3 door quarter window removal

[Seanl]

I have some rust under the seal on my 3 door quarter window. I am gonna remove it and treat it before spraying it back up, and want to do it all myself when weather permits. Has anyone done this before? if so, how do you do it??? Thanks

[Wayne]

I am 99% sure they are bonded on so you need a specialist to remove and refit them 

[Seanl]

How do you mean bonded? it looks like it is from the inside by a black sealer/silicone but can that not be just cut out and re-bonded then??

[Wayne]

How do you mean bonded? it looks like it is from the inside by a black sealer/silicone but can that not be just cut out and re-bonded then??

Yes but windscreen companys have the proper stuff.

[rubjonny]

yeah they're bonded in like the windscreen is. from what i have heard the surround will need replacing if you take the glass out, which only comes on new glass? you'll see what i mean when you look at your car

[harlemex]

Is that the rubber that goes all the way round the outside? Mine has perished. 

[rubjonny]

yeah i think so, i might be wrong on that one but am sure thats what someone said a while ago

[Seanl]

yeah I know what your talking about. It looks like it has started to crumble a little where the rust is. No way of doing this myself then? How much is that likely to cost me to have it removed then replaced, any ideas!?

[rubjonny]

its doable but its a real bastard of a job without the specialist equipment. was in the scrappy one time and these polish chaps were trying to get the screen out of a passat in the morning. i went home and came back a couple hours later and they were still at it! then just as they got 3/4 of the way round they cracked the screen. Doooooohhh!!! 

[Seanl]

Really dont fancy that! May try it when the weather gets better. What specialist tools are required? Thought I would have been able to just dig out all the sealant on the inside, have the missus ready to catch (I can that going horribly wrong!!) and pushing it out. Fitting would be the reverse as the saying goes! Obviously suction pads (or whatever they're called) to hold the window would be better, but surely not essential!?