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Load Compartment Cover, Replace > < Tailgate Panel, Service Install

Foil for Tailgate, Replace

Model GSi

Aids:

         1. Felt pen

         2. Felt strip, thick

         3. Adhesive tape

         4. Foil knife

         5. Hot air drier

         6. Plastic putty

         7. Lint-free rags

         8. Compass

         9. Pin

       10. Scissors

       11. Cleaning fluid

 

Object Number: 2381538  Size: DEFAULT

 

 

Remove

 

Remove lock cylinder of tailgate, handle of tailgate and licence plate - see corresponding operation.

 

Heat rear panel foil overlap area at tailgate to approx. 50 °C/122 °F.

 

Object Number: 2381540  Size: DEFAULT

 

 

Pull off foil at angle shown while uniformly heated.

 

 

Object Number: 2381541  Size: DEFAULT

 

 

Install

 

Cementing area must be dry, clean and free from grease and oil (use only cleaning fluids not harmful to paint)

 

Object Number: 2381542  Size: DEFAULT

 

 

Pull off protective paper from adhesive surface of rear panel foil.

Moisten adhesive surface in area left and right of licence plate well.

Fix upper edge of foil and lay on entire cementing area without pulling or wrinkling.

 

Object Number: 2381543  Size: DEFAULT

 

 

Press on rear panel foil at edge of licence plate well using felt pen.

 

 

Object Number: 2381544  Size: DEFAULT

 

 

Press on rear panel foil uniformly outwards using plastic putty.

Pull off protective foil from rear panel foil.

 

Object Number: 2381545  Size: DEFAULT

 

 

While heating continuously to between 40 and 50 °C (104 - 122 °F), cement foil into radii of licence plate well using thumbs.

 

 

Object Number: 2381546  Size: DEFAULT

 

 

Press on foil first on slanted, then on flat surface of licence plate well using felt.

Brush out air bubbles towards lock and square holes.

 

Object Number: 2381547  Size: DEFAULT

 

 

Fold over overlap of rear panel foil at left and right tailgate sides.

 

 

Object Number: 2381548  Size: DEFAULT

 

 

Check foil for air bubbles - if necessary, prick with pin and press out air towards hole.

 

Install lock cylinder of tailgate, handle of tailgate and licence plate.

 

Object Number: 2381537  Size: DEFAULT

 

 


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Load Compartment Cover, Replace > < Tailgate Panel, Service Install