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Front Door Window Glass

Body and Frame › Doors, Hood and Trunk
Unified entry — merged from multiple cross-listed pages in the original manual.
Procedures
Front Door Glass - Installation5 steps
ℹ NOTE
The glass should snap into place. Make sure the glass is secure to the liftplate by pulling up on the glass to verify.
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  1. Insert the narrow end of the glass (1) into the door through the opening between the inner and outer panels (2). Then engage the front edge of the glass into the front portion of the glass run weatherstrip before rotating the back edge of the glass rearward into the B-pillar portion of the weatherstrip.
  2. Connect the door glass (1) to the window regulator (2) by sliding the glass down into the liftplate.
  3. Apply the adhesive tape (1) to the inspection cover in the door carrier plate.
  4. Install the inner door weatherstrip Front Door Inner Belt Weatherstrip - Installation.
  5. Install the trim panel (4) to the door Front Door Trim Panel - Installation.
Front Door Glass - Removal7 steps
△ CAUTION
Do not attempt to remove the trim panel the conventional way. This door panel has hooks holding it to the door rather than push pins. Carefully follow these instructions in order to prevent unnecessary damage to the trim panel.
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  1. Remove the trim panel Front Door Trim Panel - Removal.
  2. Remove the inner door weatherstrip Front Door Inner Belt Weatherstrip - Removal.
  3. Remove the tape covering the access hole (1) on the carrier plate. Access the window regulator liftplate through the hole in the carrier plate.
  4. With the aid of an assistant push down the door glass (1) and using a flat bladed tool or equivalent, release the tab on the window regulator liftplate (2).
  5. Carefully lift up on the glass until it clears the tab and remove the flat bladed tool.
  6. Continue lifting up on the glass (1) and rotate the top of the glass forward in the door channel (2).
  7. Remove the glass (1) from the upper door panels (2).
Factory service manual
From the 2008 KK factory manual — descriptions, specs, torque & procedures for this part.
GLASS - FRONT DOOR📷 6
CAUTION: Do not attempt to remove the trim panel the conventional way. This door panel has hooks holding it to the door rather than push pins. The door module must be removed as an assembly. Carefully follow these instructions in order to prevent unnecessary damage to the trim panel.
1. Remove the trim panel. See REMOVAL.
2. Remove the door plug (2). 3. Remove rear exterior handle nut (1).
4. Remove the inner door weatherstrip. See REMOVAL.
5. Remove the tape covering the access hole on the carrier plate and discard. Access the window regulator liftplate through the hole in the carrier plate. 6. Push down the door glass (1) and use a screw driver to release the tap on the window regulator liftplate (2). Lift the glass up and secure the to the header.
7. Remove the three screws (2) securing the door latch to the door shut face. 8. Remove the one screw (1) attaching the latch presenter to the door shut face.
 9.   Disconnect and remove the electrical connector (1) from the door (5).
10.   Remove the rear exterior handle nut attaching the door handle to the latch presenter.
11.   Remove the 10 screws (4) from the carrier plate (2).
12.   Remove the carrier plate (2) from the door (5).
13. Remove the door glass from the module opening in the door.
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GLASS - FRONT DOOR📷 8
1. Install the door glass to the module opening in the door.
2. Align the latch presenter to the rear exterior handle stud. 3. Align the carrier plate (2) to the door (4). 4. Install the electrical connector (1) to the door (4) and connect the electrical connector.
5. Install the three screws (2) securing the door latch to the door shut face and tighten screws to 7 N.m (60 in. lbs.). 6. Install the one screw (1) attaching the latch present to the door shut face and tighten screw to 7 N.m (60 in. lbs.).
7. Install the 10 screws (3) to the carrier plate (2) and tighten screws to 5.5 N.m (50 in. lbs.).
NOTE: The glass should snap into place. Make sure the glass is secure to the liftplate by pulling up on the glass to verify.
8. Connect the door glass (1) to the window regulator (2) by sliding the glass down into the liftplate. 9. Apply the adhesive tape to the inspection cover in the door module.
10. Install the inner door weatherstrip. See INSTALLATION.
NOTE: The door glass must be in the full up position in order to access the rear exterior handle nut. Use light and a magnetic socket on the rear nut to prevent from dropping the nut into the door assembly.
11. Install the rear nut (1) to the exterior handle and tighten to 4.5 N.m (40 in. lbs.). 12. Install the door plug (2) to the door. 13. Install the trim panel to the door. See INSTALLATION.
HANDLE - EXTERIOR DOOR
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RUN CHANNEL - FRONT DOOR GLASS📷 2
1. Remove the door carrier plate from the door, see REMOVAL.
2. Remove the front door glass from the window opening in the door. See REMOVAL.
3. Remove the run channel from the window opening in the door.
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RUN CHANNEL - FRONT DOOR GLASS📷 2
1. Install the run channel to the window opening in the door.
2. Install the front door glass to the window opening in the door, see INSTALLATION.
3. Install the carrier plate to the door, see INSTALLATION. 4. Cycle the window several times to make sure the window doesn't bind on the outer weather-strip or run channel.
PANEL - DOOR TRIM FRONT
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