Rear Door Glass Removal/Installation: Notes

To access the glass installation bolt, adjust the position of the rear door glass that the height of the rear door glass towards the front is approx. 200 mm {7.87 in}.

Fig 1: Identifying Rear Door Glass Height
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Disconnect the negative battery cable.
Remove the sail inner garnish. (See SAIL INNER GARNISH REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
Remove the rear door garnish. (See REAR DOOR GARNISH REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
Remove the rear door trim. (See REAR DOOR TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
Remove the rear door speaker. (See REAR DOOR SPEAKER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
Remove the rear door glass guide and glass run channel as a single unit. (See REAR DOOR GLASS GUIDE REMOVAL NOTE .)
Remove the hole cover A

Fig 2: Identifying Rear Door Glass And Hole Cover A
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Slightly bend back the hole cover B.

Fig 3: Identifying Rear Door Glass And Hole Cover B
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Remove the bolts.
CAUTION:
- If the bolts are removed without supporting the rear door glass, the rear door glass may fall off and be damaged. Remove the bolts while inserting your hand into the service hole to support the rear door glass.
Fig 4: Rear Door Glass And Bolt With Torque Specification
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Lift up the rear door glass, tilt it in the direction of arrow (1) shown in illustration, then remove it in the direction of arrow (2).
Install in the reverse order of removal.
CAUTION:
- If the bolts are removed without supporting the rear door glass, the rear door glass may fall off and be damaged. Remove the bolts while inserting your hand into the rear door speaker installation hole to support the rear door glass.
Fig 5: Removing Rear Door Glass
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Fig 6: Identifying Rear Door Speaker Installation Hole
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