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DOOR OPENING SCUFF PLATES
REMOVAL (FIG. 24)
(1) Open front door.
(2) Remove screws holding scuff plate to door sill.
(3) Separate scuff plate from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
A-PILLAR AND ROOF RAIL MOULDINGS
A-PILLAR MOULDING REMOVAL (FIG. 24)
(1) Open front door.
(2) Remove push-in fasteners holding A-pillar
moulding to roof rail above door opening. (3) Remove trim plug and screw holding A-pillar
molding to A-pillar (4) Slide A-pillar moulding upward and pull rear-
ward to separate moulding from A-pillar.
A-PILLAR MOULDING INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
LOWER QUARTER TRIM PANEL
REMOVAL (FIG. 24)
(1) Remove tail panel trim cover and security
shade, if equipped (2) Remove rear seat cushion and backs.
(3) Remove seat back latch striker bezel.
(4) Remove screw covers. Remove screws holding
lower quarter trim panel to quarter. (5) Pull rearward end of trim panel away from
quarter panel and push trim forward to clear door
opening flange. (6) Separate lower quarter trim panel from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
UPPER QUARTER TRIM PANEL
REMOVAL (FIG. 24)
(1) Remove lower quarter trim panel.
(2) Remove rear seat shoulder harness turning
loop cover. (3) Remove bolt holding belt turning loop to C-pil-
lar. (4) Remove bolt holding front seat belt to floor at
door sill. (5) Remove screw holding coat hook to roof rail.
(6) Remove roof rail moulding as necessary to clear
quarter panel removal path. (7) Remove push-in fastener holding upper quarter
trim to roof rail. (8) Remove screw covers from trim panel to gain
access to screws. (9) Remove screws holding upper quarter trim to
quarter panel. (10) Raise and support lift gate in the up position.
Disconnect bottom of lift cylinder. (11) Swing rear of trim panel away from quarter
panel and pull trim forward to clear door opening
flange. (12) Separate upper quarter trim panel from vehi-
cle.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
LOWER TAIL PANEL TRIM COVER
REMOVAL (FIG. 24)
(1) Raise lift gate to the up position.
(2) Remove hidden screws holding tail panel trim
cover to tail panel from carpeted area. (3) Remove push-in fasteners holding top tail panel
trim to opening sill. (4) Lift up floor cover and position cover out of the
way. (5) Separate cover from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
LIFT GATE TRIM
REMOVAL (FIG. 25)
(1) Raise the lift to the up position.
(2) Disengage clips holding side moldings to lift
gate. Separate moldings from lift gate. (3) Remove expanding push-in fasteners holding
upper trim panel to lift gate. (4) Remove screw plugs and screws holding upper
trim panel to lift gate. Separate upper trim panel
from lift gate. (5) Remove screw plug and screw holding lower
trim panel to rear window wiper motor, if equipped. (6) Remove screws holding lower trim panel to lift
gate. Separate lower trim panel from lift gate.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
FRONT SEAT BELTS
OUTBOARD SHOULDER HARNESS/LAP BELT REMOVAL (FIG. 26)
(1) Adjust front seat to the forward position.
(2) Remove bolt holding outboard lap belt anchor
to floor below door sill. (3) Remove lower and upper quarter trim panels as
necessary to gain access to shoulder harness turning
loop and retractor. (4) Remove bolt holding shoulder turning loop to
B-pillar.
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(5) Remove bolt holding belt retractor to quarter
panel. (6) Separate belt from vehicle.
OUTBOARD SHOULDER HARNESS/LAP BELTINSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
INBOARD BUCKLE REMOVAL (FIG. 26)
(1) Remove bolt holding inboard buckle to floor. (2) Disconnect seat belt sensor wire connector, if
equipped. (3) Separate buckle assembly from vehicle.
INBOARD BUCKLE INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
REAR SEAT BELTS
REAR OUTBOARD SHOULDER HARNESS/LAPBELT REMOVAL (FIG. 27)
(1) Remove lower and upper quarter trim panel.
(2) Remove bolt holding lap belt anchor to floor at
wheelhouse kickup. (3) Remove bolt holding seat belt retractor to quar-
ter panel.
REAR OUTBOARD SHOULDER HARNESS/LAP BELT INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
REAR INBOARD BUCKLE REMOVAL (FIG. 27)
(1) Lift seat belt buckle anchor cover to expose
bolt. (2) Remove bolt holding inboard buckle/center oc-
cupant belt to seat frame. (3) Separate buckle from vehicle.
Fig. 24 Interior Mouldings, Panels, and Trim Covers
Fig. 25 Lift Gate Trim
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REAR INBOARD BUCKLE INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
FRONT SEATS
REMOVAL (FIG. 28 OR 29)
(1) Position seat full forward.
(2) Remove screws holding rear track riser covers
and separate covers from tracks. (3) On power seat track, remove outboard track
cover. (4) Remove nuts holding seat track to floor.
(5) Position seat full rearward.
