Installation
9. Remove the weather barrier and upper grommet that fills
the access hole for the front mounting bolt. Remove the front
mounting bolt. Carefully lower the glass to align the rear
mounting bolt with the lower access hole. Remove the 10-mil-
limeter nut from the glass and regulator. Note: You do not
need to remove the black foam spacer located in the access
hole to access the r
etaining bolts.
10. Lift the glass from the door
.
Installation
11. Insert the glass nose-first into the doorframe and align
the front and rear glass edge in the vertical run guides.
12. Lower the glass to the lower access hole and attach the
rear mounting bolt. Tighten by hand.
13. Raise the regulator to the upper access hole. Attach the
front mounting bolt and tighten.
14. Return to the rear mounting bolt and tighten.
15. Reset the express-up feature. Note: The following
instructions may not be correct for this vehicle. At press time,
the service manual did not include r
eset instructions. What fol-
lows are past instructions for GM vehicles.
16. Close the door to r
e-initialize the window.
17. Turn on the ignition, but do not turn on the engine.
18. Run the window to the full “up” position and hold the
switch for at least half a second.
19. Run the window to the full “down” position and hold
the switch for at least half a second.
20. Repeat as often as necessary for the express-up feature
to reset.
21. Re-install the door panel and all attachments to the
doorframe in reverse order of removal.
22. You have completed the removal and replacement of
the front door glass.
C. Rear door glass
Removal
1. Make sure you have the right glass. Rear door glass part
numbers are DD11279-80.
2. Remove the screw cover, back to front, under the door
latch and remove the 30T Torx screw.
3. Remove the screw cover under the door-pull area and
remove the two 30T Torx screws.
4. The nine door-panel retainers have an aggressive bite, and
it might feel like you’ll damage the panel during removal.
However, once you’ve released one retainer, they pull off rela-
tively easily.
5. Disconnect the door-latch linkage connector using pointed-
nose pliers. Depress the locking wings and pull out from the
receptacle.
6. Disconnect the wiring harnesses from the panel and doorframe.
7. Remove the door panel and set it in a safe place.
Caution: The underside of the panel’s top edge is sharp and
can cause injury.
8. Remove the weather barrier and lower the glass to align
the mounting bolts with the access holes. Remove the 10-mil-
limeter nuts from the glass and regulator. Note: You do not
need to remove the black foam spacer located in the access
hole to access the retaining bolts.
9. Lift the glass from the door.
Installation
10. Insert the glass nose-first into the doorframe and align
the front and rear glass edge in the vertical run guides.
11. Lower the glass to the lower access holes, and attach
and tighten the mounting bolts.
12. Re-install the removed parts in reverse order.
13. Check operation to ensure proper installation.
14. You have completed the removal and replacement of
the rear door glass.
D. Vent glass
Removal
1. Make sure you have the right glass. Note: At press time,
NAGS did not list a rear vent glass part number in its database.
2. To remove the vent glass, first remove the door glass.
Follow steps 2-9 in section C.
3. Peel back the door weatherstrip just above the top of the
division bar.
4. Remove the Phillips screw.
5. Remove the 10-millimeter bolt from the access hole just
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