mdcoa
SILVER Star
1.5 banana job, takes probably 2 hours for the first side, and less for the second, although you'll kind of need to do both at once before your adhesive hardens. Here's the symptom:
Tools needed: 14 mm socket for removing rear seatbelts, phillips head screwdriver, torx (T25?) for removing trim around third-row seatbelts), deep socket 10mm (for nuts inside C Pillar).
1) order part numbers 75642-60021 and 75641-60021. And a tube of 3m window weld. And a caulk gun if you don't have one.
2) use a sharp screwdriver or the like to chisel/pry your old trim off while the windows are still mounted--sooo much easier than with the window off, which I did on the first side I attempted, not realizing the trim is held held on with a very, very serious adhesive.
3) while doing this be aware there are two metal clips that wrap around the front of the windows on each side that you don't want to pry out with the trim, but if you do you can bend them back with pliers or vise grips
4) Remove lower and upper interior trim--see FSM. Involves removing interior trim above tailgate ( can pry it down with fingers), lower tailgate hinged trim thingmo (Phillips head screws x 5), upper and lower bolts (14mm) on both 2nd and 3rd row seat belts, 3rd row grab handles (phillips head), and third-row seatbelt lower trim (T25, IIRC), then removing lower trim, followed by upper trim--down and then out to free it from the stuff at the top of the C pillar.
5) remove two bolts (10mm) by the window motor and two insanely cool nuts (10mm deep socket) at the front of the windows (inside the C pillar at top and middle), unplug window motor (and antenna lead on the passenger side) remove the window.
6) razor blade off all the old adhesive and clean things up.
6.5) do steps 1-6 with the other side, since window weld is freaking expensive (~$30 per tube) and you will need two tubes if you don't glue up both sides within a couple minutes.
7) test fit the new trim
8) Put on some latex or nitrile gloves so your hands don't look like mine after this job
9) Run a pretty thick (1/4" ish) bead of window weld down the leading edge of each window and a thinner one along the front outside edge. Spread that thin one out with something other than your fingers
10) press and hold trim in place until the outer edge no longer pulls away from the window--you can kind of move back and forth between both.
11) at some point before reinstalling windows, pull your window seals and check for rust under them (found some--curses!) and clean up all that dirt that's gotten stuck around the seals over the decades
11) assembly is the reverse of disassembly.
Tools needed: 14 mm socket for removing rear seatbelts, phillips head screwdriver, torx (T25?) for removing trim around third-row seatbelts), deep socket 10mm (for nuts inside C Pillar).
1) order part numbers 75642-60021 and 75641-60021. And a tube of 3m window weld. And a caulk gun if you don't have one.
2) use a sharp screwdriver or the like to chisel/pry your old trim off while the windows are still mounted--sooo much easier than with the window off, which I did on the first side I attempted, not realizing the trim is held held on with a very, very serious adhesive.
3) while doing this be aware there are two metal clips that wrap around the front of the windows on each side that you don't want to pry out with the trim, but if you do you can bend them back with pliers or vise grips
4) Remove lower and upper interior trim--see FSM. Involves removing interior trim above tailgate ( can pry it down with fingers), lower tailgate hinged trim thingmo (Phillips head screws x 5), upper and lower bolts (14mm) on both 2nd and 3rd row seat belts, 3rd row grab handles (phillips head), and third-row seatbelt lower trim (T25, IIRC), then removing lower trim, followed by upper trim--down and then out to free it from the stuff at the top of the C pillar.
5) remove two bolts (10mm) by the window motor and two insanely cool nuts (10mm deep socket) at the front of the windows (inside the C pillar at top and middle), unplug window motor (and antenna lead on the passenger side) remove the window.
6) razor blade off all the old adhesive and clean things up.
6.5) do steps 1-6 with the other side, since window weld is freaking expensive (~$30 per tube) and you will need two tubes if you don't glue up both sides within a couple minutes.
7) test fit the new trim
8) Put on some latex or nitrile gloves so your hands don't look like mine after this job
9) Run a pretty thick (1/4" ish) bead of window weld down the leading edge of each window and a thinner one along the front outside edge. Spread that thin one out with something other than your fingers
10) press and hold trim in place until the outer edge no longer pulls away from the window--you can kind of move back and forth between both.
11) at some point before reinstalling windows, pull your window seals and check for rust under them (found some--curses!) and clean up all that dirt that's gotten stuck around the seals over the decades
11) assembly is the reverse of disassembly.
