How To Replace Rear Window Glass 2004-09 Subaru Outback
Created on: 2018-05-18
How to replace a broken, loose, or misaligned rear window glass on 08 Subaru Outback
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step 1 :Removing the Door Panel
- Pry out the trim door behind the door handle
- Pry off the door pull
- Remove the Phillips screw from the door pull
- Remove the Phillips screw from the door handle
- Pry out the door panel with a trim tool
- Lift the door panel off
- Disconnect the electrical connector
- Disconnect the cables from the door handle
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step 2 :Removing the Rear Door Speaker
- Peel off the vapor barrier with a razor blade
- Remove the Phillips screws from the speaker
- Pull the speaker out
- Disconnect the wiring harness
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step 3 :Removing the Window Glass
- Connect the window switch connector
- Lower the window
- Disconnect the green window switch harness
- Remove the two 10mm window guide bolts from atop the inner panel
- Pry off the corner panels with a trim tool
- Remove the Phillips screws from behind the corner panels
- Pull the outer window stripping up and off with a trim tool
- Pry out the felt pieces with a pick
- Have an assistant hold the window
- Remove the 10mm bolts from the window
- Lift the window up and tilt it toward the front of the vehicle
- Guide the window past the lock
- Lift the window up and out
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step 4 :Installing the Window Glass
- Lower the window into the panel
- Tilt the window toward the front of the vehicle to enter the channel and surpass the lock
- Lower the window down to the window regulator
- Tighten the 10mm bolts to the window
- Insert the felt strips into place
- Insert the outer window stripping into place
- Tighten the Phillips head screws to the stripping
- Tighten the 10mm bolts to the window guides
- Press the corner panels and push pins in
- Connect the green window switch harness
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step 5 :Installing the Rear Door Speaker
- Insert the vapor barrier on
- Connect the wiring harness
- Put the speaker into place
- Tighten the Phillips screws
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step 6 :Installing the Door Panel
- Connect the cables to the door handle
- Connect the electrical connector
- Lift the door panel on
- Tighten the Phillips screw to the door handle
- Tighten the Phillips screw to the door pull
- Press on the door pull trim
- Press on the door handle trim
Tools needed
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Razor Blade / Gasket Scraper
Socket Extensions
Flat Blade Screwdriver
Phillips Head Screwdriver
10mm Socket
Ratchet
Assistant
Trim Tool Set
Hi, I’m Mike from 1A Auto. We’ve been selling auto parts for over 30 years!
In this video we will be removing and installing a rear window glass on a 2008 Subaru Outback.
Now we're going to take this driver's rear door panel off. We're going to start by pulling this panel off. Take a flat blade tool. There we go. There's three clips right there. Hold it on. Next we're going to pull this one off. You're going to pry it down a little bit. There's a little tab right there, and then it pulls out, straight and up.
Next we're going to use a Phillips head screwdriver to pull these three screws out. Start with this bottom one. Pull the flat screw up. Next we're going to use some of our trim tools. We sell these at 1AAuto.com. I'm going to grab it from the inside, and there's push pins, so we're going to push it. Use the trim tools to pry the push-pins up. We can pull up on the door panel.
Next we're going to disconnect this connector, this little push lock. Push down on the lock and it pulls right out. Disconnect the cables that go to the inner door latch and lock. There's a cover right here. You're going to pull up on the cover. We're going to grab the lower cable and pull it out. Twist and pull the ball out. We're going to do the same for the other. Twist and pull that all out. Now the door panel's ready to just come off.
We're going to take this vapor barrier off. You can peel it. You can use a razor blade to cut some of this sticky stuff. Sometimes they call this butyl tape. This one. Take the speaker screw out. We need to reconnect our window switch. So we connected that. You turn the key on. We've got to bring our window down because there's some nuts we have to get right in there. You want it lined up with this hole and right there, so that's good.
Disconnect the door panel and the window switch again. All right, before we go any further, we'll disconnect the window switch, the lock right here. Pull that out. We're going to take a 10 millimeter socket. Take these two guides out. This guide, I'm going to take this off with a little trim tool, there and then over here too. Pop it back.
There's a little head screw there. There's one over here. I'm going to take that trim piece off. Take that screw out. I'm going to grab this trim and pull it up. There you go. You're going to want to take these felt pieces out. I'm going to use a little pic. These are guides. You're just going to push on this little lock here. It'll come out, and then there's a little lock on the other side. Push that up. Then same on this side. Push this guide here. Then same with the other side. Those come out. Take these window nuts up. It's a good idea when you do this to have someone hold the window for you. Take the nuts out so it doesn't fall. Pull the regulator off.
Now we're going to pull out our window, and pull it straight up. You may have to tip it back slightly. Over here on this side there's a lock that stops the window from going too high. You're going to guide it past that, and then once you do that, window, slide it back a little bit. As you can see, this is a little wider. You're going to want it right there. This part that's wider—you're going to want it right there. Now we're going to slip the glass in. I'm going to stick that right in that wide gap right there.
Then there's a wide gap right here, and then there's a channel. You've got to tip it. Tip it back slightly. Get it in the channel. The front one's going to get stuck on the lock, so you tip it back just a little bit more, and you can get it past the lock. You can get the front part in the channel as well. Now bring it down here, down to our regulator. You can line the studs up. Put the stud in there. Fit the stud in here. Push down.
We can take our regulator nuts and put those on. To get that on, I'm going to use a ratchet to tighten it down. I'm going to reinstall these felt strips. Come up here and get it lined up. Line those up and push down. We'll reinstall the outer window trim. Push it down.
You're going to take your Phillips head screw and install that into the molding. Then you're going to take your other Phillips head screw and stick that on the front one. Now take our inside window guides. Put these bolts in. Do the same right here. Snug those up. We're going to put this rubber piece back in. Push the pushpin down. Same with this one. I'm going to re-hook up our left rear window switch and we're going to test it. When we turn the key on, make sure that the window is in its tracks and everything works. Start by going down, and that's as far as it goes. Go up. Looks good. Can see it's all lined up where it was before. Perfect. We're going to put our vapor barrier back on. We'll take these cables, push them through there, and start in the back here corner. And it's all set.
Now we're going to reinstall. We're going to start with the cables. You're going to start with the small one. This one's actually the lock. Get that ball in and then through the slot. We're going to slide that down the slot. We're going to take this other ball. This is for the handle part. Put it in that hole. Slide this down that slot. Sometimes you get a wiggle a little bit. Put the cover down.
Next we're going to take that connector to the window switch, and we're going to slide it in. Lock it in. You're going to slide this groove up top near the window first. Push it down and line these clips in. Give it a little push. Next we're going to insert these Phillips head screws with our Phillips head screwdriver. And the next one. And the last one. Next we're going to put this trim piece on. Line it up down below, just push. Next we're going to install this trim piece. Get it lined up and then push so it locks in place.
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