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PART: 05112259AE

After my last trip to the car wash, I noticed water running down the inside of the rear glass. If you have a slight leak, you might notice only the water spots after they dry. I took a look at the seal and saw it wasn't that springy anymore. The water had also left a stain where it had dripped past.

Here is a comparison between the old seal (AD level) and the new seal (AE level), The new one has added ribs:


Removal is pretty easy; just grab and pull. The hardest part is snaking it out from behind the rear defrost cables.

Installation is fairly easy as well:

1: Snake seal through rear defroster cables at top


2: Seat one end of seal to center of opening at bottom under latch


3: Working around, loosely seat seal all the way around opening

4: Match the other end of the seal to the starting end

5: Work your way back fully seating the seal, pushing the slack out


6: Seat the seal behind the trim panels

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2008 Liberty Sport
OME Lift, JBA A-Arms + Track Bar
245/75/16 Nokian Rotiiva AT Plus
Numerous junkyard upgrades

This reminds me that I just went all winter without the GATE sensor going off haha. I just moved where to ends meet the side. I also noticed that my weather stripping is about 3" too short when all the way connected...

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Custom Bumper & Rock Rails-JBA 4.5" Lift-Custom 4.5" HD Springs-16x8 M13 Rims-265/75 Pro Comp MT2s-Yukon 4.56s-Front DTT-Rear OX Air Locker

Thanks for posting this. Great photos and good directions go a long way.

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2008 Black Jeep Liberty Sport
4.7L throttle body
Old Man Emu lift
Sky Slider
Hypertech Max Energy
K&N CAI
Gibson stainless steel exhaust
Blacked out
ScanGauge2
BFG All Terrrain 225/75/16
JBA upper control arms