Lexus IS250 IS220d GSE20 ALE20 - EXTERIOR

REAR DOOR WINDOW FRAME MOULDING - REMOVAL

1. REMOVE REAR DOOR BELT MOULDING ASSEMBLY
Rear Door Window Frame Moulding - Removal. EXTERIOR. Lexus IS250 IS220d GSE20 ALE20

Fully open the rear door glass.

Put protective tape on the door below the rear door belt moulding assembly.

Using a moulding remover, disengage the 5 clips and remove the rear door belt moulding assembly.

2. REMOVE REAR DOOR FRONT WINDOW FRAME MOULDING
  • HINT:
  • When installing the rear door front window frame moulding, heat the vehicle body and rear door front window frame moulding using a heat light.
Heating temperature:
ItemTemperature
Vehicle Body40 to 60°C (104 to 140°F)
Moulding20 to 30°C (68 to 86°F)
  • NOTICE:
  • Do not heat the vehicle body and moulding excessively.

Fully open the rear door glass.

Using a heat light, heat the rear door front window frame moulding.

Rear Door Window Frame Moulding - Removal. EXTERIOR. Lexus IS250 IS220d GSE20 ALE20

Using a moulding remover, remove the clip and rear door front window frame moulding.

3. REMOVE REAR DOOR INSIDE HANDLE BEZEL PLUG
Rear Door Window Frame Moulding - Removal. EXTERIOR. Lexus IS250 IS220d GSE20 ALE20

Using a screwdriver wrapped with protective tape, disengage the 3 claws and remove the rear door inside handle bezel plug.

4. REMOVE REAR POWER WINDOW REGULATOR SWITCH ASSEMBLY
Rear Door Window Frame Moulding - Removal. EXTERIOR. Lexus IS250 IS220d GSE20 ALE20

Using a screwdriver wrapped with protective tape, disengage the 2 claws and 2 clips.

Disconnect the connector and remove the rear power window regulator switch assembly.

5. REMOVE REAR DOOR TRIM BOARD SUB-ASSEMBLY
Rear Door Window Frame Moulding - Removal. EXTERIOR. Lexus IS250 IS220d GSE20 ALE20

Remove the 2 screws.

Using the clip remover, disengage the 8 clips.

Rear Door Window Frame Moulding - Removal. EXTERIOR. Lexus IS250 IS220d GSE20 ALE20

Pull out the rear door trim board in the direction indicated by the arrow.

Remove the reference bosses from the rear door panel.

Raise the rear door trim board to disengage the 3 claws and remove the rear door trim board together with the rear door inner glass weatherstrip.

Rear Door Window Frame Moulding - Removal. EXTERIOR. Lexus IS250 IS220d GSE20 ALE20

Disconnect the cables and each connector from the back side of the inside handle and the rear door trim board sub-assembly, remove the rear door trim board sub-assembly.

Remove the 2 rear door trim board retainers (green) from the rear door trim board.

6. REMOVE REAR DOOR INNER GLASS WEATHERSTRIP
Rear Door Window Frame Moulding - Removal. EXTERIOR. Lexus IS250 IS220d GSE20 ALE20

Disengage the 3 clips as shown in the illustration and remove the rear door inner glass weatherstrip from the rear door trim board.

7. REMOVE REAR DOOR TRIM COVER
Rear Door Window Frame Moulding - Removal. EXTERIOR. Lexus IS250 IS220d GSE20 ALE20

Remove the screw.

Using a clip remover, detach the 5 clips and remove the rear door trim cover.

8. REMOVE REAR DOOR FRAME GARNISH
Rear Door Window Frame Moulding - Removal. EXTERIOR. Lexus IS250 IS220d GSE20 ALE20

Using a screwdriver, remove the 2 clips and rear door frame garnish.

9. REMOVE REAR DOOR WEATHERSTRIP
Rear Door Window Frame Moulding - Removal. EXTERIOR. Lexus IS250 IS220d GSE20 ALE20

Using the clip remover, disengage the 23 clips and remove the rear door weatherstrip.

10. REMOVE REAR DOOR UPPER WINDOW FRAME MOULDING
Rear Door Window Frame Moulding - Removal. EXTERIOR. Lexus IS250 IS220d GSE20 ALE20

Put a 4 mm (0.16 in.) drill bit into a drill.

Tape the 4 mm (0.16 in.) drill bit without the portion of 5 mm (0.20 in.) from the tip covered.

  • HINT:
  • Tape the 4 mm (0.16 in.) drill bit to prevent the drill bit from going too deep.

Lightly press the drill bit against the rivets, drill off the flanges of the rivets, and remove the 6 rivets.

  • NOTICE:
Pressing the drill too firmly will cause the rivet to turn and result in the rivet not being drilled through.
Do not pry the rivets with the drill, as this may cause damage to the installation holes of the rivets or the drill bit.
Be careful of the drilled rivets, as they may become hot.

Using a vacuum cleaner, remove the rivet fragments and shavings from the drilled areas.

Disengage the 2 clips and remove the rear door upper window frame moulding from the door frame.