
(3) Connect speaker wire connector to speaker, if
equipped.
(4) Align locating pins on backside of trim panel to
mating holes in inner quarter panel.
(5) Engage hidden clips to hold trim to D-pillar.
(6) Install screws to hold trim to D-pillar.
(7) Install jack storage cover.
(8) Install bolt to hold second rear seat belt lower
anchor to quarter on short wheel base vehicle.
Tighten all seat belt bolts to 39 N´m (29 in. lbs.).
(9) Install second rear seat belt turning loop on
long wheel base vehicle.
(10) Install liftgate sill plate.
(11) Install rear header trim cover.
LEFT QUARTER TRIM PANEL
REMOVAL
CAUTION: Disconnect the negative cable clamp
from battery post. Damage to accessory feed circuit
can result.
(1) Remove first rear seat.
(2) Remove second rear seat, if equipped.
(3) Remove front door sill plate on three door vehi-
cle.(4) Remove sliding door sill plate on four door
vehicle.
(5) Remove left quarter trim bolster.
(6) Remove upper left B-pillar trim on three door
vehicle.
(7) Remove C-pillar trim panel.
(8) Remove left D-pillar trim panel.
(9) Remove first rear seat belt anchor.
(10) Remove second rear seat belt anchor on long
wheel base vehicle.
(11) Remove left front seat belt opening bezel from
quarter trim on three door vehicle.
(12) Remove screws holding quarter trim to quar-
ter panel in B-pillar area on three door vehicle (Fig.
52) and (Fig. 54).
(13) Remove screws holding quarter trim to quar-
ter panel from bolster area (Fig. 52), (Fig. 53), and
(Fig. 54).
(14) Remove screws holding rear edge of quarter
trim to attaching bracket or inner quarter trim
panel.
(15) Remove screws holding top of trim panel to
inner sheet metal between B-pillar and C-pillar on
three door vehicle.
(16) Disconnect wire connector from accessory
power outlet, if equipped.
(17) Remove quarter trim from quarter panel.
Fig. 52 Left Quarter and D-Pillar Trim Panels ± LWB 3 Door
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)

(18) Pass front seat belt and turning loop through
slot in quarter trim panel on three door vehicle.
(19) Pass first rear seat belt through slot in quar-
ter trim panel.
(20) Pass second rear seat belt, if equipped,
through slot in quarter trim panel on long wheel
base vehicle.
(21) Remove quarter trim panel from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Position quarter trim panel on vehicle.
(2) Pass second rear seat belt, if equipped, through
slot in quarter trim panel on long wheel base vehicle.
(3) Pass first rear seat belt through slot in quarter
trim panel.
(4) Pass front seat belt through slot in quarter
trim panel on three door vehicle.
(5) Connect wire connector into accessory power
outlet, if equipped.
(6) Align locating pins on backside of trim panel to
mating holes in inner panels.
(7) Position quarter trim panel on inner quarter
panel.
(8) Install screws to hold top of trim panel to inner
sheet metal between B-pillar and C-pillar on three
door vehicle.(9) Install screws to hold rear edge of quarter trim
to attaching bracket or inner quarter panel.
(10) Install screws to hold quarter trim to inner
quarter panel in bolster area.
(11) Install screws to hold quarter trim to inner
quarter panel in B-pillar area on three door vehicle.
(12) Install left front seat belt opening bezel into
quarter trim on three door vehicle.
(13) Install second rear seat belts anchor on long
wheel base vehicle. Tighten all seat belt bolts to 39
N´m (28 in. lbs.) torque.
(14) Install first rear seat belt anchor.
(15) Install left D-pillar trim panel.
(16) Install C-pillar trim panel.
(17) Install upper left B-pillar trim on three door
vehicle.
(18) Install left quarter trim bolster.
(19) Install front door sill plate on three door vehi-
cle.
(20) Install sliding door sill plate on four door
vehicle.
(21) Install second rear seat, if equipped.
(22) Install first rear seat.
(23) Connect the battery negative cable.
Fig. 53 Left Quarter and D-Pillar Trim Panels ± LWB Four Door
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)

