Reworking Roof Joint Cover Strip
- Open the sliding-roof panel.
- Remove roof joint cover strip at the left and right.NOTE: Roof joint cover strip removed incorrectly
- Roof joint cover strip can bend out of shape
→ Unclip the roof joint cover strip carefully and evenly at the retaining clips.
- 2.1. Unclip roof joint cover strip -1- carefully and evenly up out of the retaining clips -2, 3- (-arrow- ) using a plastic wedge.
- Check flock-coating on the roof joint cover strip sealing lip. If worn, replace the roof joint cover strip if necessary.
- Close the sliding-roof panel.
- 4.1. Switch on ignition and close the sliding-roof panel until it is approx. 20 mm away from the air deflector.
- 4.2. Switch off ignition.
- Clean the sliding-roof panel.
- 5.1. Thoroughly clean the sliding-roof panel at the sides and front along the rubber coating (outer edge of glass surface) with isopropanol.
Information
- The bonding surfaces must be clean and free of grease.
- The Teflon tape must be applied without blisters; creases and blisters are not permitted.
- When sticking on the Teflon tape, make sure that it is affixed precisely on the rubber coating and also that bonding is guaranteed by using contact pressure.
- Stick on Teflon tape at the sides (contact surface to roof joint cover strip).
- 6.1. Place Teflon tape -1- on the front and side edges of the panel -2- (rubber coating) and stick it on approximately as far as the middle of the panel (Fig 3).
- 6.2. Switch on ignition and close the sliding-roof panel -2- completely -arrow- (Fig 3).
- 6.3. Switch off ignition.
- 6.4. Stick on Teflon tape -1- as far as the outer edge of the panel -2- (rubber coating) (Fig 3).
- 6.5. Cut off the Teflon tape -1- flush with the outer edge.
- Open the sliding-roof panel.
- 7.1. Switch on ignition and open the sliding-roof panel until it is approx. 100 mm away from the air deflector.
- 7.2. Switch off ignition.
- Stick on Teflon tape at the front (contact surface to cowl panel cover).
- 8.1. Place Teflon tape -1- on the front edge of the panel -2- (rubber coating) so that it is flush with the Teflon tape at the side and stick it on.
- Install roof joint cover strip at the left and right.
- 9.1. Check retaining clips -4- and replace them if necessary.
- 9.2. Slide the roof joint cover strip -1- under the trim frame of the rear window -2- (-arrow A- ).
- 9.3. Position roof joint cover strip -1- with the positioning strap at the cowl panel cover -3- (-arrow B-) .
- 9.4. Press in roof joint cover strip -1- until it clicks into place.