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.
D ...
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Installation
1.
Installation is the reverse of
removal.
Use a new washer (A) whenever installing.
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3 Point Rear Center Belt
To fasten the rear center belt
1. Slowly pull the tongue plates out from the retractor.
2. Insert the tongue plate (A) into the open end of the buckle (C) until an audible
“click" is hear ...
Side Body A
Front side member tooling hole (Ø20)
Fender apron tooling hole (Ø10)
Front door upper h ...