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Front door seal: removing and installing
Front door seal: removing and installing
Special tools and workshop equipment required
   
t  Lever -U 30800-
Removing
  Note
The procedure for assembly and removal described here only applies to the exterior seal of the left-hand door. Removal and installation of the right door outer seal are similar.
–  Open the front door.
–  Remove the top A-pillar trim →  Bodywork - Interior fitting work; Rep. gr.70.
  W00-2169
–  Remove left side cover -1- from instrument panel with the lever -U 30800-.
Information below is only for the 3-door model
–  Remove top B-pillar trim → Bodywork, interior assembly work; Rep. gr.70.
–  Remove the side trim far enough so that the seal of the front door can be taken off → Bodywork, interior assembly work; Rep. gr.70.
Information below is only for the 5-door model
–  Partially remove top B-pillar trim → Bodywork, interior assembly work; Rep. gr.70.
Continues for all models
–  Only for the left side, remove the bonnet operating lever → Chapter
Remove the door sill out far enough so that the seal of the front door can be taken off
t  5 door model → Bodywork, interior fitting work; Rep. gr.70.
t  3 door model → Bodywork, interior fitting work; Rep. gr.70.
  E70-10123
  WARNING
Take care not to damage the roof lining in the area where the seal joins the roof.
–  Remove the door seal -2- from the bodywork flange.-4-

   
Installing
–  When installing inner gaskets, start at upper radius of door cut-out -1-.
Angle bisector -1- must coincide with the coloured dot marked on the seals-3-:
t  Red dot for left side
t  Blue dot for right side
Install in the reverse order to removal.

   

Central locking > < Seals on front door: installation overview