detail within our Headlining Removal Project Video. That will be available again soon as paid content as soon as our website launches, which we're working on right now, so hopefully shouldn't be too far away now :-)
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Hey, I just sourced a full set of black interior for my B7 A4. I am going to need to remove everything: headliner, pillars, visors, controls, etc. Do you have videos for how to remove all this stuff yet?
Hey there! Actually yes!
We have been asked numerous times for a good complete headlining video. We have now produced one, and are in the process of uploading to CZcams. So this should be available within the next couple of days...
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The headlining video is part of a new Total Technik PROJECT series that we intend to produce. These are very in-depth and cover EVERYTHING needed to complete a task. For example, I know that the headlining video is running around 1hr 10 minutes!!!!!
The PROJECT series will be paid content, so you will need to pay to access the video. BUT hopefully you should find it exceptional value, especially compared to getting a garage to undertake the work for you at £250+!!!
Keep an eye open, the need headlining PROJECT video will be appearing very soon indeed!!!
So, we will only be able to watch it if we pay? It won't be free to view?
That is correct.
Do you have a price yet on what it will cost to view the videos?
It's actually one big video. It will run around 1hr 10 minutes.
Once you buy it then the video stays in your CZcams account so can watch it as many times as you want/need indefinitely.
I'm not certain on the price yet, but for the amount of content it will be very cheap indeed!
You'll certain save hundreds of pounds/dollars compared to getting a garage to do it for you.
I'd guess sub £10/$15, but I'm not certain on the final figure.
Do have a video for the ceiling panel removal?
Hey there
Yes, we have actually already filmed the removal of the main ceiling (headlining) panel as well as all upper pillar trims. We will be uploading this soon.
We will also be including that video (as well as this one) in a CZcams Playlist which will show the removal of each part in the correct order (very useful if you are doing a full headlining change).
But it will be some weeks I expect before these are uploaded (we have an upload schedule and already LOTS of videos to be uploaded!)
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Hi. Are you any closer to uploading the rear upper trim panels? I'm just about to remove them, and your videos are excellent so would come in handy!! Cheers
Actually yes. We had one that we'd missed during filming which we had to do over, and we filmed that around a week or so ago. So all of the headlining video's will start to appear here shortly! :-)
Hey there! The saloon headlining video i snow live and available. Take a look here: czcams.com/video/A6DrAkimyy4/video.html
Does anyone know if you can put a steering wheel from a newer generation a4 on a 2003 a4?
The answer is yes... and no. It has been done as an upgrade many times. However the B6 is a single stage airbag, and the B7 is a dual stage airbag. So there is some uncertainanty as to whether or not a dual stage airbag wired into a single stage system will actually deploy correctly in an accident. So from a safety perspective, it's probably not worth the gamble. They do look great though!!
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How to do that in the version cabriolet??
Hey there! That's a different story unfortunately. We don't have any videos planned for the A4 cabriolet A pillar right now, sorry about that!
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Your video is great but all of them has low vulume
Agreed! We hope to recify that in the future, but for now use the volume control :-)
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