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How to Replace Power Door Lock Switch 2005-10 Volkswagen Jetta

Created on: 2015-01-21

Check out this video on how to replace the power door lock switch on your 05-10 Volkswagen Jetta.

  1. step 1 :Removing the Interior Door Panel
    • Pry up the window switch panel with a flat blade screwdriver
    • For the passenger side, pull out the pull handle
    • Remove the inner handle
    • Remove the two T30 Torx screws behind the inner handle
    • Remove the three T20 Torx screws on the bottom of the panel
    • Remove the T20 Torx screw at the front top corner of the door panel
    • Pry out the door panel
    • Lift the door panel up and off
    • Disconnect the latch cable from the door handle
    • Disconnect the speaker wiring lead
    • Disconnect the trunk switch wiring harness
  2. step 2 :Removing the Door Lock Switch
    • Disconnect the door lock switch wiring harness
    • Remove the two T20 bolts from the door handle
    • Pry out the door handle tabs with a flat blade screwdriver
    • Push out the door handle
    • Pry the door lock switch out of the door handle with a flat blade screwdriver
  3. step 3 :Installing the Door Lock Switch
    • Push the door lock switch into the door handle
    • Slide the door handle into the door panel
    • Push in the door panel tabs
    • Insert the two T20 screws into the door handle
    • Connect the door lock switch wiring harness
  4. step 4 :Reinstalling the Interior Door Panel
    • Connect the trunk switch wiring harness
    • Connect the speaker wiring lead
    • Connect the latch cables to the door handle
    • Lift the door panel into place
    • Push in the door panel clips
    • Insert the T30 screws into the door panel bracket
    • Insert the T20 screw at the top front corner of the door panel
    • Insert the three T20 screws at the bottom of the door panel
    • Slide the interior door handle into place
    • Push the switch panel in place

Tools needed

  • Flat Blade Screwdriver

    T20 Driver

    T30 Bit

    Ratchet

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Hi, I'm Mike from 1A Auto. I hope this how-to video helps you out, and next time you need parts for your vehicle, think of 1AAuto.com. Thanks.

In this video, we're going to show you how to replace the power door lock switch on this 2005 Volkswagen Jetta. We show you on the driver' side, but the passenger side is a similar procedure. The items that you'll need for this are a T20 Torx driver, a T30 Torx bit and ratchet and a flat-blade screwdriver.

Pry up on the front of the switch panel and if it doesn't pop up entirely, then just pry from the back. Then it'll pull free and you can just pull that out. The passenger side is similar but, instead of prying out the switch panel, you want to just pry out on this pull handle. Behind it you'll see these two T30 screws. You want to slide the inner part of the handle back towards the door and out, and then there are the two T30 screws on the driver's side. Then there are four T20 screws, three at the bottom and one up at the top inside. We'll fast-forward here as I remove all those screws. Now just pull out on the edge of the door panel. You want to do this all the way round the outside edge. Once you've released all those clips, just slide the door panel up and out of the window sill and then pull the door panel back. Push out on this clip and then unhook the cable from the door handle. Then push the tabs on either side of this harness for your speaker and just disconnect it. Then push the tab on this harness while lifting up on that purple lever and the harness will release. Then your door panel is free.

Push the tab on the harness and disconnect it and then remove these two T20 screws. Now you want to apply pressure to the back of the interior door handle, prying out on the three tabs on the door panel. Once you've released all three of those, you want to pry out on the tab right here on the door handle and the door handle will pull through.

Now to remove the power door lock switch, apply pressure to the front of it and then just pry out on the sides to release the tabs. Then take your new power door lock switch and push it into place. Then slide the door handle back into place and push it in until it clicks. Then replace those two T20 screws and tighten them up. Reconnect the harness.

Now to replace your door panel, reconnect this harness, push that purple lever back down, reconnect your speaker and then rehook your door panel cable into place. Slide that back and clip the cable back in. Put your door panel back up into the window sill and make sure the clips on the edges have lined up, and then hit them back into place. Now we'll fast-forward as Mike replaces those two T30s and the four T20 screws and tightens them up. Now slide this handle back into place and then put your switch panel back down.

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