Rear Quarter Panel Cladding Replacement

Rear Quarter Panel Cladding Replacement

NOTE:

- Put on gloves to protect your hands.

- Take care not to scratch the body.

1. Remove the fuel fill door. Service and Repair

2. '07-08 models: From the rear wheel arch, remove the screws and the clips.

3. '09 model: Remove the rear wheel arch protector.






4. Open the tailgate, then remove the bolts.






5. Open the rear door. Remove the clip (A), and pull out on the rear door hinge lower cover (B) to release it from the clips (C). Remove the clips from the body with a clip remover.

6. Remove the rear side sill panel.






7. Close the rear door half-way. Pull out the rear bumper, the fuel fill door, and rear wheel arch portions of the rear quarter panel cladding (A) to detach the clips.






8. Pull up the rear quarter panel cladding (A) to release the hooks (B) from the body, then remove the cladding. The clips will stay in the body.






9. Slide the plate (A) forward and remove it. The side clips will stay in the body.

10. If the side clips are damaged or stress-whitened, replace them with new ones.






11. Install the side clips on the plate (A).






12. Attach the plate (A) to the rear quarter panel cladding (B) by aligning the hooks (C) with the holes (D) on the cladding, then slide the plate until the hooks engage securely.






13. Open the rear door half-way, and install the front of the rear quarter panel cladding (A). Fit all the clips (B, C) into the holes in the body, then push on the cladding until the clips into plate.

14. Install the clips on the rear door hinge lower cover.






15. Hold the cover (A) up, and fit the clips (B) into the holes in the body, then push on the cover until the clips snap into place. Install the clip (C).

16. Reinstall the removed parts in reverse order of removal.