As I say in the title, the upper rubber of the front window moves backwards and makes the chrome strips of the upper part collide, causing them to collide with each other and lifting the rear one.

They ask me 375 euros for each of them in the Official Service. Does anyone have the workshop manual to know how they are removed and how to put new ones?

Thanks in advance.

 

Mine's a hatch, which is a different design to the combi but I've had the same problem over the years and have been pushing the chrome strips back on both sides back whenever they've come loose.

 

Just over a week ago I was on the Dover-Calais ferry and the nearside must have come loose when SWMBO was getting in the car as we going along the French motorway about 15 minutes after starting our journey when there was a metallic noise from the nearside.  When we stopped for our first night, I discovered that the top chrome strip had gone and the V section at the end of the door was bent, so I'm going to have to replace these.  I can only assume the wind got behind it and pulled it off as we gathered speed.

 

I can't blame SWMBO for not noticing if it'd come loose as I opened the door for her.  I may have missed it as it was noisy on the car deck and the light was poor.  I hope a new chrome strip will fit firmly on the rubber as I'm worried that after pushing the old one back many times, the rubber strip will be tired and not hold it properly.

 

I think the chrome strips are just an interference fit, so they shouldn't be too difficult to replace.  We're in Croatia at the moment and won't be back for another week when I'll look at the problem.

is it hard to change?  It is attached to the upper rubber of the door.  How much do they cost and where do you buy them?

2 hours ago, Gabrielem said:

is it hard to change?  It is attached to the upper rubber of the door.  How much do they cost and where do you buy them?

they just pop out, nice and easily, get them from a main dealer 

I know the top ones on the hatch are easy to remove and refit as I've done this when I've been trying to stop them catching on the front rubbers.  They simply clip over the rubber seal underneath and when you take them off, you will see a flange that they will fit over when you go to replace them.

 

I'm not sure about the V piece on the rear door of the hatch, but it looks similar to the piece at the rear of the combi window around the load area, but you don't have this on the combi back door anyway.

 

I'll order them from the dealer as I don't know anywhere else that is likely to stock them.