Windshied seal or gasket question

3liter

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Windshield cowl guard replacement questions.

The rubber seal around the windshield is dry rotted, it needs to be replaced BEFORE I put the new cowl guard on the car. Is the removal of the old seal going to be difficult? It's hard as a rock and does installing the new seal need to be done by a pro or should I try it? I'm going though a list of items that I want to fix or check out. This is one of the things I hate about buying a used car. It took me a long time to find a low mileage one owner non smoker Z4 that was the color my wife wanted. Also I wanted a 3 liter and automatic. I replaced the tires and cleaned the car for weeks. I hope I'm getting close to having a clean occasional driver for her. Thanks in advance. :D
 
The rubber seal around the windshield is trim and is for appearance only. It is not to prevent water leaks and is fairly easy to replace. It's often harder to get it removed if it's old and failing as you might need to dig out broken pieces.

Edit...The trim piece across the bottom will require removing the wipers and that requires either a bump hammer or a Battery Terminal and Wiper Arm Puller.
 
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