Rear Door Weatherstrip: Service and Repair

Door Seals

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Roller (3356)

• Adhesive Strip Remover (VAS 6349)

Replacing The Outer Door Seal

• The door trim panel is completely bonded and can only be replaced

• Door trim removed..






1 Door

2 Outer Door Seal

• Before removing, mark the position on the door, for example with adhesive tape.

• To make sure there is no adhesive left on the door, first pull the seal lengthwise and then pull it off the door.

- Slightly lift the seal at the top of the window frame and cut it with commercially available scissors.

Removal

- Remove the outer door seal from the B-pillar and the C-pillar.

- Stretch the seal lengthwise and then pull it off upward little by little. Refer to and => [ Remove The Seal ] Door Seals.

- Carefully remove any remaining adhesive.

Installing

- Adhesion area must be free of dust and grease.

- Clean all around adhesion area with Cleaning solution D 009 401 04.

- Use clips to install the outer door seal on the B-pillar and the C-pillar.

It is necessary to press the door outer seal starting on the lower part of the door in the center, working outward left and right in steps.

- Continue to remove the peel-off backing little by little and press the door outer seal onto the door.

- Press the door outer seal upward along the B- and C-pillars.

- Press the door outer seal along the window frame.


• Do not stretch or crush the seal when installing it.

• The seal will come off wherever it is stretched or crushed along the bottom or on the A- or B-pillar.

• The door outer seal can be bent or crushed only in the are around the top of the window frame because window frame cover will hold it place.

- Flip up the outer door seal using a (3356) and press down firmly all around the circular base of the outer door seal.


Do not close the door for at least 2 hours to prevent loosening or moving the door outer seal. The vehicle must be at room temperature.

3 Clip

4 Door Inner Panel

Remove the seal






• Pulling the seal laterally will loosen the adhesive and then it is possible to remove the door outer seal from the window frame without any left over adhesive on it.

- Bend the door outer seal - 1 - laterally as illustrated - arrow - and remove it.

- Proceed the same way all around and remove the door outer seal completely.

- Remove any left over adhesive on the window frame with (VAS 6349).

Press on the end of the outer door seal

- Raise the outer door seal in direction of arrow - A - and press down firmly on the end of the outer door seal in direction of arrow - B - using the (3356).






Inner Door Seal, Removing and Installing






1 Inner Door Seal

• Connected all around on body flange.

• To remove, remove from body flange.

• When installing, align seal with joint centered on lower hinge and press it by hand onto body flange.