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Back Window Glass: Service and Repair
Rear Window, Removing

Rear Window, Removing

NOTE:  Always wear protective goggles and leather gloves when removing a window.

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Remove tailgate trim.

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Pull off or unscrew connections for heated rear window and rear window antenna.

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Press connections against window glass toward center of vehicle.

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Detach third brake light.

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Pierce adhesive bead using trimming needle - 1 - with handle - 2 -.

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Trimming needle should be kept as close as possible to window when cutting bead.

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Unscrew handle and insert cutting wire into eye of needle.

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Feed cutting wire into winding device - 1 - and secure.

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Lay cutting wire around rear window under trim strip as shown.

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Pull end of cutting wire through adhesive bead toward the inside in the same way, and secure with tailgate hinge securing bolts.

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Unscrew hexagon bolt - arrow - and use it to secure end of cutting wire.

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Tighten bolt to 21 Nm after removing window.

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