(6) On power seat track, remove door sill scuff
plate and disconnect wire connector. (7) Remove bolts holding seat track to cross mem-
ber. (8) Remove seat from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
REAR SEATS
REMOVAL (FIG. 30)
(1) Hinge seat backs forward.
(2) Remove bolts holding rear seat frame to floor
on sides of center floor hump near luggage compart-
ment kick-up. (3) Pull seat forward to disengage retaining hooks
from floor. (4) Separate seat from vehicle.
Fig. 26 Front Seat BeltsÐTypical
Fig. 27 Rear Seat Belts
Fig. 28 Manual Front Seat
Fig. 29 Power Front Seat
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INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
FRONT CENTER CONSOLE
REMOVAL (FIG. 31)
(1) Position front seats full forward.
(2) Remove rear ash tray.
(3) Remove rear lower carpeted end cover.
(4) Remove nuts holding console to floor bracket.
(5) Position front seats full rearward.
(6) Raise console storage bin cover and remove bot-
tom mat. (7) Remove screws holding bottom of storage bin to
floor bracket. (8) Remove screws holding console side panels to
instrument panel. Disengage hook and loop fasteners
and separate side panels from console. (9) Disconnect shift indicator cable and clips from
shift mechanism through right side panel opening, if
equipped with automatic transaxle. Refer to Group
8E, Instrument Panel and Gauges for proper proce-
dures. (10) Disengage clips holding parking brake lever
cover to console and separate cover from vehicle. (11) Remove center instrument panel bezel. Refer
to Group 8E, Instrument Panel. Remove screws hold-
ing console to instrument panel. (12) Remove screws holding console to lower in-
strument panel. (13) Remove bolts holding console to forward floor
mounting bracket. (14) Remove gear selector knob.
(15) Separate console from floor and remove from
vehicle.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
FLOOR CARPET
REMOVAL (FIG. 32)
(1) Remove cowl trim panels and scuff plates.
(2) Remove front seats and inboard seat belts.
(3) Remove center arm rest and front console.
(4) Remove inboard and outboard seat belt lower
attaching bolts. (5) Remove left dash panel foot rest.
(6) Remove rear seat.
(7) Pull carpet from under quarter trim covers.
(8) Fold carpet and remove through door opening.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
Fig. 30 Rear Seat Cushion and Back
Fig. 31 Center Console
Fig. 32 Floor Carpet and SilencersÐTypical
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OVERHEAD CONSOLE
REMOVAL (FIG. 33)
(1) Remove screws holding overhead console to re-
inforcement bracket. (2) Slide overhead console rearward to separate re-
inforcement bracket retainer tab from console. (3) Lower console from roof and disconnect wire
connectors.
INSTALLATION
Reverse The preceding operation.
HEAD LINING
REMOVAL
(1) Disconnect battery negative cable.
(2) Pull dome lamp downward to disengage from
retaining ring in head lining. Separate lens from
lamp body and remove bulb. Separate bulb holder
from lamp body. Remove attaching screw holding re-
taining ring to roof bow, if equipped. (3) Remove screws holding coat hooks to roof above
quarter panels. (4) Remove roof rail and A-pillar mouldings.
(5) Remove screws holding sun visors to roof
header and disconnect wire connector, if equipped.
Remove inboard sun visor hangers. (6) Remove overhead console, if equipped.
(7) Pull front reading lamp downward to disengage
from retaining ring in head lining and disconnect
wire connector. Remove screws holding retaining
ring to roof header, if equipped. (8) Remove pinch welt holding headlining to sun
roof opening, if equipped. (9) Remove screws holding lift gate opening header
moulding to rear roof header. Separate moulding
from header. (10) Remove one quarter trim panel as necessary
to clear head lining removal path. (11) Remove head lining from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
SUNROOF LIFT CONTROL
REMOVAL (FIG. 34)
(1) Remove sunroof glass panel. Refer to Owners
manual for proper procedures. (2) Remove pinch welt holding head lining to edge
of sunroof opening. (3) Remove trim ring from tilt control handle.
(4) Remove screws holding tilt control handle to
tilt control. Separate handle from control. (5) Remove nuts holding lift control to roof panel.
Separate lift control from roof.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
REAR WINDOW GLASS
The rear window moulding often cannot be sal-
vaged after removal operation is completed. Verify
moulding availability from the parts supplier before
removing moulding.
REMOVAL (FIG. 35)
(1) Remove rear window moulding.
(2) Remove lift gate trim as necessary to gain ac-
cess to rear window defogger wire connector and
ground screw, if equipped.
WARNING: WEAR EYE AND HAND PROTECTION
WHEN HANDLING SAFETY GLASS. PERSONAL IN-
JURY CAN RESULT.
CAUTION: Do not damage body or trim finish when
cutting out glass or applying fence primer.