(2) Engage hidden clips to hold molding to liftgate
upper frame (Fig. 66).
LIFTGATE UPPER FRAME SIDE MOLDINGS
REMOVAL
(1) Remove liftgate upper frame molding.
(2) Disengage hidden clips holding side moldings
to liftgate upper frame (Fig. 66).
(3) Remove liftgate upper frame side molding from
vehicle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Place liftgate upper frame side moldings in
position on vehicle.
(2) Engage hidden clips to hold side moldings to
liftgate upper frame (Fig. 66).
(3) Install liftgate upper frame molding.
LOWER B-PILLAR TRIM COVER
REMOVAL
(1) Slide lower seat belt cover rearward to expose
anchor bolt.
(2) Remove bolt holding lower seat belt anchor to
floor.
(3) Remove upper B-pillar trim cover.
(4) Remove access panel from B-pillar trim (Fig.
67).
(5) Remove screw holding lower trim cover to
B-pillar from below seat belt retractor.
(6) Disengage hidden clips holding lower trim
cover to B-pillar.
(7) Remove lower B-pillar trim cover from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Place lower B-pillar trim cover in position on
vehicle.
(2) Insert seat belt through hole in lower B-pillar
trim.
(3) Engage hidden clips to hold lower trim cover to
B-pillar.
(4) Install screw to hold lower trim cover to B-pil-
lar below seat belt retractor.
(5) Install access cover.
(6) Install upper B-pillar trim cover.
(7) Place seat belt anchor in position on floor so
webbing is pointed rearward and slightly outboard.
(8) Install bolt to hold lower seat belt anchor to
floor. Tighten all seat belt bolts to 39 N´m (29 in.
lbs.) torque.
(9) Verify that seat belt anchor does not interfere
with seat track travel.
LUGGAGE RACK CROSSBAR
REMOVAL
(1) Remove luggage rack front riser covers.
(2) Disengage lock and slide crossbar forward into
notch in front riser (Fig. 68).
(3) Remove crossbar from roof.
Fig. 67 Lower B-pillar Trim Cover
Fig. 68 Luggage Rack Crossbar
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)

REAR HVAC LOUVER AND BEZEL
REMOVAL
(1) Using a trim stick (C-4755), pry edge of louver
from bezel.
(2) Remove HVAC louver from bezel.
(3) Using a trim stick, pry lower edge of HVAC
bezel away from headlining (Fig. 78).
(4) Remove louver from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Place bezel in position in HVAC duct opening.
(2) Push inward on bezel until clips snap in place.
Verify that all four clips have been engaged to the
bezel and that the bezel is flush to the headlining
(3) Position HVAC louver to bezel.
(4) Snap both ends of the louver into HVAC bezel.
REAR HEADER TRIM
REMOVAL
(1) Disengage hidden clips holding trim to rear
header (Fig. 79).
(2) Separate rear header trim from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Place rear header trim in position on vehicle.
(2) Align guide pins on trim to holes in header.
(3) Engage hidden clips to hold trim to rear
header.
RIGHT D-PILLAR TRIM PANEL
REMOVAL
(1) Remove rear header trim cover.
(2) Remove liftgate sill plate.
(3) Remove second rear seat belt turning loop on
long wheel base vehicle.(4) Remove bolt holding second rear seat belt, if
equipped, anchor to quarter on short wheel base
vehicle.
(5) Remove quarter trim bolster on short wheel
base vehicle.
(6) Remove screws holding trim panel to attaching
bracket on short wheel base vehicle (Fig. 80).
(7) Disengage hidden clips holding trim to D-pillar
(Fig. 80), (Fig. 81), and (Fig. 82).
(8) Remove D-pillar trim panel from D-pillar.
(9) Disconnect speaker wire connector, if equipped.
(10) P
ass second rear seat belt, if equipped, through
slot in trim panel on short wheel base vehicle.
(11) Remove D-pillar trim from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Position D-pillar trim on vehicle.
(2) Pass second rear seat belt, if equipped, through
slot in trim panel on short wheel base vehicle.
(3) Connect speaker wire connector to speaker, if
equipped.
(4) Align locating pins on backside of trim panel to
mating holes in D-pillar.
(5) Engage hidden clips to hold trim to D-pillar.
(6) Install screws to hold trim panel to attaching
bracket on short wheel base vehicle.
(7) Install quarter trim bolster on short wheel base
vehicle.
(8) Install bolt to attach second rear seat belt, if
equipped, anchor to quarter on short wheel base
vehicle. Tighten all seat belt bolts to 39 N´m (29 in.
lbs.) torque.
(9) Install second rear seat belt turning loop on
long wheel base vehicle.
(10) Install liftgate sill plate.
(11) Install rear header trim cover.
Fig. 78 Rear HVAC Louver
Fig. 79 Rear Header Trim
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)

