Rendezvous FWD V6-3.5L VIN L (2006)
Rear Door Weatherstrip: Service and Repair
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 (See: Interior Moulding / Trim/Scuff Plate/Service and Repair) in
Interior Trim.
3. Remove the rear quarter upper trim panel. Refer toTrim Panel Replacement - Rear Quarter Upper (Rendezvous) (See: Interior Moulding /
Trim/Trim Panel/Service and Repair) in Interior Trim.
4. Remove the rear quarter lower trim panel. Refer toTrim Panel Replacement - Rear Quarter Lower (Rendezvous) (See: Interior Moulding /
Trim/Trim Panel/Service and Repair) in Interior Trim.
5. Remove the upper center pillar trim panel. Refer toTrim Panel Replacement - Upper Center Pillar (See: Interior Moulding / Trim/Trim
Panel/Service and Repair) in Interior Trim.
6. Remove the center lower trim panel. Refer toTrim Panel Replacement - Lower Center Pillar (See: Interior Moulding / Trim/Trim Panel/Service
and Repair) 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 (Rendezvous) (See: Interior Moulding /
Trim/Trim Panel/Service and Repair) in Interior Trim.
4. Install the rear quarter lower trim panel. Refer toTrim Panel Replacement - Rear Quarter Lower (Rendezvous) (See: Interior Moulding /
Trim/Trim Panel/Service and Repair) in Interior Trim.
5. Install the upper center pillar trim panel. Refer toTrim Panel Replacement - Upper Center Pillar (See: Interior Moulding / Trim/Trim
Panel/Service and Repair) in Interior Trim.
6. Install the center lower trim panel. Refer toTrim Panel Replacement - Lower Center Pillar (See: Interior Moulding / Trim/Trim Panel/Service and
Repair) in Interior Trim.
7. Install the rear door sill plates. Refer toDoor Sill Plate Replacement - Front (See: Interior Moulding / Trim/Scuff Plate/Service and Repair) in
Interior Trim.