51 32 160 Removing and installing/replacing housing cover on inner left or right door window frame

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Necessary Preliminary Tasks:

Remove front door trim. Refer to 51 41 000 REMOVING AND INSTALLING LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT DOOR TRIM PANEL .

Feed out cable (1).

Lever cover (2) in direction of arrow out of retainer (3).

Fig 1: Identifying Window Retainer

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Lever cover (1) out of front door.

Fig 2: Removing Cover Out Of Front Door

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Installation:

Following parts of cover (5) must not be damaged or missing:

Sound insulation.
Foam.
Bridge.

Replacement only:

Remove speaker (4). Refer to 65 13 050 REMOVING AND INSTALLING/REPLACING SPEAKER (TWEETER, FRONT DOOR) .

Fig 3: Identifying Foam, Bridge And Sound Insulation

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