dumb question about a '03 Explorer
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dumb question about a '03 Explorer
Is there some other way to open the rear glass on the Explorer other than the remote? I just got it and haven't had a whole lot of time to fool with it and never thought about it until today. Is there a button in the glove bow perhaps?
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Like Steina said, the button is under the ledge below the glass approximately 1/2 the distance from center to right. Feel up underneath and you'll find a soft rubber bump. That is the button. Press the button up and it activates the electrical release for the glass.
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That button will only work in my truck, if you hit the remote (2) times or the door unlock switch on the driver side.
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Originally Posted by pbjohns
That button will only work in my truck, if you hit the remote (2) times or the door unlock switch on the driver side.
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Originally Posted by shaggszgn
As far as I know, there's only two ways to open the rear glass hatch, one is by the remote and the other is using the keypad on the driver side door.
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I'm starting to think that maybe this wasn't such a stupid question. There is a button on the right side of the handle to pop the hatch that pop the rear window open. It doesn't really feel like a button but just feel for a rubbery bump and that will be it.
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Yep, that's the one. And it works like a door handle. If the doors are unlocked, pressing the rubber bump up will open the window.
Edit: Oh, and I learned long ago that the only stupid question is the unasked one.
Edit: Oh, and I learned long ago that the only stupid question is the unasked one.
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Also, remember that the whole frame of the rear glass door can be easily twisted. And the exterior plastic panel (just below the glass) that is painted with the color of the body, can easily crack. Mine did after I close the whole frame a bit hard. I guess, the smartest way to close this rear glass door is buy pushing it with a snap (to close) when put it down just touching the lock. I learned this later, and it's too late for me. Just to share with all of you guys.