2003-04 Nissan 350Z Vehicle Type: Two-Door Hatchback

NAGS® number*: FW02348GTN. OEM part number is 72700-CD000. Installation time: 3.3 hours; front door, not shown in NAGS calculator, but at least 2.5 hours recommended; , 1.9 hours; back glass, 3.1 hours. Technicians needed: One. Watch for: Make sure the bottom moldings and back glass top and bottom moldings are fastened to the body with the clips. On the upper corner of the windshield moldings closest to the door trim, be sure to slip the corner • Three 10-millimeter bolts hold the cowling at the bottom of pieces in a forward motion to disengage these pieces away the windshield; one lies closer to the engine block and two plastic- from the drip rail and the corner clip before removing. covered ones sit on the cowl closer to the bottom of the wind- shield. Remove the two covers. Each cover is slightly different, so 2003-04 Nissan 350Z *With permission from the National Auto Glass Specifications make sure you replace them exactly the way you removed them— 2003 Edition Fall Catalog and 2003 Fall Benchmark Calculator. Contact NAGS at 800/551-4012 or visit www.nags.com. one won’t fit the other. A letter on the reverse side designates the covers. • If you use a cold knife or power tool while working on this vehicle, remove the A trim panels because the windshield fits Windshield very close to the pinchweld. Remove trim panels using an installa- Removal tion stick or a panel remover. There are three fasteners: top, center • Always wear eye and hand protection when working with and about 4 inches from the bottom of the panel near the dash- glass. board. Be careful not to disturb the safety air-bag curtain. • Be sure that you have the right glass and moldings and that • Begin removing the weatherstripping from around the weath- your urethane systems are current. Windshield part number is erstrip retainer and bottom of the dash area of the A pillar by FW02348GTN. OEM part number is 72700-CD000. The molding removing the two push-in clips at the bottom. Disengage the part numbers are OEM 72752-CD000, Precision WKT F2348 and weatherstrip from the weatherstrip retainer by slipping the weath- AGC FWK2348. Retaining strip for the molding is OEM part num- erstrip in an upward motion to unhook the two clips from the ber 72725-CD000. weatherstrip retainer. Continue to pull off the weatherstrip from • Cover the front seats, the floorboards, the dash and the the top rear end of the door frame at the B pillar post to the bot- with a clean drop cloth or disposable plastic covers. tom of the quarter-glass trim panel. To avoid tearing, be sure to pull • Remove the rearview mirror using a Torx T-15 screwdriver to the weatherstripping release the standard slip-on, slip-off mirror. in a downward • Remove the windshield-wiper nut covers using an installation motion until you reach stick or small flat-tip screwdriver. Remove the windshield-wiper the end at the quarter- nuts using a 14-millimeter wrench or socket. Disconnect the wind- glass trim panel, shield-washer hose. Push wiper arm downward so that the wiper where three push-in will break loose from the wiper post. Wipers can sometimes be clips hold the weather- hard to remove. To avoid stressing the post, use a wiper puller to strip to the body. help take the wiper off the post. • Remove the • Remove the quarter-glass beauty three-piece weather- trim. Three push-in clips on the reverse side can be released by stripping from using an installation stick or a door-panel remover. the bottom of the • Remove the eight No. 2 Phillips screws that were under the cowling. weatherstrip. These screws hold the exterior beauty trim and the • Next, remove the weatherstrip retainer. covers on the battery • Find the No. 2 Phillips screw on the rear side of the beauty and brake-fluid com- trim closest to the quarter glass and eight push-in clips on the partments. They are underside of the beauty trim at the center. Remove the screw, held down by six then use an installation stick to lift the beauty trim. Using slight push-in clips on pressure in an upward motion, disengage the beauty trim from each side. the clips.

