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Removal and installation the inner door seal
1. Inner door seal: remove the glass frame trim, detach the door stop from the B-pillar, put it on the body edge, remove it from the body edge; when installing a vulcanized rubber seal, align its joint with the center of the lower hinge and press it by hand against the body flange.
2. Door.
Replacing the outer door seal
The car and the outer door seal must be at room temperature. The outer door seal is glued and can only be replaced. The bonding surfaces must be cleaned of dust and grease using cleaning agent -D 009 401 04-. Apply clutch promoter -D 355 205 A2- to the bonding surfaces using applicator -D 009 500 25- and leave to dry. When installed correctly, the water drainage holes should be located on the underside of the door.
1. External door seal. Before removing, mark the position of the seal on the door, for example with electrical tape. To ensure that no adhesive residue remains on the door, the seal should be pulled only in the longitudinal direction and only then removed from the door. Pull the seal slightly from the top of the door and cut it with regular scissors. Removal: Pull the seal only in the longitudinal direction, then gradually remove it upwards. Installation: clean the bonding areas with cleaning agent -D 009 401 04-, if necessary remove adhesive residue with the adhesive strip remover "VAS 6349", apply the adhesion promoter -D 355 205 A2- with the applicator -D 009 500 25- to the bonding area and let it dry, detach the door opening limiter on the body, remove the outer door seal behind the door opening limiter, re-fasten the door retainer, fix the outer door seal at the top left and right with adhesive tape, for the correct position the water drainage holes (2x) must be in the outer door seal at the bottom. Press in the outer door seal on both sides, starting from the middle. Remove the protective film from the bottom of the door. Press the outer door seal in the center of the bottom to the left and right. Next, gradually remove the protective film and press the outer door seal. Then press the door seal up along the A and B pillars. Then press the door seal up along the window frame. During installation, do not stretch or flatten the door seal. Any stretching or flattening of the seal on the underside or on the A and B pillars may cause it to peel off. The door seal can only be stretched or compressed in the upper area of the window frame, as this is where a secure fit is ensured over the frame trim. Press the base of the door seal with a roller for rolling insulating film "3356." To prevent the outer door seal from shifting or falling out, do not close the door for 2 hours. The car should be at room temperature during this time.
2. Door.
Disconnect the door opening limiter
Unscrew the "arrow" bolt of the door opening limiter. Insert the seal behind the door opening limiter and tighten the bolt to the correct torque. puffs.
Mark the position of the seal: Mark the position of the outer door seal on the window frame with masking tape...
...and in the transition to the door lock, as in the picture.
Remove the outer door seal
By pulling in the longitudinal direction, the adhesive on the outer door seal softens and the seal can then be removed from the window frame without leaving adhesive residue. Pull the outer door seal sequentially as shown in the longitudinal direction "arrow" and remove it. Perform these actions sequentially on all sides and completely remove the door seal. Remove any remaining adhesive from the window frame using the VAS 6349 adhesive strip remover.
Mark Seal Position: Mark the seal position as shown with tape on the window frame and in the door lock area.
Remove the seal: Pull the seal "1" only in the longitudinal direction, then remove it from the door. By pulling, the adhesive softens and the seal can then be removed without leaving adhesive residue.
External seal of the new door
When installing, the seal must be pressed against the radius outlet (along the inner and outer radius), as shown in the illustrations "arrows". To facilitate assembly, make marks in these places and press in the seal. Gluing areas along the inner and outer radius.
1. External door seal: after marking with the specified radii, further installation is carried out as described earlier, install the door seal from the rear. edge as shown in the callouts in the figure, starting from the bottom edge of the back. doors and to the lower edge of the front door, respectively, to the exits of the inner radius; on the bottom side of the door to the door lock, the front edge of the seal should be adjacent to the outlet of the outer radius; press the seal firmly onto the base over the entire area using a roller for rolling insulating film "3356".
2. Door.
Adhesive area of the outer door seal
In section "A" from the door lock to the lower hinge of the rear door. the sealing edge should be installed at the exit of the inner radius. In section "B" the leading edge of the seal should be installed at the exit of the outer radius. In area "C", the seal should be laid with a uniform joint from the exit of the inner radius to the exit of the outer radius.
Press the outer door trim
1. Back door.
2. External door seal: secure the external door seal to the window frame using "arrow" tape; lift the seal as indicated and press it firmly with the roller for rolling the insulating film "3356" along the perimeter of the base. The outer door seal is pressed only into the base with a roller for rolling the insulating film "3356".
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