Acura 3.5 RL Manual page 925

Rear Window
Removal
CAUTION:
Put on gloves to protect your hands.
Wear eye protection when removing the glass with
piano wire.
Use seat covers to avoid damaging any surfaces.
Do not damage the rear window defogger grid lines,
window antenna grid lines, and terminals.
1. To remove the rear window, first remove the:
Trunk lid
Rear seat cushion and seat-back (see page 20-67)
Rear pillar trim (see page 20-43)
Rear shelf (see page 20-43)
2. Pull down the rear of the headliner (see page 20-45).
CAUTION: Take care not to bend the headliner exces-
sively.
3. Disconnect the rear window defogger connectors
and window antenna connectors.
TERMINAL
BASE COVER
WINDOW
ANTENNA
CONNECTOR
TERMINAL
COVER
REAR WINDOW
DEFOGGER
CONNECTORS
4. Remove the lower molding, then remove the remain-
ing molding.
NOTE: If necessary, replace any damaged molding
holders and clips.
Molding holder
locations, 7
REAR WINDOW
MOLDING
Molding holder removal:
a. Remove or loosen the screw.
b. Place the screw in the screw
grommet again (do not screw it
in) and press it down.
c. Pull the screw with the molding
holder out of the body.
MOLDING
ADHESIVE
GLASS
LOWER MOLDING
SCREW
SCREW
GROMMET
MOLDING
HOLDER