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1 • Find the ⁄4-inch, and set the windshield two-way foam tape onto the old urethane. Be sure that holds the mold- the windshield is on the dry-fit ing and keeps it from mark or place an alignment making wind noise. mark on your side so you can Gently remove this easily align the windshield tape from the body when it is permanently using an installation installed. stick. If you are not • With the windshield rest- able to save the foam ing in the opening, go to the passenger side and make sure it is tape, you can use a similar foam tape, used for weatherstripping on the mark, or make a dry-fit mark. on household storm windows and doors, purchased at any hard- • After you have adjusted the passenger side to the correct set- ware store. ting, walk back to the driver side, lift the glass and place it on a • Disengage the beauty trim from the post behind the windshield stand or a suitable workstation. at the end of the beauty trim. • Follow the urethane manufacturer’s recommendations for • Cover the hood and fender areas closest to the bottom of installation. Verify that the urethanes and primers are up to date. the windshield with retention tape or rubber tubing. Clean the inside of the windshield using what the urethane manu- • Be sure the cutting blades are sharp. facturer recommends, following its steps. Do not touch the wind- • Remove the one-piece top molding, starting at the corner shield after cleaning it. of the windshield and pull in an upward motion 3-to-4 inches • Wear powder-free Nitrile gloves to keep from coming in con- at a time. tact with chemicals. • Take a few minutes to remove any type of contaminant from • Apply the glass prep following the urethane manufacturer’s the glass and pinchweld. This step will prevent contaminants from recommendations. Do not touch the windshield after prepping it. making contact with the urethane. • Apply the glass primer following the urethane manufacturer’s 3 • If using a cold knife, use a ⁄4-inch cold knife blade. Cut three recommendations. Do not touch the windshield after priming it. sides and use a long knife or a power tool to cut the bottom. • Using a pinchweld scraper, remove as much of the original There are gravity stops on this windshield. urethane as the urethane manufacturer recommends. Before • If trying to save the windshield, use an Equalizer with removing the old urethane, be sure there are no contaminants and an 8-inch blade. When using any power tool, use plain water to do not touch the pinchweld after you have prepped the area. lubricate the cutting area. Spray the top and sides, then make • Apply the pinchweld primer only to areas where it is needed your cuts. and follow the urethane manufacturer’s recommendations. Be • After cutting the sides and the top, place a Pumper in the sure to allow preps and primers to dry as recommended by the top center of the windshield to open the cutting area on the bot- manufacturer. tom portion of the windshield. Never use your head as a pushing • Apply a triangular bead of urethane to the same path as the device as this could result in back and neck injuries. freshly cut urethane on the pinchweld. Before cutting a V notch • Spray the bottom of the windshield at least 4-to-5 inches with a Top Notch tool, cut the tip off the nozzle with a nozzle cut- above the urethane on the glass, so that the water will flow ter. With the cut nozzle, measure to the top of the roof line and, 1 down into the urethane while you are making your final cut across adding ⁄16 of an inch higher than the roofline, make a mark on the the bottom. nozzle with a pen or marker. Notch the nozzle up to the marked • Take the windshield out of the opening using vacuum cups. line; this will give you the appropriate triangular bead. Lift the glass and place it on a windshield stand or a suitable • With the aid of vacuum cups, lift the windshield from the workstation. windshield stand or workstation. Reaching over, place your elbow on the setting pad on the hood and set the windshield on the ure- Installation thane at the mark you made during the dry fit. Lower the driver • After cutting the windshield out, remove contaminants such side of the windshield onto the urethane and line up with the dry- as dirt, moisture and other debris from the pinchweld. Clean the fit mark; it is now in place. dashboard. • The windshield is now ready to be decked. Press firmly to • Dry fit the new glass to the opening. The OEM part has ensure a good seal. marks on the windshield and the stops. If the glass does not, use • Apply the molding to the windshield. The molding part num- a grease pencil or molding hold-down tape to make bers are OEM 72752, Precision WFS2304. Be sure to line up the dry-fit marks. molding with the retaining strip molding, OEM part number • Place vacuum cups on the windshield in the appropriate loca- 72725-CD000. Start from one end and work to the other, making tion for a one-person set. sure the molding goes into the retaining strip. Don’t skip a spot, or • For driver-side setting of the windshield, place the setting the molding will not fit properly on the windshield. elbow pad on the driver side of the hood. Lift the windshield from • Before reinstalling the parts, take a few minutes to check for the windshield stand using vacuum cups. leaks. Use a leak detector to go over the perimeter of the wind- • Reaching over, place your elbow on the setting pad on the shield. If you find a leak, apply a little more pressure to the spot

