Front and Rear Door Inner Belt Fit

On some vehicles, the front and/or rear door inner belt may not seal against the glass completely causing unwanted windnoise or roadnoise in the vehicle. To check and repair inner belt fit, use the following procedure:

1. From inside the vehicle with the window up, run a 3x5" card along the door inner belt from the rear of the belt to the front.

2. If the card moves easily at any point along the belt, the window has inadequate sealing and windnoise or roadnoise may be heard from this area. To correct this, the inner belt flange on the door must be adjusted.

3. To adjust the inner belt flange, the inner belt and the door trim panel must be removed.





4. With the door panel and inner belt removed, use a block of wood and hammer to bend the inner belt flange approximately 3 mm toward the window glass to give the inner belt a snug fit against the window (Figure 3).

5. Once the flange adjustment is complete, replace the door trim panel and inner belt.

6. Retest the inner belt fit with a 3x5" card to make sure that the inner belt flange was adequately adjusted.

7. Repeat Steps 1-6 for the remaining three (3) vehicle doors.