Rear Door Glass and Regulator Replacement - Sedan

NOTE: Put on gloves to protect your hands.

Remove these items:
- Door panel (see REAR DOOR PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Door end trim (see REAR DOOR OUTER HANDLE REPLACEMENT )
Raise the glass fully.
Remove the screws, then remove the door panel bracket (A).

Fig 1: Identifying Door Panel Bracket With Screws
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Remove the plastic cover (A).
- 1. Disconnect the power door lock actuator connector (B).
- 2. Detach the harness clips (C).
- 3. Remove the plug caps (D).
- 4. Pass the wire harnesses (E) through the slits (F) in the plastic cover.
NOTE: If the plastic cover is damaged or torn, replace it with a new one.

Fig 2: Identifying Plastic Cover, Power Door Lock Actuator Connector, Harness Clips, Plug Caps, Wire Harnesses And Slits
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Remove the door pad (see REAR DOOR PAD REPLACEMENT ).
Carefully lower the glass (A) until you can see the bolts, then remove them. Release the glass from the holder (B), then remove the glass from the regulator (C), and carefully lower the glass.
NOTE: Take care not to drop the glass inside the door.

Fig 3: Lowering Glass With Torque Specifications
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Remove the bolt (A) from the rear lower channel (B). Pull the door weatherstrip (C) away as needed, and remove the screw (D).

Fig 4: Rear Lower Channel, Door Weatherstrip And Bolt With Torque Specifications
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Pull the glass run channel (A) away as needed. Pull the rear lower channel (B) forward from the quarter glass seal (C), then release the upper hook (D) from the door. Remove the rear lower channel from the rear door glass (E), then pull the rear lower channel up to remove it.

Fig 5: Pulling Glass Run Channel
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Remove the rear lower channel (A) from the glass run channel (B).

Fig 6: Identifying Rear Lower Channel And Glass Run Channel
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Carefully remove the glass (A) out through the window slot.
NOTE: Take care not to drop the glass inside the door.

Fig 7: Removing Glass
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Remove the quarter glass (A).
NOTE: Take care not to damage the door glass outer weatherstrip (B).

Fig 8: Removing Quarter Glass
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Disconnect the connector (A) from the regulator (B).

Fig 9: Connector, Regulator, Hook And Bolts With Torque Specification
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Remove the bolts (C), and loosen the bolt (D). Release the hook (E), then remove the regulator through the hole in the door.
Apply multipurpose grease to all the sliding surfaces of the regulator (A) where shown.

Fig 10: Identifying Multipurpose Grease Applying Area On Regulator
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Install the glass and the regulator in the reverse order of removal, and note these items:
- If the clips are damaged or stress-whitened, replace them with new ones.
- Roll the glass up and down to make sure it moves freely without binding.
- Make sure that there is no clearance between the glass and the glass run channel when the glass is closed.
- Make sure the connector is plugged in properly.
- Adjust the position of the glass as necessary (see GLASS POSITION ADJUSTMENT ).
- Make sure the power door lock, the power window, and the power mirror operate properly.
- Make sure the plastic cover on the door is installed properly and sealed around its outside perimeter to seal out water.
- Push the clips into place securely.
- Check for water leaks (see step 9 on page 20-57).
- Test-drive the vehicle, and check for wind noise and rattles.