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Slide the front seats all the way forward to give yourself some room to work in the back.

Lift up the back of the rear seat cushion in the crevice to find a bolt. Remove the bolt with a socket wrench.

Pull the latches underneath the rear seat cushion forward to free them from their hooks. Remove the seat cushion from the Acura out one of the side doors.

Find three bolts under the seat back and two above the seat back near the headrests. Remove all five bolts with a socket wrench.

Pull the seat back forward and out of the vehicle.

Lower the window completely. Disconnect the clips and hook on the cover of the mirror mount. Detach the cover from the mirror mount by hand, and unplug the electrical connector for the tweeter in the door.

Detach the cap from the mirror, and remove the retaining screw with a socket wrench. Pull the inner handle on the mirror forward, and disconnect the rod from the handle. Unplug the electrical connector for the power door lock.

Disconnect the clips on the door panel with a trim pad remover. Pull the panel up to remove it from the door. Detach the electrical connector for the speaker in the door.

Unplug the wiring harness on the door from the drivers side mirror. Detach the socket for the courtesy light bulb if you are removing the passengers side mirror. Remove the clip for the wiring harness from the passengers door panel.

Pull up on the upper seal for the door to access the electrical connector under the seal. Detach the connector in the mirror and its harness clip. Remove the mounting bolts for the mirror with a socket wrench, and push out the clip on the mirror. Remove the mirror from the vehicle.

Install the new mirror to its mount, and attach the clip. Fasten the mirror into the mount with the mounting bolts. Attach the electrical connector for the mirror and its harness clip. Connect the electrical connector under the doors upper seal.

Connect the wiring harness on the drivers side door to the mirror. Attach the socket for the courtesy light bulb and clip for the wiring harness on the passengers side door panel. Attach the electrical connector for the door speaker, and install the door panel to the door.

Plug the electrical connector into the door lock, and connect the inner handle for the door. Fasten the retaining screw for the mirror with a socket wrench, and attach the cap for the mirror. Plug in the electrical connector for the tweeter in the door, and attach the cover for the mirror mount.

Disconnect the cable from the negative battery terminal with a socket wrench to prevent a short circuit or electrical shock during the procedure. Detach the delta cover for the mirror mount from the door panel and remove the retaining screw under the cover.

Pop out the caps covering the retaining screws on the armrest with a trim remover, and remove the screws from the armrest with a socket wrench. Detach the armrest from the door.

Remove the retaining screw for the cover surrounding the inner door handle using a socket wrench. Detach the cover from the door handle. Insert a door handle removal tool between the handle and door panel. Push the tool against the spring clip to free the handle from the door panel.

Pry off the panel plastic inserts from the door using a trim removal tool. Lift the panel up to detach its lip from the top of the door, using a gentle up and down motion if necessary. Disconnect all electrical wiring behind the door panel, and remove the panel from the door.

Squeeze the connectors together to release the wiring harness from the outside mirror assembly. Disconnect the three retaining screws from the mirror assembly with a socket wrench, and remove the mirror from the vehicle.

Disconnect the negative battery cable with a socket wrench and remove the cover of the ignition coil. Raise the vehicle with a jack and support it on jack stands. Disconnect both front tires with a lug wrench. Remove the splash shield below the vehicle and detach the accessory drive belts.

Place a wooden plank on top of a floor jack and position the floor jack under the oil pan of the vehicle. Raise the floor jack slightly to take the engines weight off the side mount. Disconnect the bolts that attach the side mount to the engine and chassis with a socket wrench. Remove the side mount from the front of the engine.

Disconnect the mounting bolt for the dipstick tube with a socket wrench. Remove the dipstick from its O-ring mount. Remove the covers on the timing belt to expose the timing belt on the camshaft pulleys.

Turn the crankshaft clockwise to align the timing marks. The white mark on the crankshaft pulley must align with the timing mark on the cover of the timing belt cover. The timing marks on the camshaft pulleys must align with the timing marks on the rear upper cover of the timing belt.

Hold the crankshaft pulley in place with Holder Attachment Tool 07MAB-PY3010A. Disconnect the bolt on the crankshaft pulley with a socket wrench and pull the crankshaft pulley from the engine.

Remove one of the battery clamp bolts with a socket wrench. Screw the bolt into the hole at the base of the right cylinder head by hand to hold the timing belt adjuster in place. Remove the engine mount bracket and loosen the bolt for the idler pulley by five turns. Remove the timing belt and spark plugs.

Remove the bolt from the right cylinder head by hand and screw it into its original hole on the battery clamp with a socket wrench. Remove the timing belt tensioner and attach Stopper tool 14540-P8A-A01 to hold the auto-tensioner in place.

Repeat Step 4 to realign the timing marks on the crankshaft and camshaft, if necessary. Install the timing belt tensioner, and remove Stopper tool 14540-P8A-A01 to release the tensioner.

Install the new timing belt onto the crankshaft sprocket, idler pulley, left camshaft sprocket, water pump pulley, right camshaft sprocket and adjusting pulley in that order. Tighten the mounting bolt on the idler pulley bolt to 33 foot-pounds with a torque wrench. Connect the bolts that attach the engine mount to the engine. Tighten the No. 6 bolt to 104 inch-pounds and tighten the No. 10 bolts to 33 foot-pounds with a torque wrench.

Attach the timing belt covers with a socket wrench. Connect the crankshaft pulley and tighten its bolt by hand. Torque the crankshaft pulley bolt to 181 foot-pounds with a torque wrench and Holder Attachment tool 07MAB-PY3010A.

Rotate the crankshaft at least five complete clockwise turns to position the timing belt on the sprockets, and align the timing marks align once again. Perform Steps 1 through 3 in reverse order to install the remaining components. Adjust the tension on the drive belts.