(3) Cut the urethane around the perimeter of the
back window glass. Refer to Windshield section of
this group for proper procedures. (4) Separate the rear window from the vehicle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Prepare the work area, window fence, and glass
the same way as described in the Windshield section
of this group. (2) Place the fence spacers at the locations shown
(Fig. 35). (3) Apply a 10 mm (0.4 in.) bead of urethane
around the perimeter of the glass. (4) Install the glass in the same manner described
in the Windshield section of this group. (5) Install the rear window moulding. Apply 50
mm (2 in.) masking tape over moulding to assure
alignment. (6) Connect rear window defogger wiring and in-
stall lift gate trim.
Fig. 33 Overhead ConsoleÐTypical
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(7) After urethane has cured remove masking tape
and water test to verify repair. Verify rear window
defogger operation, refer to Group 8N, Rear Window
Defogger.QUARTER GLASS MODULE
REMOVAL (FIG. 36)
(1) Remove quarter trim panel as necessary to
gain access to quarter glass module. (2) Remove nuts holding quarter glass module to
quarter glass opening. (3) Cut urethane bonding around perimeter of
quarter glass opening fence. (4) Push quarter glass module from quarter glass
opening. (5) Separate module from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Clean hardened urethane from quarter glass
opening fence and glass module, if module replace-
ment is not required. (2) Prepare fence and module using method de-
scribed in the Windshield section of this group. (3) Reverse the removal operation.
ROOF SEAM MOLDING
REMOVAL (FIG. 37)
(1) Remove upper quarter trim panel.
(2) Remove head lining as necessary to gain access
to inside roof panel. (3) Remove seal nut holding seam molding to roof
panel.
Fig. 34 Sunroof
Fig. 35 Lift Gate Window Glass
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(4) Separate molding from roof panel.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
QUARTER PANEL SPOILER
REMOVAL (FIG. 38)
(1) Remove access cover from lift gate opening end
of quarter panel spoiler. (2) Remove bolt holding spoiler to tail lamp closure
panel. (3) Remove quarter trim panel.
(4) Remove nuts holding spoiler to quarter panel
from behind quarter panel above rear wheelhouse
(Fig. 38). (5) Separate spoiler from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
LIFT GATE SPOILER
REMOVAL (FIG. 39)
(1) Raise lift gate to the up position.
(2) Remove nuts holding spoiler to outboard pinch
flanges of lift gate. (3) Separate spoiler from lift gate.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
LIFT GATE PROP CYLINDER
REMOVAL (FIG. 40)
(1) raise lift gate to the full open position.
(2) Support lift gate on a suitable lifting device.
(3) Remove bolt holding bottom of lift gate prop
cylinder to c-pillar. (4) Remove bolt holding top of lift gate prop cylin-
der to lift gate. (5) Separate prop cylinder from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
LIFT GATE
REMOVAL (FIG. 41)
(1) Raise lift gate to the full open position.
(2) Remove rear roof header molding.
Fig. 36 Quarter Glass Module
Fig. 37 Roof Seam Molding
Fig. 38 Quarter Panel Spoiler
Fig. 39 Lift Gate Spoiler
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(3) Disconnect lift gate wire connectors and rear
window washer hose, if equipped. (4) Remove upper lift gate trim molding.
(5) Support lift gate on a suitable lifting device.
(6) Disconnect top of prop cylinders from lift gate.
(7) Mark lift gate hinge locations to assist instal-
lation an alignment of lift gate. (8) With assistance of a helper, remove bolts hold-
ing lift gate to hinge. (9) Separate lift gate from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
LIFT GATE LATCH AND STRIKER
LIFT GATE LATCH REMOVAL (FIG. 42)
(1) Raise lift gate to the full open position.
(2) Remove luggage compartment tail trim panel.
(3) Disconnect lock linkage rod from lift gate latch
arm. (4) Remove nuts holding lift gate latch to tail
panel. (5) Separate latch from tail panel and disconnect
lift gate remote release cable.
LIFT GATE LATCH INSTALLATION
LIFT GATE STRIKER REMOVAL (FIG. 42)
(1) Raise lift gate to the full open position.
(2) Remove lower lift gate trim panel.
(3) Mark lift gate striker location to assist instal-
lation. (4) Remove bolts holding lift gate striker to lift
gate. (5) Separate striker from lift gate.
LIFT GATE STRIKER INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
LIFT GATE LOCK CYLINDER
REMOVAL (FIG. 43)
(1) Raise lift gate to the full open position.
(2) Remove luggage compartment tail trim panel.
(3) Disconnect linkage return spring (Fig. 42).
(4) Disconnect linkage rod from lift gate lock arm.
(5) Remove bolts holding lift gate lock to tail
panel. (6) Separate lock from tail panel.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation.
FUEL FILL DOOR
REMOVAL (FIG. 44)
(1) Remove right lower quarter trim panel.
(2) Open fuel fill door.
(3) Remove nuts holding fuel fill door to quarter
panel from in luggage compartment. (4) Separate fuel fill door from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
Reverse the preceding operation
Fig. 40 Lift Gate Prop Cylinder
Fig. 41 Lift Gate
Fig. 42 Lift Gate Latch and Striker
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