Rear Quarter Glass Molding

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Remove the door inner weather strip.

Fig 1: Removing Door Inner Weather Strip
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Attach protective tapes on body. Attach two layers of protective tapes onto (A), and attach four layers of protective tapes onto (B).

Fig 2: Attaching Protective Tapes On Body
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Apply primer to the molding.
Primer:

Dow Automotive's

* BETAPRIME 5404
NOTE:
- Allow the primer to dry for eight minutes or more.
- After eight hours or more have elapsed, the molding will lose treatment effect on its surface. Thus the primer should be applied again.
Fig 3: Identifying Application Of Primer
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Heat the molding while moving the dryer up and down, and facing it to the molding from the side of the vehicle (vertically against the glass surface).
CAUTION:
- Heat the molding with the dryer at a distance of 50 mm (1.97 in) from the glass.
- Do not keep heating the same position with dryer. The glass can be broken. Do not rapidly cool down the glass heated by the dryer.
NOTE: Use industrial dryers because a household hairdryer cannot generate sufficient amount of heat.

Fig 4: Heating The Molding With Dryer
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While heating the molding with dryer, cut the arrow position (A) upward using a scraper.
CAUTION: Do not keep heating the same position with dryer. The glass can be broken. Do not rapidly cool down the glass heated by the dryer.

Fig 5: Scraping The Molding With Dryer
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Cut the molding rib on the arrow position (A) downward using a cutter.
CAUTION: Cutter edge shall be approximately 10 mm (0.39 in) to protect the vehicle body from damage.

Fig 6: Identifying Where To Cut The Molding Rib
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Make a slit approximately for 15 mm (0.59 in) to the adhesive surface between molding and glass (arrow position (A)) using a cutter.
CAUTION: Use care not to cut all adhesives on the glass and body panel.

Fig 7: Identifying Where To Make Slit
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Make a slit approximately for 15 mm (0.59 in) to the adhesive surface between molding and body (arrow position (A)) using a cutter.
CAUTION:
- Use care not to cut all adhesives on the glass and body panel.
- Attach protective tape so that body will not be damaged.
Fig 8: Identifying Where To Make Slit
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Remove the molding using a longnose pliers while heating the glass surface.
CAUTION:
- Heat the molding with the dryer at a distance of 50 mm (1.97 in) from the glass.
- Do not keep heating the same position with dryer. The glass can be broken. Do not rapidly cool down the glass heated by the dryer.
Fig 9: Removing The Molding With Longnose Pliers
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Using a cutter, remove old adhesive for installing the molding, which occupies the greater part of the glass.
CAUTION: Be careful of receiving burns from heated glass.

Fig 10: Removing Old Adhesive
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