WINDOW REGULATOR & DOOR GLASS

1

Whether you’re removing the door glass, window regulator or both, start by unclipping the trim from around the inside edge of the door. Use a large flatblade screwdriver or trim tool to assist.

2

Carefully peel off the waterproof cover fitted to the inside of the door. It’s secured with sealant that is difficult to prise off, especially when warm, so use a decorator’s scraper.

3

Remove the speaker pod, which is secured with five 8mm bolts. Detach the wiring plugs from it and feed the door’s wiring loom through it to enable the pod to be fully removed.

4

Make sure the door glass is fully raised. There are two metal guides for the window, which are fitted inside the door and each secured with two 10mm nuts. Undo all four nuts. Some are hidden by adhesive vinyl patches, so cut through them.

5

The bottom corners of the door glass are secured to the window regulator with two clamps. Cut away the adhesive patch shown here and slacken the 10mm bolts for each clamp – there’s no need to fully undo them.

6

With the door glass remaining fully up (secure it with masking tape), push the studs for the metal guides inside the door to help remove the window regulator. You may find that you need to use a large screwdriver for extra leverage.

7

Undo the two 10mm bolts that secure the window winder motor to the door, then manoeuvre the regulator assembly (the motor and two guides) out of the hole where the speaker pod was fitted, then detach its wiring plug.

8

If the door glass needs to be removed, it can be lifted out of the top of the door (on the outside) at an angle. It’s not necessary to remove the window regulator to change the door glass, but its 10mm mounting bolts mentioned in the last step require undoing.