Weatherstrip Replacement - Door Opening

Weatherstrip Replacement - Door Opening

Removal Procedure





1. Open the door.
2. Remove the door sill plate. Refer to Door Sill Plate Replacement (Service and Repair) in Interior Trim.
3. Remove the quarter panel trim. Refer to Trim Panel Replacement - Rear Quarter (Removal and Replacement) in Interior Trim.
4. Remove the center pillar upper trim. Refer to Trim Panel Replacement - Upper Center Pillar (Removal and Replacement) in Interior Trim.
5. Remove the windshield garnish molding. Refer to Garnish Molding Replacement - Windshield Pillar (Removal and Replacement) in Interior Trim.
6. Remove the hinge pillar trim panel. Refer to Trim Replacement - Hinge Pillar (Removal and Replacement) in Interior Trim.
7. Remove the door opening weather-strip (1) by pulling it off the pinch-weld flange.



Installation Procedure





1. Position the door opening weather-strip (1) to the pinch-weld flange.
2. Align the identification mark on the weather-strip with the center line of the of the mark (2) in the door frame opening.
Important: Allow crowding of the weather-strip in all corners of the door opening frame to ensure the weather-strip does not short cut corners and damage the door trim.



3. Install the hinge pillar trim panel. Refer to Trim Replacement - Hinge Pillar (Removal and Replacement) in Interior Trim.
4. Install the windshield garnish molding. Refer to Garnish Molding Replacement - Windshield Pillar (Removal and Replacement) in Interior Trim.
5. Install the center pillar upper trim panel. Refer to Trim Panel Replacement - Upper Center Pillar (Removal and Replacement) in Interior Trim.
6. Install the quarter panel trim. Refer to Trim Panel Replacement - Rear Quarter (Removal and Replacement) in Interior Trim.
7. Install the door sill plate. Refer to Door Sill Plate Replacement (Service and Repair) in Interior Trim.
Important: Make sure the weather-strip lip sits over the trim panels.



8. Close the door.