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Replacing Rubber Frame (Top/Side) For Rear Window (Security)




51 31 241 - Replacing rubber frame (top/side) for rear window (Security)





Open rear lid.

Note:
For purposes of clarity, illustrations do not show the rear lid.





Important!
Rubber frame (1) features an aluminium section inlay (2).
Carefully unwind rubber frame (1) (rear window breakage).

3 - Rear window
4 - Glue
5 - Crushed butyl omitted





Installation:
Replacement of rubber frame without rear window removal:
Cut open rubber frame at marked point (6) and remove rib over entire length.
Apply adhesive in groove on windscreen side and stick in rubber frame (1).
Replacement of rubber frame with removed or new rear window:
Cut open rubber frame at marked point (6) and remove rib over entire length.
Apply adhesive in groove on windscreen side and stick in rubber frame (1).
2 - Aluminium strip
3 - Tear-off lip omitted
4 - Rib omitted
5 - Crushed butyl omitted