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Sectional View 10, Mounting at B-Post




1 - Side window
2 - Frame panel
3 - Bonding material
4 - Screw-on tab
5 - Mounting stud
6 - Bonding material
7 - Side section
8 - Trim molding
9 - Seal

The side window (1) is bonded (3) to the frame panel (2) that also delimits the lower closing section of the root rail. The screw-on tab (4) is a connecting piece welded in place between the B-post and the frame panel.

The roof assembly is bolted to the screw-on tab at the mounting stud (5).

The bonding material (6) of the roof assembly bond area is applied between the frame panel and the body flange of the side panel (7). The trim molding (8) is attached with retaining clips to the body flange of the side section. A seal (9) is installed in the groove of the trim molding to cover the joint with the side window.