Procedures

PLASTIC LIFTGATE

Characteristics of Plastic Liftgate

- The material for the outer panel of the liftgate is polycarbonate; acrylonitrile-butadience styrene resin (ABS-resin), and the material for the inner panel is glass fiber; polypropylene.
- The liftgate has a bonded structure of outer and inner panels.

Configuration of Shipped Parts

- The liftgate is shipped with the rear No.2 wiring harness and the complex antenna assembled and bonded.
- The outer panel surface of the liftgate is not painted. However, it is coated with primer like a bumper.
- A hole cover is affixed to the back monitor camera installation hole on the outer panel with double-sided adhesive tape. A waterproof pad is affixed to the back monitor camera installation hole on the inner panel.

Repair Points

- Scratches are repairable. Holes and cracks are not repairable.

CAUTION: Because the outer and inner panels are bonded, damage to the inner frame is not repairable.




- To install the back monitor camera, perform the following procedure:
- Remove the hole cover installed to the new liftgate using a flathead screwdriver.
- Remove the waterproof pad.

REPAIRABLE RANGE OF POLYCARBONATE; ABS-RESIN LIFTGATE

Repairable damage on the liftgate is as follows:

Repairable Liftgate




1. Scratches on the liftgate

Unrepairable Liftgate




1. Damages other than scratches (cracks, holes, cuts) on the liftgate







REPAIR OF POLYCARBONATE; ABS-RESIN LIFTGATE

CAUTION: Masking tape has been affixed to the adhesive application area. Paint the body color without removing the masking tape.