Front Door Window Glass: Service and Repair

WINDOW GLASS - FRONT DOOR

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Removal

With power windows
1. Remove the window control switch.

All vehicles
2. Remove the front door trim panel.
3. Remove the front door interior moulding.
4. Position aside the front door watershield.
5. Remove the front door below belt bracket bolt and bracket.
6. Temporarily install the window control switch or the window crank and lower the window to access the glass-to-regulator assembly bolts.
7. Loosen the front door window glass-to-regulator assembly bolts.
8. Tape the window in position, then lower the front door window regulator to the full downward position.

9. NOTE: The top run may be positioned aside to gain additional clearance if needed.

Tip the front of the glass down and pull the front door window glass out through the top outboard side of the door.

Installation

All vehicles
1. Install the glass into the door and tape in place.
- Reposition the top run if it was positioned aside during the glass removal.

2. Raise the regulator as necessary to access the glass-to-regulator bolts.

3. NOTE: It is important that this step is performed to prevent a customer concern of slow power window travel when raising the window.

Push the glass up into the header by hand, then shift the glass rearward until it stops against the rear window run seal while lowering the glass back down into the window glass clamps.

4. NOTE: Make sure the window glass is seated in the bottom of the glass clamps.
- Tighten the front door window glass-to-regulator assembly bolts to 9 Nm (80 lb-in).

5. Install the front door below belt bracket bolt and bracket.
- Tighten to 10 Nm (89 lb-in).

6. Install the front door watershield.
7. Install the front door interior moulding.
8. Install the front door trim panel.

With power windows
9. Install the window control switch.