removing a windscreen

[Brendan-s]

Hard/easy/tips? Hopefully lined up a cheap replacement for the beater's cracked screen, I'll just have to remove it myself. Don't mind getting someone to fit it with a new seal if I get the glass for bugger all. Google has bugger all.

[bogged]

feet against screen with boots on and push till it pops out

[cloughy]

feet against screen with boots on and push till it pops out

you haven't done many laminated screens have you, maybe if its a zoned toughened screen you just kick it out:roll:


You need to either, depending on seal, cut it out, heat the strip, remove the seperating strips, then push carefully and all around with your feet

[Rory]

telstra rope under the inside of the seal and carefully pop it out...works a treat on hilux style window rubbers...

[grimbo]

I take it this is for the Sierra then the above method works a treat. being flat glass they don't take much persuasion to come out once the seal is broken

[mkpatrol]

feet against screen with boots on and push till it pops out

you haven't done many laminated screens have you, maybe if its a zoned toughened screen you just kick it out:roll:


You need to either, depending on seal, cut it out, heat the strip, remove the seperating strips, then push carefully and all around with your feet

What Bogged said is correct (AAARRRRRGGGGHHHHHHHH that hurt)


Being laminated for this method is better as the screen will not shatter, I think what you mean is if it is held in by rubber or not. Kicking it out is correct for rubber seals but you need to cut it out if it is held in by urethane or the old mastic heat seal found in older cars.

[rockcrawler31]

feet against screen with boots on and push till it pops out

you haven't done many laminated screens have you, maybe if its a zoned toughened screen you just kick it out:roll:


You need to either, depending on seal, cut it out, heat the strip, remove the seperating strips, then push carefully and all around with your feet

What Bogged said is correct (AAARRRRRGGGGHHHHHHHH that hurt)


Being laminated for this method is better as the screen will not shatter, I think what you mean is if it is held in by rubber or not. Kicking it out is correct for rubber seals but you need to cut it out if it is held in by urethane or the old mastic heat seal found in older cars.

I agree. it depends on what you want to save - the rubber or the glass. one or the other is going to get rooted if you diy. i have removed a couple of my laminated windscreens that were cracked by carefully breaking it up a bit then pushing out with boots.

Make sure you put a big sheet over your dash as the glass splinters will get everywhere and inside your windscreen heater ducts.

MILO

[benhl]

telstra rope under the inside of the seal and carefully pop it out...works a treat on hilux style window rubbers...

What's Telstra Rope??

[bj on roids]

telstra rope under the inside of the seal and carefully pop it out...works a treat on hilux style window rubbers...

What's Telstra Rope??

thin blue and yellow rope (any rope will do)

telstra rope/beach rope, its cheap cable pulling rope, used once and discarded for pulling cables

[macca81]

telstra rope under the inside of the seal and carefully pop it out...works a treat on hilux style window rubbers...

What's Telstra Rope??

thin blue and yellow rope (any rope will do)

telstra rope/beach rope, its cheap cable pulling rope, used once and discarded for pulling cables

called telstra rope cause when phone lines where put in, the telstra rope was put threw first, then that pulled the lines threw.

[cloughy]

feet against screen with boots on and push till it pops out

you haven't done many laminated screens have you, maybe if its a zoned toughened screen you just kick it out:roll:


You need to either, depending on seal, cut it out, heat the strip, remove the seperating strips, then push carefully and all around with your feet

What Bogged said is correct (AAARRRRRGGGGHHHHHHHH that hurt)


Being laminated for this method is better as the screen will not shatter, I think what you mean is if it is held in by rubber or not. Kicking it out is correct for rubber seals but you need to cut it out if it is held in by urethane or the old mastic heat seal found in older cars.

You didn;t read my whole post did you

You need to either, depending on seal, cut it out, heat the strip, remove the seperating strips, then push carefully and all around with your feet

Simply kicking it out, isnt the way for a windsreen, all other non-moving- non glued windodows generally yes, or if its zone toughened, if you kick it out and purposely break up a laminated screen, your an idiot, glass splinters forever ain't fun

[RUFF]

Hard/easy/tips? Hopefully lined up a cheap replacement for the beater's cracked screen, I'll just have to remove it myself. Don't mind getting someone to fit it with a new seal if I get the glass for bugger all. Google has bugger all.

What is the Beater?

[Frankeh]

Hard/easy/tips? Hopefully lined up a cheap replacement for the beater's cracked screen, I'll just have to remove it myself. Don't mind getting someone to fit it with a new seal if I get the glass for bugger all. Google has bugger all.

What is the Beater?

Someone (usually male) aged 13-45

[Brendan-s]

You need to either, depending on seal, cut it out, heat the strip, remove the seperating strips, then push carefully and all around with your feet

Yeah figured as much. I am going to use a new seal anyway so figured it would be a case of cutting it out.

It's an 89 L series subaru station wagon. Not sure if it's laminated or not.

[RUFF]

You need to either, depending on seal, cut it out, heat the strip, remove the seperating strips, then push carefully and all around with your feet

Yeah figured as much. I am going to use a new seal anyway so figured it would be a case of cutting it out.

It's an 89 L series subaru station wagon. Not sure if it's laminated or not.

Its Laminated. If its held in with a rubber which im sure it is then its easy to get out in one piece. You can eaither run a box cutter blade around the rubber by sliding it against the glass but under the rubber and slice the top half of the rubber off and then the screen just lifts out but obviously you destroy the rubber but there is very little chance of damaging the screen this way.

Or take a screwdriver and sit in the drivers seat. Place your feet gently on the inside of the screen near the corner and use a little pressure and then use the screwdriver to push the edge of the rubber(body side) towards the screen so it starts to push out(screen and rubber together). Slowly make your way down the side of the screen and then across the top of the screen and down the other side. You should then have the entire top half of the screen out of the frame. Then get back outside and lift the screen towards the top of the frame slowly pulling the bottom of the rubber away with it. Dont try and pull straight up you need to pull it out at the same angle as the window frame. This way you can re-use the runbber.


In any case a brand new screen should only be around $150 installed + the rubber if you need a new one. Most times the rubber is still intact and re-usable. Dont call the large windscreen places. Call the small mobile guys they will allways look after you better.