Kia Optima: Removal
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Put on gloves to protect
your hands. |
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Be careful not to damage
the painted surface. |
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| 1. |
Remove the following items.
| A. |
Roof molding (Refer
to the BD group- "Panoramaroof")
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| B. |
Rear seat (Refer to
the BD group- "Rear Seat")
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| C. |
Rear pillar trim (Refer
to the BD group- "Interior Trim")
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| D. |
Package tray trim (Refer
to the BD group- "Interior Trim")
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| E. |
Rear window glass heater
connector (Refer to BE group - "Rear window defogger")
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| 2. |
Spread the WD-40 on the side
of rear window glass. |
| 3. |
Cut out the adhesive using the
cutter (A).
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Please use the
cutter with a blade length between 8-12 inches. |
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| 4. |
Enough on the upper (A) and lower
(B) side (C) of rear window glass. and then cut out the adhesive using the
cutter tool (09861-31100).

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| 5. |
Remove the rear window glass
(A).
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When removing
and installing the rear window glass, an assistant is necessary. |
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1.
With a knife, scrape the old
adhesive smooth to a thickness of about 2mm (0.08 in.) on the bonding surface
around the entire rear window glass opening flange :
A.
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