Front Door Glass Removal/Installation

To access the glass installation bolts, adjust the position of the front door glass so that the height of the front door glass towards the rear is approx. 105 mm {4.13 in} .

Fig 1: Identifying Height Of Front Door Glass
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Disconnect the negative battery cable.
Remove the inner garnish. (See INNER GARNISH REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
Remove the front door trim. (See FRONT DOOR TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
Remove the front door speaker. (See FRONT DOOR SPEAKER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
Remove the hole plug.

Fig 2: Identifying Front Door And Hole Plug
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Remove the bolts.

Fig 3: Front Door And Bolt With Torque Specifications
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CAUTION:
Fig 4: Front Door Speaker Hole
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- If the bolts are removed without supporting the front door glass, the front door glass may fall off and be damaged. Remove the bolts while inserting your hand into the front door speaker installation hole to support the front door glass.
Lift the front door glass in the direction of the arrow shown below.

Fig 5: Lifting Front Door Glass
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Tilt the front door glass in the direction of the arrow shown below.

Fig 6: Tilting Front Door Glass
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Remove the front door glass in the direction of the arrow shown below.

Fig 7: Removing Front Door Glass
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Install in the reverse order of removal.
CAUTION:
- If the bolts are installed without supporting the front door glass, the front door glass may fall off and be damaged. When installing the front door glass, align the glass edge with the front door glass guide by hand through the speaker installation hole, and then install the bolts.