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1. Make sure you have the right glass. Front door glass part numbers are DD11277-78. 2. Remove the screw cover, back to front, under the door latch and remove the 30T Torx screw. 3. Remove the screw cover under the door-pull area and remove the two 30T Torx screws. 4. The passenger-side door panel has a different design than the driver’s side panel. Remove the screw cover from the actual door pull and the two 10-millimeter screws underneath. 5. The nine door-panel retainers have an aggressive bite, and it might feel like you’ll damage the panel during removal. However, once you’ve released one retainer, they pull off relatively easily. 6. Disconnect the door-latch linkage connector using pointed-nose pliers. Depress the locking wings and pull out from the receptacle. 7. Disconnect the wiring harnesses from the panel and doorframe. 8. Remove the door panel and set it in a safe place. Caution: The underside of the panel’s top edge is sharp and can cause injury. 9. Remove the weather barrier and upper grommet that fills the access hole for the front mounting bolt. Remove the front mounting bolt. Carefully lower the glass to align the rear mounting bolt with the lower access hole. Remove the 10-mil- limeter nut from the glass and regulator. Note: You do not need to remove the black foam spacer located in the access hole to access the retaining bolts. 10. Lift the glass from the door. Installation 11. Insert the glass nose-first into the doorframe and align the front and rear glass edge in the vertical run guides. 12. Lower the glass to the lower access hole and attach the rear mounting bolt. Tighten by hand. 13. Raise the regulator to the upper access hole. Attach the front mounting bolt and tighten. 14. Return to the rear mounting bolt and tighten. 15. Reset the express-up feature. Note: The following instructions may not be correct for this vehicle. At press time, the service manual did not include reset instructions. What fol- lows are past instructions for GM vehicles. 16. Close the door to re-initialize the window. 17. Turn on the ignition, but do not turn on the engine. 18. Run the window to the full “up” position and hold the switch for at least half a second. 19. Run the window to the full “down” position and hold the switch for at least half a second. 20. Repeat as often as necessary for the express-up feature to reset. 21. Re-install the door panel and all attachments to the doorframe in reverse order of removal. 22. You have completed the removal and replacement of the front door glass.
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