Fcasadon

Hi,

I am trying to remove the lower windshield black trim from my 99 A6 Avant. I marked the windshield wiper arm placement with tape, removed the arms, remove the three U-Clips that are visible from the engine compartment (Either end and on in the middle near the battery).

Are there any other clips holding this trim on? I saw a post that stated 4 small clips underneath the trim, but i did not see them on my car. Perhaps it is glued in with Silicon. This is the original windshield.

Any ideas? Or does anyone have the factory manual handy?

I do not want to break the trim. If it is glued down - I will leave well enough alone.

Thanks - Frank

TeddyBGame

of course, the wiper arms are going to need to come off.

Are you upgrading to the 2002+ wiper arms....like me?

Good luck!

Fcasadon

Hi TeddyBGame,

Should I start at one corner, windshield side and work the plastic knife under the trim and push towards the engine compartment? Or should I slide the platic putty knife alongthe windshield?

What holds it on?

I am actually trying to clean up some debris. The car sat outside under a tree during its life with the previous owner.

Not sure what the 2002 Wiper Arms look like. I have the stock SWK (or SKW) arms. The drivers side has a water shield on it.

Frank