Rear Door Quarter Glass Removal/Installation: Notes

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Fully lower the rear door glass.
Disconnect the negative battery cable. (See NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE DISCONNECTION/CONNECTION .)
Remove the rear door trim. (See REAR DOOR TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
Remove the service hole cover in the direction of the arrow shown in the figure.
CAUTION:
- When removing service hole cover, remove it while gradually stripping the buty 1 rubber. Otherwise service hole cover may be deformed.
Fig 1: Removing Service Hole Cover (Rear Door Quarter Glass)
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Partially peel back the rear door weather strip.

Fig 2: Peeling Rear Door Weather Strip (Rear Door Quarter Glass)
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Remove the screw.
Remove the bolts.

Fig 3: Removing Rear Door Quarter Glass Bolts
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Partially peel back the rear door glass run channel. (See REAR DOOR GLASS RUN CHANNEL INSTALLATION NOTE .)

Fig 4: Peeling Back Rear Door Glass Run Channel
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Pull the glass guide in the direction of the arrows
1. shown in the figure, then remove the glass guide direction of the arrow
2. shown in the figure. (See GLASS GUIDE INSTALLATION NOTE .)
Fig 5: Removing Glass Guide
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Pull the rear door glass run channel in the direction of the arrow then remove the rear door glass run channel. (See REAR DOOR GLASS RUN CHANNEL INSTALLATION NOTE .)

Fig 6: Pulling And Removing Rear Door Glass Run Channel
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Slide the rear door quarter glass and rear door quarter glass guide as a single unit in the direction of the arrow (1) shown in the figure.

Fig 7: Sliding Rear Door Quarter Glass And Rear Door Quarter Glass Guide
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Remove the rear door quarter glass and rear door quarter glass guide as a single unit in the direction of the arrow (2) shown in the figure.
Pull the rear door quarter glass guide in the direction of the arrow and remove the rear door quarter glass.

Fig 8: Removing Rear Door Quarter Glass
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Install in the reverse order of removal.