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Title: removing glass!! help needed!
Post by: snifferdog on 10 September 2008, 19:42

hey everyone,ive just been offered some cash for the front and rear windows and sunroof from the golf that im breaking,thing is,ive never took any glass out before and the haynes manual is warning me against it!! anybody know how i remove these or if it really is just a job for the proffesionals? thanks!

Title: Re: removing glass!! help needed!
Post by: 01664gti on 10 September 2008, 19:52

2 minute job mate
take the door panel off and find the 2 10mm bolts which hold the glass in.Undo them and pull it up.

the rears you will have to take the quarter window bar out to get the window out but its only a pozi screw inside the rubber at the top of the door

As for the sunrrof probably best to pull the roof liing down and remove it complete with rails etc

Title: Re: removing glass!! help needed!
Post by: snifferdog on 10 September 2008, 19:58

thanks for that mate,thing is,i actually meant the front windscreen and the rear tailgate glass,i have done the doors already,thanks for the help though,much appreciated!

Title: Re: removing glass!! help needed!
Post by: 01664gti on 10 September 2008, 20:35

oh sorry, the front and rears are bonded in. It would be mega hard to get them out without bustin them

Title: Re: removing glass!! help needed!
Post by: Rmachines on 10 September 2008, 21:19

I will give you £100 if you manage to get that windscreen out in one peice  :grin:

Title: Re: removing glass!! help needed!
Post by: 01664gti on 10 September 2008, 21:29

you give him £100 ill give him a dustpan and brush lol

Title: Re: removing glass!! help needed!
Post by: Rmachines on 10 September 2008, 21:30

 :grin: :grin:

Title: Re: removing glass!! help needed!
Post by: Rmachines on 10 September 2008, 21:31

I did try to do this once...  I used a hot knife (dont laugh)  I heated the knife up and pushed it in to melt through the seal... worked well untill i got to the bottom...  then i had to prise it apart and snap goes the windscreen.

Title: Re: removing glass!! help needed!
Post by: snifferdog on 10 September 2008, 21:35

right,this is my mission now! im holding you to that £100  :wink:

Title: Re: removing glass!! help needed!
Post by: Rmachines on 10 September 2008, 21:45

Toolspot sell a tool for this job...
http://www.toolspot.co.uk/product/dust-pan-and-brush?source=froogle (http://www.toolspot.co.uk/product/dust-pan-and-brush?source=froogle)

Title: Re: removing glass!! help needed!
Post by: snifferdog on 10 September 2008, 21:54

very good!!  :grin:

Title: Re: removing glass!! help needed!
Post by: kells on 10 September 2008, 22:29

auto glass man got my old one out perfect, no cracks nothing, i was impressed

Title: Re: removing glass!! help needed!
Post by: 01664gti on 10 September 2008, 22:30

I have seen it done with some kind of wire wit a wooden handle on each end

Title: Re: removing glass!! help needed!
Post by: Rmachines on 10 September 2008, 22:44

Yea i asked my local windscreen fitter to take it out of my old one and put it in my new one but he said he would need a heated wire and even then its dodgy so he said rarther tan spend £60 on labour trying and failing just spend £95 for a new one fitted :grin:

Title: Re: removing glass!! help needed!
Post by: snifferdog on 11 September 2008, 17:08

cheers for the help,but i wont be collecting that £100!! the glass was smashed within 10 minutes.  :grin:  :grin:

Title: Re: removing glass!! help needed!
Post by: 01664gti on 11 September 2008, 17:16

sorry to hear that mate, but we did warn you  :grin:  :grin:

do you want the dustpan and brush now  :grin: :grin: