Front Door

Door

• To protect the vehicle finish, apply several layers of masking tape on the front edges of the door and the front fender prior to loosening the hinges.

• Left side shown. Right side similar.

Removing

• Illustration shown with door and door seal removed for clarity.

- Disconnect and isolate the negative battery cable.

- Disengage the door wire harness grommet (2) from the cowl side panel and disconnect the two body wire harness connectors from the door harness (4).






- Disengage the door seal as required from the door and route the door wire harness out from beneath the seal.

• Illustration shown with door removed from vehicle for clarity.

- Using a grease pencil or equivalent, mark the position of both front door hinges (1) in relation to the door (3).






- With assistance, remove the nuts (2) that secure the door hinges to the door and carefully remove the door.

- If required, remove the carrier plate. Refer to => [ Carrier Plate ] Carrier Plate.

Installing

• Illustration shown with door removed from vehicle for clarity.

- With assistance, carefully position the front door (3) to the hinges (1) and loosely install the nuts (2) that secure each hinge to the door.






- Align the hinges to the marks made on the door during removal and tighten the nuts to 33 Nm (24 ft lbs).

- Connect the two body wire harness connectors to the door wire harness (4) and engage the grommet (2) to the cowl side panel. Make sure the wire harness connectors and the grommet are fully engaged.






- Reconnect the negative battery cable.

- Verify door alignment. The door should have equally spaced gaps to the adjacent panels and fit flush across the gaps. Adjust as required.