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Body and Frame › Weatherstrip
Unified entry — merged from multiple cross-listed pages in the original manual.
Procedures
Liftgate Weatherstrip - Removal2 steps
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  1. Open the lift gate.
  2. Remove the weatherstrip seal from the lift gate opening.
Liftgate Weatherstrip - Installation5 steps
ℹ NOTE
Seat the lift gate weatherstrip fully into all corners without stretching. If in extreme cold temperatures preheating the weatherstrip to 23.8° C (75° F) may be required to fully seat the weatherstrip.
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  1. Install the weatherstrip to the upper right and left hand corners of the lift gate opening.
  2. Using hand pressure seat the seal into the upper corners then seat across the header.
  3. Seat the seal down the D-pillar to the lower flange on both sides.
  4. Seat the seal along the lower flange to the slice joint.
  5. Trim the weatherstrip if necessary, and connect the ends together along the flange.
Liftgate Weatherstrip - Removal2 steps
Fig. 1
Fig. 1
  1. Open the lift gate.
  2. Remove the weatherstrip seal from the lift gate opening.
Liftgate Weatherstrip - Installation5 steps
ℹ NOTE
Seat the lift gate weatherstrip fully into all corners without stretching. If in extreme cold temperatures preheating the weatherstrip to 23.8° C (75° F) may be required to fully seat the weatherstrip.
Fig. 1
Fig. 1
  1. Install the weatherstrip to the upper right and left hand corners of the lift gate opening.
  2. Using hand pressure seat the seal into the upper corners then seat across the header.
  3. Seat the seal down the D-pillar to the lower flange on both sides.
  4. Seat the seal along the lower flange to the slice joint.
  5. Trim the weatherstrip if necessary, and connect the ends together along the flange.
Factory service manual
From the 2008 KK factory manual — descriptions, specs, torque & procedures for this part.
WEATHERSTRIP - LIFT GATE OPENING📷 2
1. Open the lift gate. 2. Remove the weatherstrip seal from the lift gate opening.
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WEATHERSTRIP - LIFT GATE OPENING📷 2
NOTE: Seat the lift gate weatherstrip fully into all corners without stretching. If in extreme cold temperatures preheating the weatherstrip to 23.8° C (75° F) may be required to fully seat the weatherstrip.
  1.   Install the weatherstrip to the upper right and left hand corners of the lift gate opening.
  2.   Using hand pressure seat the seal into the upper corners then seat across the header.
  3.   Seat the seal down the D-pillar to the lower flange on both sides.
  4.   Seat the seal along the lower flange to the slice joint.
  5.   Trim the weatherstrip if necessary, and connect the ends together along the flange.
WEATHERSTRIP - RDB - INNER
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