how do you remove/replace windows
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Topic: how do you remove/replace windows
Posted By: hakosuka
Subject: how do you remove/replace windows
Date Posted: April 09, 2006 at 9:25 AM
i was just wondering how you would go about removing windows such as the windshield or the back windows and also put them back on. I've heard that some people use guitar or piano string to get it off? is that right?
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Posted By: prophesybh
Date Posted: April 09, 2006 at 9:50 AM
yeah you can even use a high lb. test fishing line. You have to put a small hole through the silicone that holds the window down. Slide the string through the hole. Have a person on the out side and a person on the inside, using a sort of sawing motion go all the way around the window. Then the window should come out(it will come out towards the hood). Thats how to remove the front and rear windshields. As for interior windows thats a little more complicated.
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Posted By: hakosuka
Date Posted: April 09, 2006 at 10:31 PM
thanks prophesybh. does anyone know how you would put the windows back in?
Posted By: blufab
Date Posted: April 10, 2006 at 1:03 AM
To put it back in you want make sure you remove all silicone from the glass and the window seal, the cleaner the better. Then you wan t to replace the molding, and put a bead of silicone all the way around the window seal, put the winshield in place, then use a couple pieces of across the winshield and car to hold it in place whil the silicone dries. Also there are special cutting tools that make removing the silicone from the glass a one person job and a whole lot easier, they can be picked up at the autoparts store.
Posted By: hakosuka
Date Posted: April 10, 2006 at 3:08 AM
thanks blufab, well that answers all my questions
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