Rear Window Removal

Rear Window:

REAR WINDOW REMOVAL
There are foam strips attached to the outboard corners of the No. 4 bow on short tacking strips. These are used to prevent any read-through of the bow. The foam is easily damaged and may need replacement. Inspect them, if they are either loose or missing replace them as necessary.

1. Unlock and raise the trunk lid.
2. Remove rear seat back.
3. Apply masking tape to the painted surfaces around the top of the quarter panels to avoid damage during tack strip removal.
4. Remove the nuts and bolts holding top cover rear tack strip to deck filler panel and quarter panels.
5. Separate the tack strip from the quarter panel flanges.
6. Using a suitable white marking pencil, mark the edges of top cover on the tack strip to aid installation.
7. Remove staples holding top cover to the tack strip.
8. Separate top cover from the tack strip.
9. Using a suitable white marking pencil, mark the locations of the rear stay pads tack strip to aid installation.
10. Remove staples holding lower end of rear stay pads to tack strip.
11. Mark location of suspender strap on the tack strip to aid installation.
12. Remove staples holding lower end of suspender straps to tack strip.
13. Slide feature strip from retainer channel on the fourth roof bow.
14. Separate top cover from the fourth roof bow retainer.
15. Remove rivets holding retainer channel to fourth roof bow.
16. Separate retainer channel from fourth roof bow.
17. Remove staples holding rear stay pads and suspender straps to fourth roof bow.
18. Separate rear stay pads and suspender straps from the vehicle.
19. Using a suitable white marking pencil, mark the edge of the upper rear window on the fourth roof bow to aid installation. If the foam filler strips must be replaced, mark the locations of the filler strips on the fourth roof bow to aid installation.
20. Remove staples holding rear window to fourth roof bow.
21. Remove staples holding outboard corners of rear window valance and carrier from rear tack strip.
22. Separate bottom of rear window from rear tack strip.
23. Separate top of rear window from fourth roof bow.
24. Separate rear window from vehicle.

INSTALLATION
Cut square holes in lower edge of rear window fabric for mounting studs of rear tack strip. Holes should be no higher or wider than fastener boles. Holes should be open ended on the bottom edge. Use original rear window as a template for marks and hole locations.

1. Tape paper to front and back sides of new rear window without attaching tape to rear window.
2. Position centerline of upper rear window valance to the centerline of the fourth roof bow.
3. Staple the rear window to the fourth roof bow tack strip from center, outward. Install staples at one inch spacing across the roof bow to allow for staples to hold on the suspender straps and stay pads.
4. Install foam filler strip at the ends of the fourth root, if replacement is required.
5. Install side stay pads on fourth roof bow.
6. staple side stay pads to fourth roof bow.
7. Install lower portion of rear window in position on rear tack strip, align to the bottom center mark.
8. Staple the corners of the rear window valance and carrier to the rear tack strip. Verify the edges are even.
9. Position rear stay pads and suspender straps over fourth roof bow and over the outboard ends of the rear window fabric.
10. Stretch lower end of suspender straps to edge of rear tack strip.
11. Staple lower end of suspender straps to rear tack strip.
12. Staple lower end of rear stay pad to rear tack strip.
13. Position top cover retainer channel on fourth roof bow.
14. Rivet top cover retainer channel to fourth roof bow with aluminum pop-rivets.
15. Position top cover over the fourth roof bow retainer locating the centerline reference marks.
16. Slide feature strip insert into the fourth roof bow retainer channel.
17. Position top cover on rear tack strip.
18. Staple top cover to rear tack strip starting from the outboard corner and stapling inward.
19. Position rear tack strip over the mounting studs on inside of quarter panels.
20. Install nuts and bolts to hold rear tack strip to the quarter panels an deck panel.
21. Install rear seat back.
22. Remove protective materials that was applied to the body during to removal operation.