Need help with removing glass
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Need help with removing glass
I'm planning on switching the glass on one of the rear doors in my Panel truck. There's weatherstripping around the entire window.
How would one go about replacing the glass?
Thanks, Ilya
How would one go about replacing the glass?
Thanks, Ilya
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From: Rockford, IL
First, throw a brick through the old window. Then, call a glass guy to make a new one. 
Just kidding. On my '58 the windshield was cracked really bad and the seal was no good anyway so I took a carpet knife and cut the seal on the inside of the cab it was still soft because it hadn't been exposed to the elements. Then the whole windshield popped out with what was left of the seal still attached. I put a new seal on the new window and took my time putting it back in. If you take a piece of nylon string and wrap it around the seal down in the channel leaving the ends hang over the side at the top. When you push the new window to the opening on the outside of the truck. You can grab one end of the string from the inside of the truck and slowly pull it away from the glass. With a little patience and time this will help pull the rubber window seal around the metal lip of the door. I hope this makes sense. It doesnt hurt to have a hooked end tool to help. Hope this was what you were looking for. John
Just kidding. On my '58 the windshield was cracked really bad and the seal was no good anyway so I took a carpet knife and cut the seal on the inside of the cab it was still soft because it hadn't been exposed to the elements. Then the whole windshield popped out with what was left of the seal still attached. I put a new seal on the new window and took my time putting it back in. If you take a piece of nylon string and wrap it around the seal down in the channel leaving the ends hang over the side at the top. When you push the new window to the opening on the outside of the truck. You can grab one end of the string from the inside of the truck and slowly pull it away from the glass. With a little patience and time this will help pull the rubber window seal around the metal lip of the door. I hope this makes sense. It doesnt hurt to have a hooked end tool to help. Hope this was what you were looking for. John
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From: Friendswood, Texas
For the small cost of the labor, the fact that many glass shops are mobil, and to avoid the risk of breaking the window on isntallation, this is one of the things I generally pay to have done. If you really want to do this yourself, blak58's instructions are spot on. I would add that using a liquid soap on the rubber to reduce friction makes the job much easier.
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