1992 model year onwards
Removal
7 Remove the front door inner trim panel as
described in Section 21.
8 Undo the four screws securing the handle
to the door panel.
9 Slide the handle forward and withdraw it
from the door.
10 Disconnect the disconnect the interior
handle control rod or cable and remove the
handle.
Refitting
11 Refitting is a reversal of removal.
27 Front door window glass -
removal and refitting
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Saloon and Fastback models
Removal
1 Remove the front door inner trim panel as
described in Section 21.
2 Using a screwdriver and protective rag,
carefully prise up the waist seal from the
upper edge of the door panel to release the
retaining clips (see illustrations).
3 Remove the front door main speaker,
referring to Chapter 12 if necessary.
4 Where fitted, undo the three screws and
remove the trim panel support bracket.
5 Release the masking tape securing the
wiring loom and loom connectors to the door
panel.
6 Release the wiring loom retaining clips and
ease the loom away from the door (see
illustrations).
7 Undo the three screws securing the relay
mounting plate, then move the plate and
relays aside (see illustration).
8 Carefully peel back the condensation
barrier, and pull it downwards to provide
access inside the door.
9 Lower the window until the two glass-to-
lifting member retaining bolts are accessible
through one of the door apertures.
10 Undo the two bolts securing the door
glass to the lifting member, and lift the glass
up and out of the door (see illustration).
Refitting
11 Refitting is a reversal of removal. Ensure
that the condensation barrier is refitted
securely over the entire door panel face, and
position the waist seal retaining clips in the
waist seal before refitting the seal to the door
(see illustration).
Coupe models
Removal
12 Open the window half way, then remove
the front door cassette assembly as
described in Section 29.
13 With the cassette assembly on the bench
with the glass side upwards, undo the Torx
screws and remove the two glass clamping
plates (see illustration).
14 Remove the clamping plate plastic shims.
15 Carefully lift the window glass off the
lifting plates and remove the plastic shims. If
the plastic shims have metal spacers
attached, ensure that the plastic shims and
metal spacers remain together with their
respective clamping plates.
Refitting
16 Refit the door glass to the cassette
assembly using a reversal of removal.
17 With the help of an assistant, lift up the
cassette assembly and hold it in a vertical
position. Using a slave battery, fused switch
Bodywork and fittings 11•13
27.6a Release the wiring loom retaining
clips . . .
27.6b . . . and ease the loom away from
the door
27.2b . . . and release the retaining clips27.2a Prise up the door panel waist
seal . . .
27.11 Position the waist seal retaining
clips in the waist seal before refitting the
seal to the door
27.10 Lift the glass up and out of the door27.7 Undo the three screws and move the
relay plate and relays aside
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1380 Rover 800 Series Remake