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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: beaumont, tx
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how to remove front window?
how can i get the front window out without cutting the seal? ive done it before on VWs so i know it can be done. im just pulling it to remove the dash and putting it right back in. i searched for it but could not find an answer. thanks
also its an 81 if it matters brett |
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yeller
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Twin Cities
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Re: how to remove front window?
Remove the lock strip holding it in place, you can then remove the window and then the gasket without damaging it.
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: cocoa florida
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Re: how to remove front window?
hope you are talking about the windshield
in the center of the molding that holds the windshield in place on the exterior there is a thin strip called a lock strip take an awl or thin screwdriver and pry it up and out all the way around the windshield . this will loosen up the seal and should allow you to put firm gentle pressure on the inside of the windshield and push it out of the frame slow and steady pressure and two sets of hands works best but have done several by my self Mark Last edited by impalamark; 09-10-2008 at 09:12 PM. |
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Robert Olson Transport
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Re: how to remove front window?
mark said it best but in all honesty it helps alot to have a helper.. i also like to put a heavy rag like a good towel between my hands and the glass for safety sake in case there is a good break in the window
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: beaumont, tx
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Re: how to remove front window?
thanks, its already out. now what is the reinstallation procedure? do i assembly it all out of the truck and put a string in the channel to pull the lip back on or what? thanks again
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Robert Olson Transport
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Re: how to remove front window?
ive always stuck the window in the gasket and got that back in the truck wth a string and once its seated then you install the inner lockstrip
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