Mirrors: Service and Repair

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.

Window Regulator Crank Handle Remove - Typical:

2. If the vehicle is so equipped, remove the manual window regulator crank handle with a removal tool.

Front Door Trim Panel Remove/Install - Manual Window:

Front Door Trim Panel Remove/Install:

3. Remove the screws that secure the door trim panel to the inner door panel.
4. Using a trim stick or another suitable wide flat-bladed tool, gently pry the trim panel away from the door around the perimeter to release the trim panel retainers.

NOTE: To aid in the removal of the trim panel, start at the bottom of the panel.

5. Lift the door trim panel upwards and away from the door to disengage the top of the panel from the inner belt weatherstrip.
6. Pull the door trim panel away from the inner door far enough to access the inside door latch release and lock linkage rods near the back of the inside door remote control.
7. Unsnap the plastic retainer clips from the inside door remote control ends of the latch release and lock linkage rods, and remove the rod ends from the inside door remote control.
8. Unplug the wire harness connectors from the door power switch module or, on the driver side only, the stand-alone power mirror switch.
9. Remove the front door trim panel from the vehicle.

Front Door Flag Trim Panel Removal/Install:

10. Remove the one screw that secures the door flag trim to the inner door panel.
11. Using a trim stick or another suitable wide flat-bladed tool, gently pry the door flag trim away from the inner door to release the trim panel retainer.
12. Unplug thew power mirror wire harness connector.
13. Remove the three screws that secure the power mirror to the inner door panel.
14. Unseat the power mirror wire harness grommet by pushing it out through the hole in the door flag from the inside.
15. Pull the mirror and seal from the outside of the door while feeding the wire harness, grommet, and connector out through the hole from the inside of the door.
16. Reverse the removal Procedure to Install. Tighten the mirror mounting screws to 4.3 Nm (38 in lb).