F5 Door Dissection
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F5 Door Dissection
Finally getting the title this weekend for the f5. I will be needing glass in the doors. What is the best tips/resource for taking the doors apart to install the glass? Thanks guys
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Remove the door inspection cover on the inside. Roll the regulator all the way down. You should be able to see the glass channel attached to the regulator with two spring pins. Remove the pins and push the channel from the regulator. Let the old glass, if still sitting inside the channel, and slide down to the bottom of the door. Roll the regulator up and remove the glass through the door opening.
Reverse the process for the installation. Just make sure that you align the glass into the run channel towards front of the door.
Also, check the repair manual, if you have one. There should be pictures and an explanation as well.
Reverse the process for the installation. Just make sure that you align the glass into the run channel towards front of the door.
Also, check the repair manual, if you have one. There should be pictures and an explanation as well.
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Oh yes, a manual, have not got one yet. Hard time finding it. Thanks for the info 51PanelMan. The movement is somewhat rough on the mechanism to roll the window up and down.
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Manuals are easy to find, any play that sells reproduction parts sells them. Originals, reprints and CDs show up on eBay all of the time. They usually sell for around $30-35, worth every penny. That's if you read them first before tearing into your truck, something I tend to forget to do, but they do come in handy even after you have something torn apart.
For replacement glass I went to a shower door glass place, I couldn't find any auto glass place in my area that cut glass for cars. Make sure you tell them what it's for and that you need highway safety glass.
For replacement glass I went to a shower door glass place, I couldn't find any auto glass place in my area that cut glass for cars. Make sure you tell them what it's for and that you need highway safety glass.
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