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Offline AMXguy

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Any advice on changing out door glass?
« on: January 17, 2007 - 06:04:40 PM »
I'm getting ready to put my new door glass in and the TSM directions would make more sense if they were in Chinese. is there a best way to do it without screwing up the adjustments or gutting all the hardware out of the door? I doubt there's an easy way but there's always a best way.  thanks
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Re: Any advice on changing out door glass?
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2007 - 01:00:02 AM »
you need to remove the fuzzy window adjusters , remove the rear guide as it interlocks with the plate bolted to the glass , remove the plastic stop pins that go through the glass , I can `t remember what has to be done with the front guide ? 

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Re: Any advice on changing out door glass?
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2007 - 05:35:08 AM »
                    Very Carfuuly is all I can say
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Re: Any advice on changing out door glass?
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2007 - 11:55:55 AM »
I think they are a PITA!  Not sure any way could be considered easy. :banghead:
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Re: Any advice on changing out door glass?
« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2007 - 11:59:21 AM »
Ask my brothers about rebuilding my window tracks. They were doing a lot of :swear: :stomp: :banghead:
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Offline AMXguy

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Re: Any advice on changing out door glass?
« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2007 - 06:56:19 PM »
 Boy you guys got me pumped up, sounds like it's going to be a blast.
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Re: Any advice on changing out door glass?
« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2007 - 07:02:45 PM »
My brother says to release the tracks, first. Have another person there. You will need another set of hands. Pull the 2 window tracks out, pull everything out of the way before you try to get the glass out. Take the felts and slides out.

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Re: Any advice on changing out door glass?
« Reply #7 on: January 18, 2007 - 09:25:37 PM »
The hardest part with E-body glass is it's large without the vent window, so make sure you keep it balanced while bringing it through the window opening.  There's plenty of metal between that area to leave a nice scratch if you aren't watching it closely. :thumbsup:
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Re: Any advice on changing out door glass?
« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2007 - 10:57:19 PM »
The original glass in my driver's door exploded; something came loose and the glass stressed when I was raising it.  Back then I could still get replacements in a wrecking yard, fortunately!

I still have a few cubes of it down in the bottom of the door, and found some more when I pulled out the carpet...

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Re: Any advice on changing out door glass?
« Reply #9 on: January 19, 2007 - 01:02:42 AM »
On the vent window... those things are a pain too :roflsmiley:  You can't win with any of em.  Just be patient, before you know it, there wont be any internals left!  Thats the way I do it, other than latch junk.
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