Rear Door Glass and Regulator Replacement

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2011 Honda Insight and 2010 Honda Insight. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

NOTE:

Put on gloves to protect your hands.
Take care not to scratch the door and related parts.

Remove these items:
- Rear door panel (see REAR DOOR PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION ).
- Rear door rear sash trim (see REAR DOOR REAR SASH TRIM REPLACEMENT ).
- Rear door glass outer weatherstrip (see REAR DOOR REAR SASH TRIM REPLACEMENT ).
Remove the plastic cover, as needed (see step 5 ).
Carefully move the glass (A) until you can see the bolts, then remove them. Remove the glass from the regulator (B) and carefully lower the glass.
NOTE: Take care not to drop the glass inside the door.

Fig 1: Rear Door Glass, Regulator And Removing Bolts and Screw With Torque Specifications
Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
Remove the bolts (A, B) from the rear lower channel (C), then remove the collar (D). Pull the door weatherstrip (E) away as needed, and remove the screw (F).

Fig 2: Rear Lower Channel With Torque Specifications And Collar
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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 channel up to remove it.

Fig 3: Identifying Quarter Glass Seal And Glass Run Channel
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Remove the rear lower channel from the glass run channel.
Carefully remove the glass (A) out through the window slot. Take care not to drop the glass inside the door.

Fig 4: Identifying Rear Lower Channel From Glass Run Channel
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Remove the quarter glass (A). Take care not to damage the outer weatherstrip (B).

Fig 5: Removing Quarter Glass
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Disconnect the connector (A) from the regulator (B).

Fig 6: Disconnecting Connector From Regulator And Removing Bolts With Torque Specifications
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Remove the bolts (C, D), 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 7: Identifying Regulator And Bolts
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Install the glass and the regulator in the reverse order of removal, and note these items:
- Roll the glass up and down to see if 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.
- Adjust the position of the glass as necessary (see DOOR GLASS ADJUSTMENT ).
- Do the power window control unit reset procedure (see RESETTING THE POWER WINDOW CONTROL UNIT ).
- When reinstalling the door panel, make sure the plastic cover is installed properly and sealed around its outside perimeter to seal out water.
- Check for water leaks (see step 8 ).
- Test-drive and check for wind noise and rattles.
- Make sure the power door locks and the windows operate properly.