RIGHT QUARTER TRIM PANEL
REMOVAL
CAUTION: Disconnect the battery negative cable.
Damage to accessory feed circuit can result.
(1) Remove first rear seat.
(2) Remove second rear seat, if equipped.
(3) Remove sliding door sill trim panel.
(4) Remove quarter trim bolster.
(5) Remove C-pillar trim panel.
(6) Remove D-pillar trim panel.
(7) Remove first rear seat belt anchor.
(8) Remove second rear seat belt anchor on long
wheel base vehicle.
(9) Remove screws holding quarter trim to quarter
panel from bolster area.
(10) Remove screws holding rear edge of quarter
trim to attaching bracket.
(11) Disengage hidden clips holding front of quar-
ter trim to quarter panel rearward of sliding door
opening.
(12) Remove quarter trim from quarter panel.
(13) Disconnect wire connector from accessory
power outlet, if equipped.(14) Pass second rear seat belt through slot in trim
panel on long wheel base vehicle.
(15) Pass first rear seat belt through slot in trim
panel.
(16) Remove quarter trim panel from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Position quarter trim panel on vehicle.
(2) Pass first rear seat belt through slot in trim
panel.
(3) Pass second rear seat belt through access hole
in trim panel on long wheel base vehicle.
(4) Connect wire connector into accessory power
outlet, if equipped.
(5) Align locating pins on backside of trim panel to
mating holes in inner quarter panel.
(6) Engage hidden clips to hold front of quarter
trim to quarter panel rearward of sliding door open-
ing.
(7) Install screws to hold rear edge of quarter trim
to attaching bracket.
(8) Install screws to hold quarter trim to inner
quarter panel in bolster area.
(9) Install second rear seat belt anchor on long
wheel base vehicle. Tighten all seat belt bolts to 39
N´m (29 in. lbs.) torque.
Fig. 80 Right Quarter and D-Pillar Trim Panels ± SWB
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)

(10) Install first rear seat belt anchor.
(11) Install D-pillar trim panel.
(12) Install C-pillar trim panel.
(13) Install quarter trim bolster.
(14) Install sliding door sill trim panel.
(15) Install second rear seat, if equipped.
(16) Install first rear seat.
(17) Connect the battery negative cable.
ROOF APERTURE (RAP) MOLDING
The RAP molding is set with body side molding
tape. The temperature in the work area and the vehi-
cle should be at least 21É C (70É F) to avoid damag-
ing the RAP moldings.
REMOVAL
(1) Warm the affected stick-on molding and body
metal to approximately 38É C (100É F) using a suit-
able heat lamp or heat gun.
(2) Pull stick-on molding from painted surface.
(3) Remove adhesive tape residue from painted
surface of vehicle. Use a 3M Scotch-BriteyMolding
Adhesive and Stripe Removal Discs, or equivalent, to
clean adhesive residue from painted surfaces. The
adhesive removal discs are available from automotive
paint suppliers. Refer to instructions supplied with
the discs for proper usage.
INSTALLATION
(1) If molding is to be reused;
(a) Remove tape residue from molding.
(b) Clean back of molding with MopartSuper
Kleen solvent, or equivalent.
(c) Wipe molding dry with lint free cloth.
(d) Apply new body side molding (two sided
adhesive) tape to back of molding.
(2) Clean body surface with MopartSuper Kleen
solvent, or equivalent. Wipe surface dry with lint free
cloth.
(3) Remove protective cover from tape on back of
molding.
(4) Apply molding to body from front of vehicle to
rear.
(5) Using a roller tool, roll molding onto body
panel with enough force to assure adhesion and not
bend roof panels.
SEAT BELT BUCKLE ± FRONT INBOARD
REMOVAL
(1) Remove screws holding front inboard side cover
to seat cushion frame.
(2) Remove side cover from vehicle.
(3) Remove bolt holding seat belt buckle to front
seat track (Fig. 83).
Fig. 81 Right Quarter and D-Pillar Trim Panels ± LWB without Rear A\C
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)

