REMOVE UPPER BACK DOOR TRIM PANEL ASSEMBLY
Detach the 4 clips and remove the back door trim panel.
REMOVE BACK DOOR SIDE GARNISH LH
Detach the 2 clips and claw, and remove the back door side garnish.
REMOVE BACK DOOR SIDE GARNISH RH
Detach the 2 clips and claw, and remove the back door side garnish.
REMOVE BACK DOOR TRIM BOARD ASSEMBLY
Detach the 14 clips and remove the back door trim board.
REMOVE REAR SPOILER
| *1 | Grommet |
Remove the 2 grommets and 4 nuts.
Disconnect the connector and clamp.
| *1 | Protective Tape |
Put protective tape around the rear spoiler.
Detach the 3 clips and remove the rear spoiler.
REMOVE REAR WIPER ARM
Open the wiper arm head cap.
Remove the nut and rear wiper arm.
REMOVE REAR WIPER MOTOR ASSEMBLY
Disconnect the connector.
Remove the 3 bolts and rear wiper motor assembly.
REMOVE REAR WIPER MOTOR GROMMET
Remove the wiper motor grommet.
REMOVE BACK DOOR GLASS ADHESIVE DAM
| *1 | Cut |
Using a knife, cut off the dam as shown in the illustration.
Note
Be careful not to damage the vehicle body.
Pull the shaded area shown in the illustration by hand to remove the back door glass adhesive dam.
Tech Tips
Make a partial cut in the dam. Then pull and remove it by hand.
REMOVE BACK DOOR GLASS
| *1 | Protective Tape |
Apply protective tape to the outer surface of the vehicle body to prevent scratches.
Note
When separating the back door glass from the vehicle, be careful not to damage the vehicle paint or interior/exterior ornaments.
Disconnect the connectors.
| *1 | Clip |
| *2 | Piano Wire |
| *3 | Spacer |
From the interior, insert a piano wire between the vehicle body and back door glass as shown in the illustration.
Note
Make sure not to damage the wire harness.
Tie objects that can serve as handles (for example, wooden blocks) to both wire ends.
| *1 | Matchmark |
Place matchmarks on the glass and vehicle body at the locations indicated in the illustration.
Tech Tips
Matchmarks do not need to be placed if the glass is not going to be reused.
Cut through the adhesive by pulling the piano wire around the back door glass.
Note
Leave as much adhesive on the vehicle body as possible when removing the back door glass.
| *1 | Matchmark |
Using suction cups, remove the back door glass.
REMOVE BACK WINDOW GLASS ADHESIVE DAM
Using a scraper, remove the dam.
REMOVE BACK WINDOW GLASS CLIP LH
Using a scraper, remove the clip.
REMOVE BACK WINDOW GLASS CLIP RH
Using a scraper, remove the clip.
REMOVE BACK DOOR GLASS SPACER
Using a scraper, remove the 3 spacers.
CLEAN VEHICLE BODY
| *1 | Adhesive |
| *2 | Vehicle Body |
Clean and shape the contact surface of the vehicle body.
On the contact surface of the vehicle body, use a knife to cut away excess adhesive as shown in the illustration.
Tech Tips
Leave as much adhesive on the vehicle body as possible.
Note
Be careful not to damage the vehicle body.
Clean the contact surface of the vehicle body with cleaner.
Tech Tips
Even if all the adhesive has been removed, clean the vehicle body.