528 FRONT DOOR GLASS DEW WIPES / EXTERIOR SIDE REPLACEMENT
528 FRONT DOOR GLASS DEW WIPES / EXTERIOR SIDE REPLACEMENT
Anyone replaced these? These are the squegee like rubber strips (exterior side) at the top of the door that rub the window as it comes out of the door's cavity. Had my window down and as I placed by elbow on top of the door a 3" piece of it broke off.....it has lost its flexibility and has become brittle (obviously)...looks difficult, never had this problem. Basic steps to replace...anyone?? Thanks.
They're not hard to replace. The front doors are more difficult than the rear, but not terrible.
You'll have to remove the mirror. Since your car wouldn't have premium sound, you should be able to easily remove the triangle piece that goes behind the mirror, then the piece of insulation behind that. two 10mm head screws hold the mirror to the door. Unclip the connector and set it aside. Then, you can work on removing the aluminum trim. It's tricky to do without damaging the paint or the piece. Of course, if you end up damaging the aluminum piece, replacements are easy and cheap to source through the board. Basically, a plastic putty knife or similar prying between the door (put some painters tape on it - both the door, trim and knife) and the trim. Start at the front of the door and work backwards.
Once you have that done, you'll see there are a series of clips on the door. The metal trim clipped into those, as does the rubber weatherstripping. At this point, simply pull up on the weatherstripping and you're ready to put the new one in. Now is a great time to clean that area which collects dirt and is rarely cleaned.
The rear doors are similar, except with the way the trim is designed, you can just open the door and push up on the back of the trim and have those off in a couple seconds.
These are probably the easiest weatherstripping pieces to replace, except the sunroof seal.
You'll have to remove the mirror. Since your car wouldn't have premium sound, you should be able to easily remove the triangle piece that goes behind the mirror, then the piece of insulation behind that. two 10mm head screws hold the mirror to the door. Unclip the connector and set it aside. Then, you can work on removing the aluminum trim. It's tricky to do without damaging the paint or the piece. Of course, if you end up damaging the aluminum piece, replacements are easy and cheap to source through the board. Basically, a plastic putty knife or similar prying between the door (put some painters tape on it - both the door, trim and knife) and the trim. Start at the front of the door and work backwards.
Once you have that done, you'll see there are a series of clips on the door. The metal trim clipped into those, as does the rubber weatherstripping. At this point, simply pull up on the weatherstripping and you're ready to put the new one in. Now is a great time to clean that area which collects dirt and is rarely cleaned.
The rear doors are similar, except with the way the trim is designed, you can just open the door and push up on the back of the trim and have those off in a couple seconds.
These are probably the easiest weatherstripping pieces to replace, except the sunroof seal.
528 FRONT DOOR GLASS DEW WIPES / EXTERIOR SIDE REPLACEMENT
Thanks for the info. It just jumped to the top of the to-do list. Sort of new to the 5er forum....Awesome resource. 
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eddycooper
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The only reason I suggest removing the mirrors is that it makes it easier to get the trim off without damage. It's not absolutely necessary, but I don't like to take chances.eddycooper wrote:I just did these recently. However, I didn't find the need to remove the mirrors. Either way, very easy job.
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GermanlookT3
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