Front Door Window Glass: Service and Repair

Front Window Regulator, Glass And Glass Run

Parts Location:

Removal

1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. Remove door trim panel.
3. Remove speaker box.
4. Remove waterproof sheet.







- Take notice of the door harness and the grommet, peel the waterproof sheet off the door panel carefully.

5. Remove glass.
- Bring the glass (1) down to the position where the fixing bolts can be seen.







- Remove the glass fixing bolts from the window regulator (2) and lower the front side of the glass.

When the front side of the glass comes off the glass run (3), turn the glass inside out and pull it up from its rear side.







6. Remove window regulator.
- Remove the window regulator fixing bolts (4) and the rear guide rail fixing bolt (5).
- Disconnect the window regulator motor harness connector, if equipped with power windows.







7. Remove glass run.
- Pull the glass run (6) out from the door frame groove.







8. Remove rear guide rail.

Installation

To install, follow the removal steps in the reverse order, noting the following points.
1. Apply soap and water to the door frame groove. Insert the glass run (1) to the door frame from the A corner in the arrow-marked directions.

Install the glass run with its wider end pointed to the inside of the vehicle.







2. Set the glass into the door panel with the front side of the glass lowered and insert the rear side of the glass into the glass run (1). Then insert the front side of the glass into the glass run in order to install the glass to the glass run while raising it up along the glass run.
3. Tighten the window regulator and the glass fixing bolts and nuts to the specified torque.
Torque: 8 N.m (69 lb in)

4. Check to see of the window regulator operates smoothly and the glass opens and closes properly. Install the waterproof sheet with no clearance between the door panel and the waterproof sheet.