Rear Window Removal and Installation: Installation

1. Clean the body bonding surface with a shop towel dampened with isopropyl alcohol. After cleaning, do not allow oil, grease, and water to contact on the clean surface.

2. If you are reinstalling the original rear window, scrape off the original adhesive, the fasteners, and the rubber dam from the rear window with a putty knife. Clean the bonding surface on the inside face and the edge of the rear window with isopropyl alcohol. Make sure the bonding surface is kept free of water, oil, and grease.

3. Install the fasteners (A) with the adhesive tape to the inside face of the rear window (B) as shown.

NOTE: 

• Be careful not to touch the rear window where the adhesive will be applied.
• Before installing the spacer and the fasteners, apply glass primer to the area where the adhesive tape will be applied.
• Make sure the spacer and the fasteners line up with the alignment marks (C).

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4. Apply adhesive primer to the areas where the new double-sided adhesive tapes (A) will be applied, then attach the new double-sided adhesive tapes to the rear windshield corner moldings (B) as shown.

5. Install the rear windshield corner moldings (A) with the adhesive tape to the inside face of the rear window (B) as shown. Before installing the rear windshield corner moldings, apply a primer to the area where the adhesive tape will be applied to the inside face of the rear window.

NOTE:  Be careful not to touch the rear window where the adhesive will be applied.

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6. Install the rubber dams (A, B, C) with the adhesive tape to the inside face of the rear window (D) as shown. Before installing the rubber dams, apply a primer to the area where the adhesive tape will be applied to the inside face of the rear window.

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7. Cut the rubber dams to the length, then install the new rubber dams

NOTE: 

• After installing the new rubber dam, cut the both ends of rubber dam flush with the edges of the glass as shown.
• Be careful not to touch the rear window where the adhesive will be applied.

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8. Attach the fasteners (A, B) with the adhesive tape to the rear window opening flange of the tailgate as shown.

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9. If you are installing the new rear window (A), set the rear window in the opening, and center it. Make the alignment marks (B) across the rear window and the body with a grease pencil at the four points shown. NOTE:  Be careful not to touch the rear window where the adhesive will be applied. Make sure the pins (C) of the fasteners (D) contact with the edge of the body holes. 10. Remove the rear window.

11. Apply a light coat of primer to the rear window (A) along the edge of the rubber dams (B) as shown, then lightly wipe it off with gauze or cheesecloth.

• Apply the primer to the rear window using the printed dots (C) on the rear window as a guide.
• Do not apply body primer to the rear window, and do not mix up the body and the glass primer applicators.
• Never touch the primed surfaces with your hands. If you do, the adhesive may not bond to the rear window properly, causing a leak after the rear window is installed.
• Keep water, dust, and abrasive materials away from primed surfaces.

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12. Apply a light coat of the body primer to any exposed paint or metal around the flange where the new adhesive will be applied. Let the body primer dry for at least 10 minutes.

NOTE: 

• Do not apply the glass primer to the body.
• Do not apply the body primer to any remaining original adhesive on the flange.
• Be careful not to mix up the body and the glass primer applicators.
• Never touch the primed surfaces with your hands.

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13. Cut a "V" in the end of the nozzle (A) on the adhesive cartridge as shown.

14. Put the cartridge in a caulking gun, and run a continuous bead of adhesive (A) on the rear window (B) along the edge of the rubber dams (C) as shown.

NOTE: 

• Apply the adhesive to the corner areas (D) using the printed dots (E) on the rear window as a guide.
• Apply the adhesive within 30 minutes after applying the glass primer.
• Make a slightly thicker bead at each corner.

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15. Hold the rear window with suction cups over the opening, align it with the alignment marks you made in step 6, and set it down on the adhesive. Lightly push on the rear window until its edges are fully seated on the adhesive all the way around.

NOTE:  Do not open or close any of the doors for about an hour until the adhesive is dry.

16. Remove the excess adhesive with a putty knife or a shop towel dampened with isopropyl alcohol.

17. Wait at least an hour for the adhesive to dry, then spray water over the rear window and check for leaks. Mark the leaking areas, let the rear window dry, then seal with sealant. Let the vehicle stand for at least 4 hours after rear window installation. If the vehicle has to be used within the first 4 hours, it must be driven slowly.

18. Advise the client not to do the following things for 2 to 3 days:

• Slam the doors with all the windows rolled up.
• Twist the body excessively (such as when going in and out of driveways at an angle or driving over rough, uneven roads).

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19. Connect the rear window defogger terminals (A).