I never tried to replace a windshield myself, but I
understoof it to be very easy.  So when I needed a
windshield, I paid the pros to come out and do it.
Comparison shopping found me someone to come to my
place and replace it with a new windshield for $140.

Anyway, I watched them perform the procedure.  It took
about 20 seconds to remove the old one and 30 seconds
to install the new one.  Here is what they did:

Removal:
 - two people may be required
 - each person used a radiator hose removal tool
 - each person used the tool to wedge out one top
corner of the windshield
 - after very little wedging, they thumped the
windshield from the inside; and it started coming out
 - they pushed out the top, moving outside to inside
 - then pulled out the sides and lifted it out
 - pull off the old rubber
 - the old rubber was in average condition and they
saved it

Installing
 - install the rubber
 - spray the edge that goes against the body with
silicone spray to make it pliable
 - in the gap of the rubber all the way around, place
a piece of rope, approximately 1/4" in diameter, amybe
a little thicker
 - place the rope so that it meets at the middle
bottom of the windshield, overlap by a few inches
 - place the windshield on the car
 - have one person push from the outside at the middle
bottom
 - other person pulls the rope, by pulling the rope,
you pull the rubber over the body
 - one person continues pulling the rope, while the
other pushes the windshield from the opposite side
 - done in no time

Z

--- Craig <jimcricket@KENDRA.COM> wrote:
> Hallo all,
>
> This is what I want to do: I want to recover/salvage
> a nearly new
> windshield AND seal from a van at the salvage yard.
> The archives give me
> plenty of info and tips on recovering the glass, but
> I really want to get
> the soft and supple seal to accompany it. The
> archives revealed little to
> me except for the guy who used a whole bunch of
> butter knives as prys on
> both the inside and out, not to mention four extra
> hands and some lubricant.
>
> Any experience or knowledge on this subject
> available?
>
> Thanks, Skinflint Jones

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