51 21... Removing weather strip with special tool 00 9 324 at front or rear

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Special tools required:

Open side window completely.

Front door

Insert special tool 00 9 324 at front (at A-pillar) in window cavity (1) (TOP label pointing upwards).

Rear door

Insert special tool 00 9 324 at rear (at C-pillar) in window cavity (2) (TOP label pointing upwards).

Fig 1: Identifying Special Tool (00 9 324) On Front And Rear Window Cavity

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NOTE: For purposes of clarity, graphic shows inner door panel and side window removed.

Special tool 00 9 324 must be correctly guided under weather strip (1).

2 Short leg, bottom
3 Long leg, top (TOP)

Fig 2: Identifying Special Tool (00 9 324) Under Weather Strip
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NOTE: Start at the front or rear, depending on the model.

IMPORTANT: Risk of damage!
Raise weather strip (3) no more than 5 mm in each levering operation, otherwise the strip will be bent.

Fig 3: Removing Lever Weather Strip Upward

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Position special tool 00 9 318 on door trim panel (1).

Slide suitable tool (2) through hole of special tool 00 9 324 and in this way lever weather strip (3) in an upward direction by max. 5 mm.

Guide special tools 00 9 324 and 00 9 318 forward and backward step by step until weather strip (3) is fully removed.