Rear Door Outer Belt Molding: Removal

Remove screw attaching forward end of molding to rear door. See Fig 1.
Disengage clips attaching rearward end of belt molding to rear door.
Using a rubber mallet and block of wood, tap upward at each clip attaching belt molding to door. See Fig 2.
Remove belt molding from door.

Fig 1: Rear Door Outer Belt Molding

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1 - OUTSIDE BELT MOLDING

2 - REAR DOOR

3 - BARREL CLIP

Fig 2: Outer Belt Molding Removal

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1 - WOOD BLOCK

2 - BELT MOLDING

3 - DOOR