Rear Vision Camera: Service and Repair
Rearview Camera Removal and Installation
Removal
1. Tailgate Upper Trim Panel
1. Carefully pry out the notch (A) in the tailgate upper trim (B) with the appropriate trim tool to detach the hooks (C) and the tabs (D) from the tailgate side trims (E), and pull back the tailgate upper trim panel by hand to detach the clips (F), then remove the tailgate upper trim panel.
2. Tailgate Side Trim - Both Sides
1. Detach the hook (A) and the tabs (B) from the tailgate lower trim panel (C), and pull back the tailgate side trim (D) by hand to detach the clips (E), then remove the tailgate side trim.
2. Repeat this step on the opposite side.
3. Tailgate Lower Trim Panel
1. Remove the screw (A), then remove the tailgate pull pocket (B).
2. Pull out the tailgate lower trim panel (A) by hand to detach the clips (B, C), then remove the tailgate lower trim panel.
4. Rear License Trim
1. Remove the bolts (A).
2. Spray soapy water solution onto the double-sided adhesive tape (A), then carefully cut the adhesive tape along the lower edge of the rear license trim (B) with a utility knife while separating the trim from the tailgate (C) with a trim tool.
NOTE: Apply protective tape (D) around the cutting area as shown.
3. Pull out the rear license trim (A) with the appropriate trim tool to release the clip pins (B) from the clip grommets (C) on the tailgate, and detach the clips (D), then remove the rear license trim from the tailgate.
NOTE: The clip grommets will stay on the tailgate.
4. Remove the clip grommets (A) from the tailgate.
5. Install the clip grommets into the clip pins on the rear license trim.
NOTE: If the clip pins and the clip grommets are damaged or stress-whitened, replace them as an assembly with new ones.
5. Rearview Camera
1. Disconnect the connector, then push the tab (A).
2. Remove the rearview camera (A).
Installation
1. Rearview Camera
1. Install the rearview camera (A).
2. Connect the connector.
2. Rear License Trim
1. If you are reusing the original rear license trim (A), apply PP primer to the areas where new double-sided adhesive tapes (B) will be applied, then attach the new double-sided adhesive tapes to the trim as shown.
2. Fold the edge of each adhesive backing from the double-sided adhesive tape.
3. Hold up the rear license trim (A), and fit the clips (B, C, D) into the holes in the tailgate. Push on the trim until the clips snap into place securely.
4. Install the bolts (A).
3. Tailgate Lower Trim Panel
1. Hold up the tailgate lower trim panel (A), and fit the clips into the holes in the tailgate.
2. Push on the trim until the clips (B, C) securely snap into place.
3. Install the tailgate pull pocket (A), then install the screw (B).
4. Tailgate Side Trim - Both Sides
1. Install the tailgate side trim (A). Make sure the hook (B), the tabs (C), and the clips (D) snap into place securely.
2. Repeat this step on the opposite side.
5. Tailgate Upper Trim Panel
1. Install the tailgate upper trim panel (A). Make sure the hooks (B), the tabs (C), and the clips (D) snap into place securely.