(4) Remove buckle from vehicle.INSTALLATION
For installation, reverse the above procedures.
Tighten seat belt anchor bolts to 39 N´m (29 ft. lbs.)
torque.
SEAT BELT BUCKLE FIRST REAR ± TWO
PASSENGER BENCH
REMOVAL
(1) Remove seat from vehicle. Refer to Owner's
Manual for proper procedures.
(2) Remove bolt attaching inboard seat belt/buckle
to seat frame (Fig. 84).
(3) Remove belt from seat.
INSTALLATION
For installation, reverse the above procedures.
Tighten all seat belt anchor bolts to 39 N´m (29 ft.
lbs.) torque.
SEAT BELT BUCKLE FIRST REAR QUAD BUCKET
REMOVAL
(1) Remove seat from vehicle. Refer to Owner's
Manual for proper procedures.
(2) Remove screws attaching inboard side cover to
seat cushion.
Fig. 82 Right Quarter and D-Pillar Trim Panels ± LWB with Rear A\C
Fig. 83 Seat Belt Buckle ± Front Inboard
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)

(3) Remove side cover from seat.
(4) Remove bolts attaching recliner bracket to seat
cushion.
(5) Remove recliner bracket from seat.
(6) Remove bolt attaching seat belt buckle to seat
track (Fig. 83).
(7) Remove buckle from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
For installation, reverse the above procedures.
Tighten all seat belt anchor bolts to 39 N´m (29 ft.
lbs.) torque.
SEAT BELT BUCKLE SECOND REAR ± THREE
PASSENGER BENCH
REMOVAL
(1) Remove bolt attaching seat belt buckle to seat
rear frame rail (Fig. 85).
(2) Remove seat belt buckle from seat.
INSTALLATION
(1) Place seat belt buckle in position on seat.
(2) Install bolt to attach seat belt buckle to seat
rear frame rail. Tighten all seat belt bolts to 39 N´m
(29 ft. lbs.) torque.
SEAT BELT ± OUTBOARD FRONT
REMOVAL
(1) Remove shoulder harness height adjuster knob
by pulling it straight away from adjuster.
(2) Remove cover from seat belt turning loop.
(3) Remove bolt holding turning loop to shoulder
belt height adjuster (Fig. 86).
(4) Remove turning loop from B-pillar.
(5) Remove lower B-pillar trim cover or quarter
trim panel on three door left side.
(6) Remove bolt holding seat belt retractor to
B-pillar (Fig. 86).
(7) Lift retractor upward and disengage arrow
head retainer holding retractor to B-pillar.
(8) Remove seat belt from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
For installation, reverse the above procedures.
Tighten all seat belt anchor bolts to 39 N´m (29 ft.
lbs.) torque.
SEAT BELT FIRST REAR ANCHOR BRACKET ± LWB
REMOVAL
(1) Remove lower quarter trim panel.
(2) Remove bolt holding first rear seat belt anchor
bracket to floor.
(3) Remove bracket from vehicle.
INSTALLATION
(1) Position bracket to vehicle.
(2) Install bolt holding first rear seat belt anchor
bracket to floor.
(3) Install lower quarter trim panel.
Fig. 84 Seat Belt Buckle First Rear ± Two Passenger
Bench
Fig. 85 Seat Belt Buckle Second Rear ± Three
Passenger Bench
Fig. 86 Seat Belt ± Outboard Front
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)