Outer Door Seal, Removing And Installing, A5: Removing

-- Push to the side the window shaft strip in the area of the outer door seal, to do so open the retainer knobs -2 and 3-.

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-- Mark the position of the outer door seal -1- all around with adhesive tape -4-.

-- Bend the outer door seal -1- lengthwise in direction of -arrow A- in stages and remove it from the door -2- in direction of -arrow B-.

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TIP:

Pulling the outer door seal lengthwise will loosen the outer door seal adhesive and then it is possible to remove it from the door without any adhesive residue.

-- Remove the outer door seal completely.