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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: Seanl on 03 August 2011, 09:46
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I'm a bit worried about removing it. Its obviously bonded from the inside, so I'll have to cut it all away and force it out? But will I need a new seal and risk damaging the old one? Cost a fortune so don't wanna damage it if I can help it, but need to sort the rust issue out at the bottom. Anyone taken it out before?
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Better to get a glass company to remove it and rebond it, much easier as they have the kit to sort it.
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Its like the rear screen it has like a rubber seal thing round edge.
iv just had my rear screen removed for my respray and its just been put back in :cool:
the seal round edge of glass is just rubber bonded to the glass and not actually the seal, the seal is the bond that actually holds the glass in place. the glass guy just cut mine out and the rubber round the edge was not cut or damaged at all.. he just re boded the glass back in after and you cant tell its ever been out
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Sean I have the same problem, rust under the drivers rear quater and on the tailgate too.
Hopefully once you have it sorted you can let us know what ya done and then I can have a bash at it too lol
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Well I've just stripped off the door card and trim from inside, just don't wanna start it and it end up raining so I can't complete it. Might wait til Monday as the lump is going back in at the w.end, so if I cock it up, I can take it to someone who knows what their doing! Need to be careful the glass doesn't end up on the concrete when I cut the bonding off too! There was shattered glass behind the door card too, so it's obviously been broken into in the past or summat, probs where the issue started. Thanks for replies though, will keep updated of progress. :smiley:
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Well I've just stripped off the door card and trim from inside, just don't wanna start it and it end up raining so I can't complete it. Might wait til Monday as the lump is going back in at the w.end, so if I cock it up, I can take it to someone who knows what their doing! Need to be careful the glass doesn't end up on the concrete when I cut the bonding off too! There was shattered glass behind the door card too, so it's obviously been broken into in the past or summat, probs where the issue started. Thanks for replies though, will keep updated of progress. :smiley:
Good luck, you need specialist glue / bonding agent to refit the glass.
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If you need to get at the metal then you will have to take out the seal.
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Good luck, you need specialist glue / bonding agent to refit the glass.
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Oh yeah! Cheers Wayne!
If you need to get at the metal then you will have to take out the seal.
That's the plan, cheers Len. :smiley:
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Brad, did the body shop take your glass out and are they putting it back in for u?
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Brad, did the body shop take your glass out and are they putting it back in for u?
Yes mate they got a glass comPany to come in and remove it, they have since re fitted it. I happen to know the guy that did it and if u was local to Leeds I could have hooked u up
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Same here! Know just the place in Swindon! Shame its 180 miles away!
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Yeah cheers fellas! May get it taken out, sort the rust mesen, then get em to put it back in. Have to find a local place to do it though.......
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Have a look see if you have a stone chip somewhere you need to get sorted, when they come round ask the geeza if he wants to earn a little bit of cash, to just take glass out and bond back in again.
Worth a try surely??
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No stone chips but not worth it anyway as my windscreen excess is £60 so would probably cost more than it's gonna cost to take it out and put it back in.