54 21 010 Replacing rubber seal on hard top at front

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Remove hard top, refer to 54 21 001 REMOVING HARD TOP .

Detach rubber seal (2) at bonding points (1).

Installation:

Use profile rubber adhesive for bonding.

Fig 1: Removing Rubber Seal

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Carefully twist rubber seal (1) out of guide rail (2).

Fig 2: Removing Rubber Seal

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Installation:

Holes (1) in rubber seal must line up with journals (2) on guide rail.

Fig 3: Locating Holes

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