AutoGlass™ • 2003–04 Field Guide 59 and ensure that the glass makes contact with the wet urethane. • Remove the glass • Reinstall the removed parts in reverse manner. by lifting the backside • Install the moldings and wipers. of the glass first to dis- • Install the windshield cowling. Be sure the cowling clips are engage it from the under the windshield before you start to tighten the screws. carriage. Failure to follow this step could cause the windshield to stress • To replace the and break. door glass, slip the • Allow the urethane to cure according to the urethane manu- glass back into the facturer’s recommended cure time before returning the vehicle to door in the same man- the customer. ner as it was removed. Be sure it is fully in and Door Glass the holes are in alignment before reinstalling the retaining discs to • Be sure that you have the right glass; door glass part number the front and rear carriages. is FD21799-800 Door F/R-L GTY. OEM part numbers are: right side • Align the glass with the hardware and tighten the three 10- 80300-CD000, left side 80303-CD000. millimeter bolts. • Each door-panel removal is slightly different on this model. • Be sure to check the operation of the glass before replacing • To remove the driver-side panel, remove the No. 2 Phillips the panel to assure that it operates properly. screw from the handle assembly that holds the power-window • Align the door-panel retainers with the retainer holes, then assembly panel to the door panel. After removing this assembly, press or push the retainers back into place. 2003-04 Nissan 350Z remove the two 10-millimeter bolts and slot-head screws that hold • Reinstall the parts in reverse manner. the panel to the door skin. • Check operation of the glass by rolling it up and down sever- • Remove the trim al times. panel from the door- • To remove the passenger-side panel, remove the chrome handle assembly by beauty cover from the handle, then remove the two 10-millimeter using a small flat-tip bolts. screwdriver. • Next, use an installation stick to push in the clip that holds • Remove the 10- the power-window assembly panel to the door panel. Two 10-mil- millimeter bolt that limeter bolts and slot-head screws hold the panel to the door skin. holds the handle • Remove the trim panel from the door handle assembly by assembly to the using a small flat-tip screwdriver. door skin. • After removing the trim, remove the 10-millimeter bolt that • Remove the trim panel by pulling the eight trim-panel clips holds the handle assembly to the door skin. around the door panel with a door-panel remover, then pulling • Remove the trim panel by pulling the eight trim-panel clips upward to disengage the panel from the mirror assembly area. around the door panel with a door-panel remover, then pulling The retainers start about 5 inches down from the side and go all upward to disengage the panel from the mirror assembly area. around the panel. Gently pull the door panel. The retainers start about 5 inches down from the side and go all • Remove the four screws from the door-handle assembly around the panel. Gently pull the door panel. to release the panel from the door skin. Set door panel in a • Remove the four screws from the door-handle assembly to safe place. release the panel from the door skin. • To vacuum out any broken glass inside this door, the speaker • Set door panel in a safe place. has to be removed. To avoid breaking the guide pins that hold the • To vacuum out any broken glass inside this door, you will speaker to the door skin, remove the three 10-millimeter bolts have to remove the speaker. that hold the speaker in place. Then pull the speaker straight out • Lower the glass to align the mounting hardware to the open- and set aside. ings that are covered with black plastic covers. Loosen the three • Lower the glass to align the mounting hardware to the open- 10-millimeter bolts that hold the glass to the carriage. ings covered with black plastic covers. Loosen three 10-millimeter • Lift the glass out by lifting the backside of the glass first to bolts that hold the glass to the carriage. disengage it from the carriage.

