Can you please give me some proper direction on removing the windshield and rear glass. Thank you, Cliff
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My suggestion is to take it to a professional glass installer and let them remove it, But I watched them do my car, and it didn't look to difficult. They cut the old gaskets since I was planning on using new anyway and gently pushed it out from the inside. My drivetrain was out so one guy stood in the engine bay and caught the back glass as it was pushed out. DON'T cut or let someone cut the 1/4 glass (by the "gills") They just push out and there are no repros available that I could find and it is a pain to try and find decent used ones
good luck
Gary
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good luck
Gary
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I removed my winshield without help by gently but firmly pushing it out from the inside. I sat in the middle of the interior, steering wheel and interior trim removed, both feet on the windshield and pushed fairly hard and steady. After a few minutes it slowly dislodged to the point where I could get a hand on it from the exterior. MY Pantera is a show winner, I was very carefull. It was easy. Good luck, Tom
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If you take it to a pro shop, be very sure they understand that the windshield gasket costs over $150 currently, so DONT CUT THE THING OUT! Some shops simply use a razor blade and order a new gasket on your buck. The gasket can be made more pliable with silicone greases, Armor-All or solvents. This assumes of course that your gasket is not dried and cracked, and is able to be re-used. If you're replacing the windsheld, simply put a heavy blanket on the hood, and with safety glasses on, lay in the passenger seat and kick the windshield out. The gasket then comes out easily and can be cleaned & reused. Other shops use this straighforward method with no problem.
> kick the windshield out
I think "push with your feet" might be a more appropriate term than kick but I could be wrong.
I think "push with your feet" might be a more appropriate term than kick but I could be wrong.
I took my windshield out in August. The car was in the paint shop, and, after calling three glass companies, all of which stated no responsibilty for breakage, I decided that I would rather risk breaking it myself, than pay someone else to do it for me.
I used a coupe of tapered, nylon glass tools, (look like tongue depressors only tapered) to pry under the rubber gasket at each top corner of the windshield. Once the corners were broken loose, I simply used my hands to gently, push the windshield and weather strip out at the top, then got out and tipped it away and lifted it off.
Do not remove the metal trim out of the rubber until the windshield is out of the car. Also, install the metal trim into the rubber, prior to reinstalling the windshield.
I used a long piece of thin nylon rope, inserted into the rubber channel, after soaping the rubber, to pull the rubber back around the steel flange on the body. Everything worked great.
Good Luck
DT
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I used a coupe of tapered, nylon glass tools, (look like tongue depressors only tapered) to pry under the rubber gasket at each top corner of the windshield. Once the corners were broken loose, I simply used my hands to gently, push the windshield and weather strip out at the top, then got out and tipped it away and lifted it off.
Do not remove the metal trim out of the rubber until the windshield is out of the car. Also, install the metal trim into the rubber, prior to reinstalling the windshield.
I used a long piece of thin nylon rope, inserted into the rubber channel, after soaping the rubber, to pull the rubber back around the steel flange on the body. Everything worked great.
Good Luck
DT
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Has anyone tried this:
double pane the rear window�.be sure to allow for pressure venting between panes greatly reduces engine noise.
The guy at the glass shop was clueless on how to allow for pressure venting, any ideas?
double pane the rear window�.be sure to allow for pressure venting between panes greatly reduces engine noise.
The guy at the glass shop was clueless on how to allow for pressure venting, any ideas?
Re the rear window: I recently removed my perfectly good rear window, to install a quiet dual-pane assembly being marketed by Ron Wade of Seattle WA. Removal was even easier than the windshield. The rear window is held in by a rubber flap over a short piece of body metal surrounding the entire rear window opening. A small amount of careful prying at the lower corner of the drivers side resulted in the whole window assembly moving slightly. I have my mostly-useless rear quarter windows removed, so it was simple to reach in and using the palm of my hand, to push & work the assembly into the cockpit. Be prepared: the assembly weighs 10 lbs and is 5 ft long. Its not easy for a single person to manipulate the thing without breaking it. Full story including test results in the August POCA newsletter.
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Originally posted by jack deryke:
Re the rear window: I recently removed my perfectly good rear window, to install a quiet dual-pane assembly being marketed by Ron Wade of Seattle WA. Removal was even easier than the windshield. The rear window is held in by a rubber flap over a short piece of body metal surrounding the entire rear window opening. A small amount of careful prying at the lower corner of the drivers side resulted in the whole window assembly moving slightly. I have my mostly-useless rear quarter windows removed, so it was simple to reach in and using the palm of my hand, to push & work the assembly into the cockpit. Be prepared: the assembly weighs 10 lbs and is 5 ft long. Its not easy for a single person to manipulate the thing without breaking it. Full story including test results in the August POCA newsletter.
Did you notice any difference with the dual pane window and how much was it?