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51 21 301 Removing and installing/replacing weather strip on outside of front door

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Special tools required: 

IMPORTANT: The "INSTRUCTIONS ON INSTALLATION OF WINDOW GUIDES " serve as the basis for this repair instructions and must be observed without fail.

Necessary preliminary tasks 

Carefully lever weather strip (1) out of door using special tool 00 9 322 .

Installation note: 

Moisten weather strip (1) before installation with APPROVED LUBRICANT .

Weather strip (1) must be flush at front to door.

Fig 1: Removing Weather Strip
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Window guide (1) must be flush under weather strip (2)

Fig 2: Identifying Guide And Weather Strip
G08485728Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.