51 21 351 Replacing window cavity seal on left or right front door

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove front door trim panel, refer to 51 41 000 REMOVING AND INSTALLING LEFT OR RIGHT FRONT DOOR TRIM PANEL

Pull off window cavity seal (1) starting at rear in direction of arrow.

Fig 1: Removing Cavity Seal

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Installation:

If necessary, replace faulty clips (2 and 3).

Coat window cavity seal (1) with water before fitting.

Installation:

Aluminum insert (1) of window cavity seal (2) must not be damaged.

Fig 2: Identifying Aluminum Insert Of Window Cavity Seal

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Initialize power window. Refer to 67 62... NOTES ON INITIALIZING POWER WINDOW .