I've done it twice. It's the easiest sealed window on the car. If your
friend knows old school rubber seal replacement, you'll have no problems.
You should be able to put 12v directly to the window contacts to see if the
heater is any good, use a cheap digital thermometer to read it. I have
never actually seen a bad one that I remember. I have a couple of good ones
should you need one.

Jim

On Sat, Oct 15, 2016 at 9:34 AM Eric Caron <ecaron1@comcast.net> wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
>         I have found a tiny spot of rust starting under my rear window
> seal on the outside.  this may be the original window seal or was replaced
> a long time ago.
>         Though my other windows have the channel and trim I’m planning to
> use a new seal with no trim.
>
> I have a experienced painter friend who plans to take out the window fix
> and match the paint and then return the windo.  He  has done busses in the
> past and has experience on older cars.
>
> So, any tips or suggestions of things I should have done while this window
> is out?
>
>  Pretty sure the rear defroster doesn’t work.  Anything I should know
> about the wires or such while we are working on the window?
>
>
> Eric Caron
> 85 GL Auto Westfalia
>