54 12 195 Removing and installing/renewing left or right wind deflector bearing

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Completely open glass slide/tilt sunroof cover
Remove WIND DEFLECTOR

Unlock controller (1) and slide towards rear up to recess.

Remove controller (1) towards top.

Fig 1: Removing Controller

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Installation note:

Make sure leaf spring (1) is correctly positioned in guide.

Fig 2: Locating Leaf Spring Of Guide

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