Originally Posted by
Tim95M3
It's held in place all the way around with double-sided adhesive. I feel like it would be a real pain to try and reuse it.
Good to know, thanks. Funny, so many used seals on eBay. Someone must be reusing them.
In theory I can tuck the lip of the trim under each edge of the seals with them in place, but I'd only have one shot as the pieces have their own double sided adhesive. I might go the windshield removal route though. Shop's gonna stare at me funny when I ask for a quote to remove and reinstall the same windshield.
What about just removing the windshield weather stripping? Is that a press fit? Sure looks to be, but wonder what my chances are of saving it. At least it's only $100 vs the $550+ top seal.
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-...r/51318397613/
Now I'm not sure. That looks a little complicated to just press in from above. Does it get attached to the windshield before it goes in?
The reason I'm mentioning windshield removal is that would facilitate a 100% factory correct installation; there is one tab (pictured below is the front side of the driver's side) on each piece of the Chromeline trim that actually goes under the windshield near the bottom of the A pillar. They could easy be cut off and ignored with a little extra VHB applied, however.
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Last edited by s8ilver; 10-15-2021 at 08:34 PM.
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