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Disassembly of the front door lock of the Volkswagen Transporter.

Model: Volkswagen Transporter T5, MK 5 - Years 2003-2014
Part: Door lock

Below we will see the instructions that will allow us to disassemble and replace the lock of the front door of the Volkswagen Transporter. First, we open the front door of the vehicle and start disassembling the inner door panel, unscrewing all the fixing screws; then we disconnect the handle opening cable. At this point, we remove the inner panel, disconnecting the speaker connector; we unscrew the internal fixing screws of the lock, thus removing the entire module. We replace and install the new lock, following the video tutorial until the end!

Posted on 1 October 2025 by ScegliAuto

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