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10/01/2015 at 21:27 • Filed to: None
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Anyone ever done this? Is it something that can be done “DIY”? I need a rear window for my car that Safelite has absolutely none of in stock anywhere in the US, and there’s no cars at the local U-Pull-Its. There’s a part out car on Craigslist that has the rear window but it sounds like a hairy job. I want to make sure I can do this before I attempt it.
Steve in Manhattan
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10/01/2015 at 21:32 |
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Eeesh ... you have to release the glass with dental floss around the edges, then take it out with those giant suction cup handles. And it’s difficult to do. Can you offer a price that includes the owner removing the glass for you?
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> Steve in Manhattan
10/01/2015 at 21:35 |
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I budgeted 350 for the glass and install, and safelite can install for 120, so I can go up to 230 if they can remove the glass BUT I’d rather offer the 40 that it’s worth and try it myself. “I’ll pay either way...” lol... I’m reading things like weed whacker lines as well, big ole spudgers, that kind of stuff. Sounds like it comes out how you’d expect it to, just with a lot more force. But since it’s the only glass around right now, and rain is right around the corner, I want to do this as professionally as I can.
jkm7680
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10/01/2015 at 21:36 |
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It’s not easy.
There’s a jackhammer like tool that I’ve used to front glass before, but it’s still a tricky job to get right.
Master Cylinder
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10/01/2015 at 21:37 |
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I imagine some cars are different, but I think most cars have the rear glass attached in pretty much the same way as the windshield.
I’ve removed two windshields in my life. I broke one of them almost immediately. It’s tough and it’s risky, but if you get the glass out successfully, replacing it isn’t too bad. 3M makes a product that is more or less a super-sticky urethane rope that you just place in the window channel and then press the glass into place.
Birddog
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10/01/2015 at 21:41 |
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What year and what kind of car?
Older cars used a weird Gum that was an insane PITA to cut because it’d reset itself after the cut. More modern cars are set in a Urethane Caulk and not as bad(still bad). You can get the tool at Harbor Freight and some O’PepZones.
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Steve in Manhattan
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10/01/2015 at 21:43 |
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You might be able to rent (or borrow) the suction cups. Lifting it out is the most dangerous part (like landing a plane). Good luck.
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> Birddog
10/01/2015 at 21:45 |
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93 nissan 240sx coupe. Pretty simple looking, probably on the easier side of window removals...
Kofi
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10/01/2015 at 21:48 |
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Piano wire works best, going to need some urethane and some activator plus clean the pinch weld with some sort of rust inhibitor. If there is a rubber moulding you may want to order a new one just so you don't have to fight with it to put it back in.
Urambo Tauro
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10/01/2015 at 21:51 |
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Take a partner to the donor car with you. After removing all of the trim, pierce the glue/caulk that is holding the glass in place. Do not pry against the glass!
Slip a piece of steel cable through the glue and grab it with locking pliers (Vise-Grips). Grab the other end with another pair of locking pliers. One of you inside, the other outside, work along the edge of the window in a team-sawing motion, back and forth. Cut the glue along the entire perimeter; don’t get impatient, trying to muscle it when it’s “almost free”.
Have suction-cup handles with you too. Make sure you have a plan for transporting it safely back to your car.
LeftOfTheDial
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10/01/2015 at 21:54 |
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I agree with birdog, get the tool. Napa May be your best bet. Bring a friend, one inside car be out and simply saw through the caulk.
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Birddog
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10/01/2015 at 21:55 |
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That should be set in the Urethane. Not a fun project but not terrible. The tool is the key.
It looks like this.
