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Rear View Mirrors - Interior Mirror Mounting Block
Removal and Installation
Removal
Installation
1. Remove battery cover and disc onnect ground cable from
battery terminal. Refer to 86.15.19.
2. Position a protective cover over top of facia.
3. Remove roof console for ac cess. Refer to 76.13.69.90.
4. Remove rain sensor unit. Refer to Section 501.16.
5. Remove mirror from mounting block. Refer to 76.10.51 or
76.10.56 (electrochromic).
6. Apply a suitable solvent around edge of mounting block.
7. Commencing at the top and exercising care to avoid windshield
damage, use a thin plastic knife to ease block free.
8. Using a suitable solvent, clean residual adhesive from block
mounting area.
1. Using masking tape, mark block mounting area on windshield.
2. Apply Permabond F Grade 5 Initiator to mounting area of
windshield.
3. Apply a bead of Permabond F246 to bottom and each vertical
side of block over 2/3 of block height.
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4. Press mounting block onto marked area and hold in position for one minute.
5. After a period of 15 minutes, remove and discard masking
tape.
6. Using a scraper, carefully re move any excess adhesive.
7. NOTE: The following time is the MINIMUM PERIOD required for
adhesive curing. Failure to allow th is period will result in bonding
failure, necessitating repeat of the complete procedure.
After a further period of at le ast 6 hours, install mirror on
mounting block. Refer to 76.10.51 or 76.10.56.
8. Install roof console. Refer to 76.13.69.90.
9. Install rain sensor unit. Refer to Section 501.16.
10. Remove protective cover from facia.
11. Connect ground cable to batter y terminal and install battery
cover. Refer to 86.15.15.
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reinforcement.
44. Remove illumination control module.
1. Disconnect illumination control module harness
multiplug.
2. Slide module upwards to release it from facia.
45. Remove captive bolt retaining body processor module harness multiplug and disconnect multiplug.
46. Remove three nuts securing body processor module to facia
and remove module.
47. Turn facia around to fa ce outwards on bench.
48. Remove instrument panel veneer. Refer to 76.47.24.
49. Remove major gauge module. Refer to 88.20.24.
50. Remove and discard instrument panel veneer retaining plastic
inserts from facia.
51. Release in-car sensor/trunk release switch assembly from
facia for access and disconnect trunk release switch harness
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multiplug.
52. Withdraw in-car sensor from housing and remove
housing/trunk release switch assembly.
53. Remove LH vent/duct assembly from facia.
Remove two screws securing vent/duct assembly to facia
and remove assembly. Remove and discard screw
retaining plastic inserts from facia.
54. WARNING: FOLLOWING DISCONNECTION OF THE
BATTERY, A PERIOD OF AT LEAST ONE MINUTE MUST BE
ALLOWED TO ELAPSE BEFORE ANY WORK IS CARRIED OUT ON
AN AIR BAG MODULE.
Remove passenger air bag depl oyment door for access, and
remove and discard deployment d oor retaining clips from facia.
55. Remove and discard four nuts securing passenger air bag
module to facia.
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Remove clock from centre vent.
61. Reposition facia face down on bench.
62. Withdraw centre defro st vent for access, release solar sensor
harness multiplug from retaining cl ip and disconnect multiplug.
63. Remove centre defrost vent co mplete with solar sensor, and
remove vent retaining clips from facia.
64. Carefully remove left and righ t hand defrost vents from facia
and remove vent retaining clips from facia.
65. Carefully remove left and righ t hand top vents from facia.
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Installation
70. Disconnect aspirator harness multiplug and remove aspirator,
carefully routing hose through facia aperture.
71. Release facia harness multiplugs from retaining brackets on
RH side of facia and slacken and remove two nuts securing
harness to facia.
72. Remove solar sensor harness grommet from facia and route
harness multiplug through aperture. Release multiplug from
retaining bracket on LH side of facia
73. Noting positions, remove al l harness retaining clips from
facia.
74. Note layout of harness, then remove harness from facia.
1. Route harness in facia as previously noted.
2. Install all harness to facia retaining clips.
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3. Install solar sensor harness multiplug on LH retaining bracket.
4. Pass solar sensor harness mult iplug through facia aperture.
Install solar sensor harness grommet.
5. Install facia harness multiplugs to RH retaining brackets and
install harness securing nuts.
6. Install aspirator motor assembly in facia, routing hose through
aperture, and instal l securing screws.
7. Connect aspirator harness mu ltiplug to facia harness.
8. Position air distribution box in facia and connect multiplug to
facia harness.
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9. Fully seat air distribution bo x and install securing nuts.
10. Install LH and RH air distributi on box/facia side vent ducts
and install securing screws.
11. Install LH and RH top vents on facia.
12. Install all defrost vent retaining clips to facia.
13. Install LH and RH windshield defrost vents to facia
14. Position centre defro st vent/solar sensor assembly, connect
sensor harness multiplug to facia harness, install multiplug on
retaining clip and fully seat assembly in facia.
15. Reposition facia right way up on bench.
16. Position face level air ducts in facia and install securing
screws.