Front Door Disassembly

Detach the 2 clips and remove the front door lower frame bracket garnish LH.

Using a moulding remover, detach the 3 claws and remove the inside handle bezel as shown in the illustration.

Using moulding remover A, detach the 8 claws and remove the assist grip cover.

Remove the 3 screws.

Remove the 12 clips.

Pull out the front door trim board sub-assembly in the direction indicated by the arrow in the illustration.

Raise the front door trim board sub-assembly to detach the 4 claws and remove the front door trim board sub-assembly together with the front door inner glass weatherstrip LH.

Disconnect the 2 connectors.

w/ Seat Position Memory System:

1. Disconnect the connectors.
   

Disconnect the front door lock remote control cable assembly and front door inside locking cable assembly.

Using a screwdriver, detach the 4 claws and remove the front door inner glass weatherstrip from the front door trim board sub-assembly as shown in the illustration.

Detach the 2 claws and remove the front reflex reflector assembly.

Disconnect the connector.

Using a screwdriver, detach the claw and remove the light.

HINT:

Tape the screwdriver tip before use.

Disconnect the connector.

Detach the clamp.

Turn the light in the direction indicated by the arrow and remove it.

Remove the 2 screws and switch.

Remove the 3 screws and the multiplex network master switch assembly.

Detach the 2 claws and remove the power window regulator switch assembly.

Remove the 8 screws and door assist grip assembly LH.

Remove the 2 screws.

Detach the guide and 2 claws and remove the front door inside handle sub-assembly from the front door trim board sub-assembly.

Disconnect the speaker connector.

Remove the 4 screws.

Detach the 2 claws and remove the speaker.

NOTICE:

Do not touch the cone of the speaker.

Disconnect the connector.

Remove the bolt and side airbag sensor.

Remove the bolt.

Detach the 2 clamps, move the wire harness out of the way and remove the service hole cover.

HINT:

Remove any remaining butyl tape from the door.

Disconnect the connector.

Remove the 3 nuts.

Detach the claw and remove the outer rear view mirror.

Connect the cable to the negative (-) battery terminal.

Connect the power window regulator master switch assembly and move the front door glass sub-assembly so that the door glass bolts can be seen.

Disconnect the cable from the negative (-) battery terminal and power window regulator master switch assembly.

NOTICE:

1. After turning the ignition switch off, waiting time may be required before disconnecting the cable from the battery terminal. Therefore, make sure to read the disconnecting the cable from the battery terminal notice before proceeding with work (LandCruiser RM000003YMD00TX.html).
   
2. When disconnecting the cable, some systems need to be initialized after the cable is reconnected (LandCruiser RM000003YMF011X.html).
   

Remove the 2 bolts.

NOTICE:

After the bolts are removed, do not allow the door glass to fall.

Remove the front door glass sub-assembly as indicated by the arrows in the order shown in the illustration.

NOTICE:

Do not damage the door glass.

Disconnect the connector.

Loosen the temporary bolt.

NOTICE:

Do not remove the temporary bolt. If the temporary bolt is removed, the front door window regulator may fall and cause damage.

Remove the 5 bolts.

Remove the front door window regulator sub-assembly.

Remove the temporary bolt from the front door window regulator sub-assembly.

Using a T25 "TORX" socket wrench, remove the 3 screws and the power window regulator motor.

CAUTION:

Do not place your finger, etc. within the range of movement of the window regulator. When removing the power window regulator motor, the force of the spring causes the window regulator to move in the direction of the arrow shown in the illustration (the direction in which the window rises), which may cause injury. NOTICE: Be careful when removing the screws as the motor may fall and become damaged.

Remove the front door glass run.

Detach the clip and remove the door frame garnish.

Remove the bolt and front door rear lower frame sub-assembly as shown in the illustration.

Remove the hole plug.

Using a T30 "TORX" socket wrench, loosen the screw and remove the front door outside handle cover with lock cylinder assembly.

HINT:

The screw cannot be removed because it is integrated into the front door outside handle frame sub-assembly.

Using a screwdriver, detach the claw and remove the front door outside handle cover.

Remove the hole plug.

Using a T30 "TORX" socket wrench, loosen the screw and remove the front door outside handle cover.

HINT:

The screw cannot be removed because it is integrated into the front door outside handle frame sub-assembly.

w/ Entry and Start System:

1. Detach the 2 claws.
   

2. Disconnect the connector.
   

Move the lever in the direction indicated by the arrow in the illustration.

Remove the front door outside handle assembly as shown in the illustration.

Detach the 3 claws and remove the front door front outside handle pad.

Detach the 2 claws and remove the front door rear outside handle pad.

Disconnect the connector.

Using a T30 "TORX" wrench, remove the 3 screws.

Text in Illustration

*A	w/o Double Locking System
*B	w/ Double Locking System
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Slide the front door lock assembly downward, pull out the front door lock open rod from the outside handle frame, and remove the front door lock assembly and cables as a unit.

Remove the front door lock open rod from the front door lock assembly.

Remove the door lock wiring harness seal from the front door lock assembly.

Remove the front door lock remote control cable assembly.

Using a screwdriver, detach the 3 claws.

HINT:

Tape the screwdriver tip before use.

Remove the front door inside locking cable assembly.

w/ Entry and Start System:

1. Disconnect the connector.
   

2. Detach the clamp and remove the front door No. 2 wire.
   

Using a T30 "TORX" socket wrench, loosen the screw.

Slide the front door outside handle frame sub-assembly to detach the door handle nut and claw of the front door outside handle frame sub-assembly, and then remove the front door outside handle frame sub-assembly.

Detach the 4 clamps and remove the front door No. 2 wire.

Remove the front door lock open rod as indicated by the arrows, in the order shown in the illustration.

Remove the 2 bolts.

Detach the 2 claws and remove the front door No. 2 stiffener cushion.

Remove the bolt, 2 nuts and front door check assembly.

Using a clip remover, detach the 21 clips and remove the front door weatherstrip.

Put protective tape around the belt moulding.

Detach the 6 claws and remove the front door belt moulding.

Remove the door window frame moulding clip.

Put protective tape around the front door rear window frame moulding.

Using a moulding remover, detach the clip and remove the double-sided tape to remove the front door rear window frame moulding.

Pull back an edge of the black out tape and pull it parallel to the vehicle body to remove it.

Pull back an edge of the front door outside stripe and pull it parallel to the vehicle body to remove it.

Pull back an edge of the lower front door outside stripe and pull it parallel to the vehicle body to remove it.

Using a clip remover, detach the clip and remove the door panel cushion.