Weatherstrip Replacement - Rear Door Opening

Weatherstrip Replacement - Rear Door Opening

Removal Procedure





1. Open the rear door.
2. Remove the rear door sill plates. Refer to Door Sill Plate Replacement - Front (Door Sill Plate Replacement - Front) in Interior Trim.
3. Remove the rear quarter upper trim panel. Refer toTrim Panel Replacement - Rear Quarter Upper (Aztek) (Trim Panel Replacement - Rear Quarter Upper)Trim Panel Replacement - Rear Quarter Upper (Rendezvous) (Trim Panel Replacement - Rear Quarter Upper) in Interior Trim.
4. Remove the rear quarter lower trim panel. Refer toTrim Panel Replacement - Rear Quarter Lower (Aztek) (Trim Panel Replacement - Rear Quarter Lower)Trim Panel Replacement - Rear Quarter Lower (Rendezvous) (Trim Panel Replacement - Rear Quarter Lower) in Interior Trim.
5. Remove the upper center pillar trim panel. Refer toTrim Panel Replacement - Upper Center Pillar (Service and Repair) in Interior Trim.
6. Remove the center lower trim panel. Refer toTrim Panel Replacement - Lower Center Pillar (Trim Panel Replacement - Lower Center Pillar) in Interior Trim.
7. Remove the rear door opening weatherstrip by pulling it off the pinchweld flange.



Installation Procedure





1. Position the rear door opening weatherstrip to the pinchweld flange.
Starting at the center of the rocker panel area and moving in a clockwise direction press the rear door opening weatherstrip to the pinchweld flange until fully seated.

Important: The joint butt ends must have no gap and be located in the center of the rocker panel area.


2. Install joint butt ends together.
3. Install the rear quarter upper trim panel. Refer toTrim Panel Replacement - Rear Quarter Upper (Aztek) (Trim Panel Replacement - Rear Quarter Upper)Trim Panel Replacement - Rear Quarter Upper (Rendezvous) (Trim Panel Replacement - Rear Quarter Upper) in Interior Trim.
4. Install the rear quarter lower trim panel. Refer toTrim Panel Replacement - Rear Quarter Lower (Aztek) (Trim Panel Replacement - Rear Quarter Lower)Trim Panel Replacement - Rear Quarter Lower (Rendezvous) (Trim Panel Replacement - Rear Quarter Lower) in Interior Trim.
5. Install the upper center pillar trim panel. Refer toTrim Panel Replacement - Upper Center Pillar (Service and Repair) in Interior Trim.
6. Install the center lower trim panel. Refer toTrim Panel Replacement - Lower Center Pillar (Trim Panel Replacement - Lower Center Pillar) in Interior Trim.
7. Install the rear door sill plates. Refer toDoor Sill Plate Replacement - Front (Door Sill Plate Replacement - Front) in Interior Trim.
8. Close the rear door.