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51 31 021 Removing and installing/replacing windscreen rubber surround

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Necessary preliminary tasks: 

IMPORTANT: The glass activator to pre-treat the area of the windscreen adhesive bead may not  come in contact with the adhesive area of the cover.
The bonding result of the cover is otherwise compromised.
Therefore, the cover must be installed prior to application of the glass activator.
Following INSTRUCTIONS  for bonding components with double-sided adhesive tape.

Detach cover (1).

Remove remnants of adhesive tape (2).

Clean bonding surface.

Air drying time: ≥ 1 minute

IMPORTANT: Adhesive area must be dry and free from dust and grease.
Once it has been cleaned, do not touch the adhesive area with bare hands.
Fig 1: Identifying Adhesive Tape And Cover
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Installation note: 

Pre-treat adhesive area with Sika-Aktivator-205.

Air drying time: ≥ 1 minute

Reposition lever (1) and open special tool 51 3 320 .

Fig 2: Repositioning Lever
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Pull off protective film (2) in stages from adhesive tape.

Insert cover (1) in guide pulleys (3).

Fig 3: Inserting Cover In Guide Pulleys
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Place special tool with contact rollers (1) up against window edge.

Align cover to window outer edge.

Fit cover and visually check for perfect seating.

Fig 4: Placing Special Tool With Contact Rollers
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Reposition lever (1) and close special tool.

Make cover (3) is correctly seated in guide pulleys (2).

Fig 5: Repositioning Lever
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Continue to pull off protective film (1) in stages from adhesive tape.

Run special tool with hand wheel over entire upper window edge.

Fig 6: Pulling Protective Film
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