Rear Lid Seal, Removing And Installing, A4 Sedan: Installing

Install in reverse order of removal and note the following:

Before Product Improvement: 

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-- Position the rear lid seal on the body flange.

• The butt joint -1- for the rear lid seal must face toward the center of the left tail lamp.
• The top of the cover lip -4- must be aligned with the center -2- of the window crossmember -3-.

-- Press on the entire length of the rear lid seal.

From Product Improvement: 

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-- Position the rear lid seal on the body flange.

• The butt joint -1- of the rear lid seal must be positioned centered to the striker.
• The top of the cover lip -4- must be aligned with the center -2- of the window crossmember -3-.

-- Press on the entire length of the rear lid seal.