Hello all - I've been a proud owner of a 2005 Polo for 18 months, and so far have only had to fork out on a rear box - really enjoying it!

 

I took the rear door card (5 door) off on the weekend due to sticky central locking (fixed with a bit of a clean) but for the life of me I cannot get the door card back on!

 

I'm hoping that there's some kind of trick to it, as all of the trim clips seem to be pointing in opposite directions! If I attach the clops towards the front of the door for example, I can't get close to the clips on the rear. If I slide the dor card in from the top, I can't get near the clips on the bottom! I'm also having trouble getting the long bolt onto the bottom of the handle to match up with the nut

 

All of my experience lies with Mk1 Golfs, and usually all you have to do is use the old 'heel of hand' whack and the clips pop back in. Not here though, it seems I need a degree in engineering to get it back on! After 40 minutes of trying yesterday I almost launched the door card into next door's garden! Ended up having to walk away!

 

Any advice greatly appreciated. I can take pics of my issues if that would help, but will have to wipe off all the blood first!

 

Thanks for looking!

 

 

Here's the info from the dealer manual 9N1+3 Rear Door Card RR.doc

Thanks Nige - apologies for the lack of response, but I'd completely forgotten about this! Oh well, that's another job on the list! Funnily enough, the central locking solenoid's gone on the other rear door now, so that'll have to come off too!