Lexus IS250 IS220d GSE20 ALE20 - EXTERIOR
REAR DOOR WINDOW FRAME MOULDING - REMOVAL
1. REMOVE REAR DOOR BELT MOULDING ASSEMBLY |

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.
Item | Temperature |
Vehicle Body | 40 to 60°C (104 to 140°F) |
Moulding | 20 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.

Using a moulding remover, remove the clip and rear door front window frame moulding.
3. REMOVE REAR DOOR INSIDE HANDLE BEZEL PLUG |

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 |

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 |

Remove the 2 screws.
Using the clip remover, disengage the 8 clips.

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.

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 |

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 |

Remove the screw.
Using a clip remover, detach the 5 clips and remove the rear door trim cover.
8. REMOVE REAR DOOR FRAME GARNISH |

Using a screwdriver, remove the 2 clips and rear door frame garnish.
9. REMOVE REAR DOOR WEATHERSTRIP |

Using the clip remover, disengage the 23 clips and remove the rear door weatherstrip.
10. REMOVE REAR DOOR UPPER WINDOW FRAME MOULDING |

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:
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.