51 11 170 Replacing body molding for left or right bumper: Notes

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Unclip rubbing strip (1) with special tool 00 9 321 (folding leg) first at front, then at side,

pull out at side from bumper (2) and remove.

Fig 1: Unclipping Rubbing Strip

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