Front Door Window, Window Guide
Window Guide
• The following describes removing and installing the right window guide only. Removing and installing the left window guide is identical.
• Do not bend window recess seal when lifting off!
Removing
Perform the following:
- Remove the door window. Refer to => [ Door Window ] Door Window.
- Remove inner window recess seal. Refer to => [ Inner Window Shaft Seal ] Inner Window Shaft Seal.
- Remove the outer window shaft seal. Refer to => [ Outer Window Recess Seal ] Outer Window Recess Seal.
- Remove the clip - 3 - - arrow c -.
- Roll the sealing lip on the window guide - 1 - off the door flange.
- Remove the window guide - 1 - - arrows a - from the door flange- 2 -.
- Remove the window guide - 1 - from the mounts - arrows b -.
Installation
- Tape off the openings - 4 - under the window guide with cloth tape.
Tape size: Height = approximately 10 mm, width = approximately 40 mm
- Spray the window guide with soapy water to make it easier to install.
- Install the window guide - 1 - into the mounts - arrows b -.
- Press the window guide - 1 - onto the door flange - 2 -.
- Pull the sealing lip on the window guide onto the door flange.
• Make sure the window guide - 1 - fits evenly when installing it (wind noises).
- Install the clip - 3 - - arrow b -.
• The bevel on the clip must face toward the inside of the vehicle.
• Turn the clip the other way if the bevel faces the outside of the vehicle - with a red line drawn through it -.
Install in reverse order of removal.