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Rear door, replacement of window glass

Rear door, replacement of window glass


To remove


1. Lower the window fully.

2. Remove the door trim. See Service Manual 8:2 "Interior equipment".

3. Remove the plastic water barrier.

4. Remove the cover (secured in guides in the guide rail + clips).

5. Remove the internal window seal by prying up the lower edge of the seal with a large screwdriver and then pulling it all the way up by hand.

6. Remove the external window seal.

7. Remove the window frame seal from the rear guide channel and lift it out of the door.


8. Loosen the pull bar (located between the door handle and door lock) from the door side and let it hang down.

9. Remove the rear guide channel by undoing the retaining screw and angling it out upwards.

10. Remove the glass by raising its rear edge and easing it out of the window lift.

11. Lift the glass inwards out of the window frame.


To fit



1. Fit the glass by angling its front edge and guiding it down onto the window lift.

2. Fit the rear guide channel. Press it down in the window opening, angle it down into position above the pull bars and screw it in place.

3. Press the pull bar in place between the door handle and door lock.

4. Press the window frame seal down onto the rear guide channel. Rub petroleum jelly (Vaseline) into the rear of the seal.

5. Fit the internal window seal by pressing it into place by hand. It may be necessary to use a rubber mallet.

6. Fit the external window seal.

7. Fit the cover, pressing it into place by hand.


8. Fit the water barrier.

9. Fit the door trim. See Service Manual 8:2 "Interior equipment".

10. Raise the window.