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rear window removal

Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2003 11:09 am
by angelo
can someone please walk me through removing the rear window in my 63.....it has the trim and my wife is convinced that i'll break it i attempt it without an instructi0on booklet for dummies...thanks.....

Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2003 12:58 pm
by JC-ATL
Are you trying to preserve the trim? That's probably the toughest part.

But here's the story: once you get the trim off, however you plan to do it, (Sorry, I never bother with it, I just go to Cal-look rubber) take a utility knife and cut around the end of the window, which is basically in one of the trim grooves. Once you've cut that off, one person pushes out from the inside, the other catches the window from the outside. Presto. Glass out.

Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2003 1:11 pm
by angelo
yeah i do want to keep the trim but am planning on going to the cal look.

Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2003 2:55 pm
by Air-Cooled Head
Here's how to do it.

With something sharp and stiff, like a linolium (sp) knife, cut under the trim from the outside. You may have to go around more than once, but this will cut the rubber that holds the trim so it can be removed whole. Then have someone inside the car gently push. The window will fall out easily.

Posted: Fri Aug 15, 2003 7:43 pm
by angelo
thanks for all the help...should have it out for the weekend...

Posted: Sat Aug 16, 2003 3:38 pm
by angelo
it's out..thanks for the advice..it went super smooth.... :D