How to Replace the Driver Side Window in a 2000 Hyundai Elantra

The Hyundai Elantra was introduced to the United States in the 1992 model year. It was equipped with a 2.0-liter, in-line, four-cylinder engine capable of producing 140-horsepower. The 2000 Elantra was made available with standard power windows and door locks. Replacing the drivers side window on the 2000 Elantra requires some mechanical ability, as you will be required to remove and reinstall interior body panels as well. Replacing this window should take approximately two hours if you are a novice.

Instructions

1

Open the drivers door of the Elantra and sit in the drivers seat. Insert the ignition key into the ignition, and turn the key to the "II" or accessories position. Roll the drivers window down about one quarter to halfway down. Turn the key off and remove the key from the ignition for safety.

2

Remove the power window switch from the door by using a flat head screwdriver to pry the front of the switch out first. Pull the switch out by hand. Unplug the electrical connector from the back of the switch panel by hand. Remove the screw from the center of the inside door handle bezel, using a Phillips screwdriver. Remove the handle bezel from the door panel. Remove the three screws from the bottom of the door panel, and pull the door panel outward at the bottom to release the plastic body clips.

3

Pull the entire door panel upward and toward your body from inside the door, to free the panel from the door frame completely. Hold the door panel in your left hand, toward the middle of the panel lengthwise. Reach around the rear of the door panel in the front, and pull the speaker connector from the door speaker. Remove the door panel completely and set it outside of your work area. When you are finished you should be looking at the inside of the door frame and the attached weather seal.

4

Pull the weather seal downward, starting at both top corners. The weather seal is simply held in place by a specialized glue that constantly remains tacky. Peel the seal downward until you expose the inner workings of the upper window regulator. This is a horizontal bar that runs parallel to the bottom of the door glass.

5

Remove the four mounting nuts, two per end, from the bottom of the door glass, using a 1/4-inch drive ratchet and socket. Step to the outside of the drivers door and gently close the drivers door against the door jamb, but not so that it latches shut. Remove the door glass by pulling it upward and outward, away from the car. Do not apply pressure in any direction or angle during this operation or you will break the old door glass in your hand. Remove the old door glass completely.

6

Install the new door glass into the door frame, standing outside the vehicle. Visually inspect the exposed window tracks on the front and rear ends of the door frame to ensure proper alignment within the door frame. Allow the door glass to rest on the top bar of the window regulator. Carefully open the drivers door and sit back in the drivers seat. Align the bottom of the door glass regulator tabs with the top of the window regulator mounting bolts.

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Install the window hold-down nuts onto the regulator bolts. Tighten the nuts using a 1/4-inch drive ratchet and socket until they are snug, then turn the ratchet 1/4-turn farther. This "snug-and-a-quarter" method of tightening is used when no torque is truly needed on a bolt or nut. Applying too much torque to the base of the window will break the new door glass. Tighten all four mounting nuts. Reinstall the door weather seal back up and onto the door frame. Smooth the outer edges of the weather seal down by hand to adhere it to the frame.

8

Hang the top of the door panel back onto the door frame, but do not insert the panel just yet. Reach around the front of the panel, and plug the electrical connector back into the door speaker. When you are finished with the speaker connector, then you can insert the top of the door panel down into the door frame. Press the panel downward until it seats in the window frame. Press the door panel at the bottom, to reattach the plastic panel clips.

9

Pull the window motor switch panel wires through the panel mounting hole in the door. Reconnect the connector to the rear of the window control panel. Install the rear edge of the control panel into the door panel, then pop the front of the switches downward until it snaps in firmly. Reinstall the three bottom mounting screws through the door panel and into the door. Turn the screws until they are snug with the Phillips screwdriver.

10

Install the inner door handle bezel back in behind the handle. Insert the screw into the center of the bezel and tighten the screw until its snug.

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