Removal Procedure
- Remove the sill plate.
Refer to
Carpet Retainer Replacement
in
Interior Trim.
- Start at the rear upper corner of the door opening and pull the
weatherstrip away from the door opening flange.
- Work around the door opening and remove the weatherstrip.
Installation Procedure
- Position the paint dot
in the upper corner of the center pillar.
Important: One paint dot on the weatherstrip indicates RH weatherstrip starting
point, and two paint dots on the weatherstrip indicates LH weatherstrip starting
point.
Important: The rubber side of the weatherstrip should be outboard of the car.
- Working downward along the rear edge, install the weatherstrip
on the door opening flange making sure that the carrier is fully seated in
the corners.
- From the center pillar working forward, install the weatherstrip
along the roof rail and the window-pillar flange making sure that the carrier
is fully seated in the corners.
- Using a rubber mallet, ensure that the weatherstrip is seated
on the entire door opening flange.
- Using a plastic trim stick or equivalent, position the close-out
lip over the interior trim around the door opening, or use the ripcord, on
new weatherstrip, under the closeout lip, to reposition the lip over the
interior trim.
- Install the sill plate. Refer to
Carpet Retainer Replacement
in Interior Trim.