Monday, August 7, 2017

Getting the glass out

Fortunately for us, the glass in our cars in installed using gaskets.  This makes it a bit easier to remove.  I started with the quarter window glass.  It was pretty easy to remove using a box cutter.  I pushed the cutter between the glass and the lip of the weatherstrip and starting cutting at a slight angle.  Essentially, you're trying to cut off the outer lip of the seal.

Cutting the seal at roughly a 45 degree angle.  

After cutting off the out lip, the window should pop outward fairly easily.

Remove the glass and then pull out the rest of the weatherstrip by hand.  

The vent windows were next.  Remove the five screws at the top (three large and two small) and the two bolts at the bottom inside the door.  Now roll the window down and you should be able to pull the vent window assembly out the top.

The vent window provides the front channel for the door glass, so you're already part of the way towards getting it out.  Remove the locating bracket in the top middle of the door (two screws) and any screws holding the window regulator in the door.  You should be able to slightly angle the glass and pull it out now.  Then, you can pull the regulator through the large hole in the door.  Sorry, I guess I didn't take pics of these steps.

No comments:

Post a Comment