Rear Door Weatherstrip Replacement

Weatherstrip Replacement - Rear Door

Removal Procedure

1. Remove the rear corner garnish molding. Refer to Garnish Molding Replacement - Rear Corner (Service and Repair) in Interior Trim.
2. Remove the driver side body side rear trim panel. Refer to Trim Panel Replacement - Body Side Rear (Trim Panel Replacement - Body Side Rear) in Interior Trim.
3. Remove the right rear corner trim panel. Refer to Trim Panel Replacement - Right Rear Corner (Trim Panel Replacement - Right Rear Corner) in Interior Trim.
4. Remove the rear floor trim plate. Refer to Floor Trim Plate Replacement - Rear (Floor Trim Plate Replacement - Rear) .
5. Remove the rear door frame garnish molding. Refer to Garnish Molding Replacement - Rear Door Frame (Service and Repair) .




6. Pull the rear door opening weather-strip from the door opening pinch-weld flange. Use 3M Release Agent or the equivalent at the bottom ends of the rear door opening weather-strip if needed.



Installation Procedure





1. Apply weather-strip adhesive into the channel on the rear door opening weather-strip. Use GM P/N 12345097, or Canadian P/N 10953479,or the equivalent.




2. Start at the corners and align the rear door opening weather-strip to the door opening pinch-weld flange.
3. Align the channel on the rear door opening weather-strip with the pinch-weld flange.

Important: When installing the rear door opening weather-strip, ensure that the corners have not pulled away from the body.


4. Press the weather-strip into place. If you are reinstalling the original weather-strip, use GM weather-strip adhesive GM P/N 12345097, or Canadian P/N 10953479 at the bottom ends of the rear door opening weather-strip in order to retain the weather-strip to the body.




5. Install the retainers in the ends of the rear door opening weather-strip into the holes in the floor panel.
6. Install the rear door frame garnish molding. Refer to Garnish Molding Replacement - Rear Door Frame (Service and Repair) .
7. Install the rear floor trim plate. Refer to Floor Trim Plate Replacement - Rear (Floor Trim Plate Replacement - Rear) .
8. Install the right rear corner trim panel. Refer to Trim Panel Replacement - Right Rear Corner (Trim Panel Replacement - Right Rear Corner) in Interior Trim.
9. Install the driver side body side rear trim panel. Refer to Trim Panel Replacement - Body Side Rear (Trim Panel Replacement - Body Side Rear) in Interior Trim.
10. Install the rear corner garnish molding. Refer to Garnish Molding Replacement - Rear Corner (Service and Repair) in Interior Trim.