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Old 11-08-22, 04:52 PM
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Is it possible to just add the rear door shades from the UL to the ML?
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Get a new door? I think you need to do a lot of stuff, there are two curtains, one vertically and one horizontally for the tiny triangle window. Just what I can think of: door panels that has the cut out for the curtains, the roller curtain mechanism, not sure what else is different internally to fit all that stuff. The tiny curtain I believe rolls into the triangle glass pillar, then there are the mounts for the hooks on the corner of the door and the top of the door.
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This is probably the best bet. You need to swap the door cards and most of the trim around the windows so getting 2 whole doors is probably the most cost effective way.
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So I recently found a UL at an LKQ and pulled the rear door panels for this upgrade (and the UL glass). The shade resides in the top 1/3rd of the door panel. Idk if you can swap the piece into the non-UL panel or not. Haven't gotten around to do it yet. You also need to pull the inside window trim b/c it has two tabs which the sun-shade rests when deployed. Both the door panel, and inside window trim are pretty easy to pull. Maybe 15 min per side. The rear UL glass is a little harder as you have to remove the inside rails to pull the glass out.
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Not impossible but very unlikely. The shades retracts into the door and hooks unto the windows. You either need a new or complete interior door trim from a UL. Then, realize the interior colors and leather trim materials are different for the UL. The door cards also have cut-outs for features that are unique to the UL. The wiring harnesses may be different.

It just seems a lot of time, effort and expense. That said, it's up to you.
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This is why just buy an Ul in the first place
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