(4) Remove the cowl trim and scuff plate covers.
(5) Remove the rear seat cushion.
(6) Disconnect rear speaker wire connectors.
(7) Remove screws holding seat back to floor

brackets and rear shoulder belt retractors (Fig. 1).
Separate rear seat back from vehicle.

(8) Remove screws holding quarter trim to quarter

panel at the boot latches.

(9) Remove screws holding quarter trim to floor

pan kick up.

(10) Separate quarter trim from rear reinforce-

ment. Position trim panel out of quarter window re-
moval path (Fig. 3).

(11) Raise quarter window approximately 100 mm

(4 in.) from the down position.

(12) Remove bolt holding glass stabilizer bumper

to top of quarter panel opening.

(13) Disconnect power window motor wire connec-

tor.

(14) Remove bolts holding quarter window assem-

bly to quarter panel and lift the assembly through
the opening at the top of the quarter panel.

INSTALLATION

Reverse the preceding operation. Align the quarter

glass to have adequate pressure on the weatherstrips
for proper sealing. Insert sling well drain tubes into
the holes in the floor pan.

FOLDING TOP STORAGE SLING WELL

REMOVAL (FIG. 4)

(1) Disengage snaps holding sling well to rear deck

inner panel.

(2) Disengage snaps holding sling well to quarter

inner panels.

(3) Disengage snaps holding sling well to back of

quarter trim panels.

(4) Remove bolts upper seat back support bar to

quarter trim panels.

(5) Separate support bar from vehicle.
(6) Disconnect drain tubes from bottom of sling

well.

(7) Pull sling well from the end of the support bar

retainer channel.

INSTALLATION

Reverse the preceding operation.

FOLDING TOP HEADLINING

REMOVAL (FIG. 5)

(1) Disengage snaps and hook and loop fasteners

holding headlining to quarter inner panels.

(2) Disengage hook and loop fasteners holding

headlining to roof rails and top header.

(3) Disengage clips holding headlining to roof rail

rearward of quarter glass opening.

(4) Remove screws holding headlining to third roof

bow.

(5) Remove screws holding headlining to second

roof bow.

(6) Remove screws holding headlining to first roof

bow.

(7) Remove

screws

holding

headlining

top

header.

(8) Separate headlining from vehicle.

INSTALLATION

Reverse the preceding operation.

Fig. 3 Quarter Trim Panel

Fig. 4 Folding Top Storage Sling Well

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REAR WINDOW—WITHOUT ZIPPER

If the rear window zipper is damaged, perform

Rear Window and Zipper replacement procedures.

REMOVAL

(1) Release folding top latches and allow top cover

to relax.

(2) Disengage hook and loop fasteners holding

headlining to quarter panel areas.

(3) Pull headlining forward from behind quarter

trim panels and tape headlining around roof rails,
out of the way.

(4) Disengage snaps holding folding top storage

sling well to inner quarter and deck panels.

(5) Position sling well out of the way.
(6) Disengage wire connectors from terminals on

heated rear window.

(7) Pull wire harnesses from pockets at each side

of rear window.

(8) Remove bolts holding rear tack strip to inner

deck panel (Fig. 6).

(9) Separate rear tack strip from deck panel.
(10) Position rear tack strip to gain access to sta-

ples holding material to tack strip.

(11) Using a grease pencil, mark location of outer

top cover on rear tack strip to aid installation.

(12) Remove staples holding top cover to rear tack

strip (Fig. 7).

(13) Unzip rear window from upper zipper listing.
(14) Separate window and rear tack strip from ve-

hicle.

(15) Place rear window on a suitable work surface.
(16) Using a grease pencil, mark location of rear

window apron on rear tack strip to aid installation.

(17) Remove staples holding rear window lower

apron to tack strip.

(18) Separate rear window from tack strip.

INSTALLATION

(1) Using old rear window as a pattern, mark new

window to the same size and shape as the old win-
dow.

(2) Trim excess material from new window.
(3) Position window at index marks on rear tack

strip.

(4) Install staples to hold window apron to tack

strip (Fig. 7).

(5) Trim excess material from around bolt holes in

tack strip.

(6) Position rear window and tack strip in opening

behind rear seat.

(7) Position top cover at index marks on rear tack

strip.

(8) Install staples to hold top cover to rear tack

strip.

(9) Zip rear window to upper zipper listing.
(10) Place rear tack strip in proper position under

deck panel (Fig. 6).

(11) Install bolts to hold rear tack strip to deck

panel.

(12) Latch top header to windshield header and in-

spect top cover for excess wrinkling. If wrinkling is
apparent, the top cover and rear window apron must
be repositioned on the tack strips.

(13) Route wire harnesses through pockets at each

side of window and connect ends to terminals on
glass.

(14) Install sling well and rear section of headlin-

ing.

REAR WINDOW AND ZIPPER

If the window zipper is not damaged and an origi-

nal equipment rear window is being installed, use
Rear Window Glass—Without Zipper replacement
procedures.

REMOVAL

(1) Release folding top latches and allow top cover

to relax.

(2) Disengage hook and loop fasteners holding

headlining to quarter panel areas.

(3) Pull headlining forward from behind quarter

trim panels and tape headlining around roof rails,
out of the way.

(4) Disengage snaps holding folding top storage

sling well to inner quarter and deck panels.

Fig. 5 Folding Top Headlining

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(5) Position sling well out of the way.
(6) Disengage wire connectors from terminals on

heated rear window.

(7) Pull wire harnesses from pockets at each side

of rear window.

(8) Remove bolts holding rear tack strip to inner

deck panel (Fig. 6).

(9) Separate rear tack strip from deck panel.
(10) Remove bolts holding side tack strips to inside

of quarter panels (Fig. 6).

(11) Separate tack strips from quarter panels.

CAUTION: Cover all painted and upholstered sur-
faces to avoid damage while performing the follow-
ing operations.

(12) Reposition tack strips above rear deck and

quarter panels.

(13) Using a grease pencil, mark location of outer

top cover on rear tack strip to aid installation.

(14) Remove staples holding top cover to rear tack

strip (Fig. 7).

(15) Fold rear of top cover, tack strips and rear

window up and over the third (rear) roof bow (Fig. 8).

(16) Unzip and separate rear window from vehicle.
(17) Mark location of rear stay straps on third roof

bow.

(18) Remove staples holding rear stay straps to

third roof bow (Fig. 8).

(19) Mark location of top cover hold down listing

on third roof bow.

(20) Remove staples holding top cover listing to

third roof bow (Fig. 8).

(21) Mark location of rear window zipper upper

half listing on third roof bow.

(22) Remove staples holding zipper listing to third

roof bow (Fig. 8).

(23) Separate rear window zipper from third roof

bow.

The following is a work bench operation
(24) Place rear window on a suitable work surface.
(25) Using a grease pencil, mark location of rear

window apron on rear tack strip to aid installation.

(26) Remove staples holding rear window lower

apron to tack strip.

(27) Separate rear window from tack strip.

INSTALLATION

(1) Using old rear window as a pattern, mark new

window to the same size and shape as the old win-
dow.

(2) Trim excess material from new window.
(3) Position window at index marks on rear tack

strip.

(4) Install staples to hold window apron to tack

strip (Fig. 7).

(5) Trim excess material from around bolt holes in

tack strip.

(6) Using old zipper upper half listing as a pattern,

mark new listing to the same size and shape as the
old listing.

(7) Trim excess material from new listing.

Fig. 6 Tack Strips

Fig. 7 Rear Window Glass

Fig. 8 Third Roof Bow

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