How To Replace Power Window Switch 1998-2001 VW Passat
Created on: 2012-01-31
Learn how to replace the power window switch on your 98-01 Volkswagen Passat yourself. 1A Auto shows you how to DIY and save money!
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step 1 :Removing the Door Panel
- If you are replacing the rear window switch, see the 2001 Passat rear door panel video for more detailed instructions
- Pry off the door pull trim with a flat blade screwdriver
- Remove two Phillips head screws from inside the door panel
- Remove the two T25 Torx screws from the bottom of the door panel
- Pry the door panel off using a door panel clip tool or a putty knife
- Pull the door panel up and off
- Pull the door latch cable out of the door handle
- Disconnect the door lock wiring harness
- Disconnect the window switch wiring harness
- Disconnect the courtesy light wiring harness
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step 2 :Removing the Window Switch
- Pry out the window switch with a flat blade screwdriver from the back side of the door panel
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step 3 :Installing the New Window Switch
- Push the new window switch into the door panel
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step 4 :Reinstalling the Door Panel
- Reattach any trim or insulation pieces that fell off the door panel
- Connect the courtesy light wiring harness
- Connect the door lock wiring harness
- Connect the window switch wiring harness
- Clip the latch cable to the door handle
- Push the latch cable into its grooves
- Lift the door panel into place
- Push in the door panel clips
- Insert the two Phillips screws into the door pull
- Insert the two T25 screws into the bottom of the door panel
- Push on the door pull trim piece
Tools needed
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Flat Blade Screwdriver
Phillips Head Screwdriver
Putty Knife
Door Panel Removal Tool
T25 Torx Driver
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In this video, we're going to show you how to replace the power window switch. This switch is the same for the passenger front as well as both rear doors. We're going to show you the passenger's front door. The rear doors are the same. You just need to check out our video for a rear door panel removal and installation. Tools are the same as for door panel removal: flat blade screwdriver, Phillips screwdriver, T25 Torx driver, and a door panel clip tool or a putty knife.
Start by going right up underneath here and prying it out. That pushes out on this panel, here. Pull that off. Now inside there, there are two Phillips screws. Then down at the bottom of the panel, there are two T25 screws: one there near the light and one a little further back. Speed it up here as I take those screws out. The top screws, they'll generally stay in there then fall out as you pull the panel off. The other alternative is if you have a magnet you can pull them out with a magnet. Now you'll want to use a door panel clip tool. What you do, is put this in here and slide it up until you feel yourself come to a clip. Then insert it around the clip, and pull it until it releases the clip. Do that again. Repeat for all the clips. If you don't have a tool like that, you can use a household putty knife. Do the same thing. You just come up to the clip, right next to it and pull. That came out from the speaker. It's just the insulator for the speaker. Once you've got the clips undone, then you just lift that up. Make sure you collect those screws as they come out of that panel. Lift it up and out. Pull this out. You should have to pull out on the little tab and pull your cable backwards, and then out. Then take the hook out of that handle there. There's a couple of harnesses here. They just have little tabs. Squeeze the tabs. Pull down, and then do the same thing for your light. The light has just a couple clips that hold it on. It pulls off. Again, make sure you collect your screws as they fall out. The door panel's off.
To get the power window switch out, take a small screwdriver and carefully pry out on the side here. The switch comes out.
The new one reinstalls the same way. Push it and it'll fit back into place.
Before we put the door panel back on . we saw this fall off as I was taking it out. This goes back in place. Lock it on. First, we put the light back in. Bring it up. Plug our window and lock switches back in. To put this back together, bring it back. Put the hook in. Then you need to bring this back. Get the wire in the grooves. Then slide this forward. Put the panel towards the door. Now make sure your lock button, here, comes up through. Push your panel on and down. Then lock the clips back in place. Reinstall your two Phillips screws. Just speed it up here as we tighten those two Phillips screws. Tighten them in there nice and snug. Then put the two T25 screws in the bottom as well. Put this back into place.
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