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• To replace the door glass, slip the glass back into the door in disconnect it from the rear the same manner as it was removed. Be sure it is in and the holes that lies on top are in alignment before reinstalling the retaining discs to the front and at the rear at the base of and rear carriages. the rollover bar, and remove • Align the glass with the hardware and tighten the three 10- the bottom portion of the trim millimeter bolts. panel that is held with eight • Be sure to check the operation of the glass before replacing push-in clips. the panel, to ensure that it operates properly. • Only then can you • Align the door-panel retainers with the retainer holes, then remove the upper panel. Use a panel remover to disengage the press or push the retainers into place. five push-in fasteners. • Reinstall the parts in reverse manner. • If trying to save the quarter glass, use an Equalizer ESM517 1 • Check the operation of the glass by rolling it up and down with a 1 ⁄2-inch blade. When using this or any power tool, use several times. plain water to lubricate the cutting area. Spray the top, sides and bottom, then make your cuts. Keep the blade close to the body to Quarter Glass avoid coming in contact with the encapsulation. After cutting the Removal quarter glass out, remove contaminants such as dirt, moisture and • Be sure that you have the right glass. The quarter-glass part other debris from the pinchweld. number is FQ21801-02 Quarter R-L GTY. OEM part numbers are right side 83306-CD000, left side 83307-CD000. Installation • Begin removing the weatherstripping from around the • Place a vacuum cup on the quarter glass in the appropriate weatherstrip retainer and bottom of the dash area of the A pillar location. Follow the urethane manufacturer’s recommendation for by removing the two push-in clips at the bottom. Disengage the installation. weatherstrip from the weatherstrip retainer by slipping the weath- • Clean the inside of the quarter glass using what the manu- erstrip in an upward motion to unhook the two clips from the facturer recommends, and following its steps. Do not touch the weatherstrip retainer. Continue to pull off the weatherstrip from quarter glass after cleaning it. Wear powder-free Nitrile gloves. the top rear end of the door frame at the B pillar post to the bot- • Apply the glass prep, following the manufacturer’s recom- tom of the quarter-glass trim panel. To avoid tearing, be sure to mendations. Do not touch the glass after prepping it. pull the weatherstripping in a downward motion until you reach • Apply the glass primer following the urethane manufacturer’s the end at the quarter-glass trim panel, where three push-in clips recommendations. Do not touch the quarter glass after priming it. hold the weatherstrip to the body. • Using a pinchweld scraper, remove as much of the original • Remove the urethane as the urethane manufacturer recommends. Before quarter-glass beauty removing the old urethane, be sure there are no contaminants and trim. Three push-in do not touch the pinchweld after the area has been prepped. clips on the reverse • Apply the pinchweld primer only to the areas where it is side can be released needed and follow the urethane manufacturer’s recommenda- by using an installa- tions. Be sure to allow preps and primers to dry as recommended tion stick or a door- by the urethane manufacturer. panel remover. • Apply a triangular bead of urethane to the same path as the • Remove the freshly cut urethane on the pinchweld. Before cutting a V notch, eight No. 2 Phillips cut the tip off the nozzle with a nozzle cutter. With the cut nozzle, 1 screws under the weatherstrip. These screws hold the exterior measure to the top of the roofline and body line, adding ⁄16 of an beauty trim and the weatherstrip retainer. inch higher than the roofline and body line. Make a mark on the • Note the No. 2 Phillips screw on the rear of the beauty trim nozzle with a pen or marker. Notch the nozzle up to the marked closest to the quarter glass and eight push-in clips on the under- line and this will give you the appropriate triangular bead needed. side of the beauty trim at the center. Remove the No. 2 Phillips • Lift the quarter glass from the stand or a suitable workstation screw then, use an installation stick to lift the beauty trim. Using using vacuum cups. Set the quarter glass in the opening. slight pressure in an upward motion, disengage the beauty trim • The quarter glass is now ready to be decked. Press firmly to from the clips. ensure a good seal. 1 • A piece of ⁄4-inch two-way foam tape holds the molding and • Before reinstalling the parts, take a few minutes to check for keeps it from making wind noise. Gently remove this tape from leaks. Use a leak detector to go over the perimeter of the glass. If the body using an installation stick. you find a leak, apply a little more pressure to the spot and ensure • Disengage the beauty trim from the post behind the fender that the glass makes contact with the wet urethane. at the end of the beauty trim. • Reinstall the removed parts in reverse manner. • Remove the cover of the seat-belt post using an installa- • Allow the urethane to cure according to the urethane manu- tion stick and then use a 14-millimeter socket or wrench to facturer’s recommended cure time before returning the vehicle to loosen the post. the customer. • Before you can remove the top trim panel, you will have to — Gilbert R. Gutierrez

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