Rear Window Molding Clips

[cjm]

Do you have to remove the rear window (70 Cuda) to install the clips for the molding?

[Alaskan_TA]

Yes. They are held in with philips head screws, no way to get to them with the glass in place.

[cjm]

So, remove the window, put the screws in, install the window, pu the clips on, install the molding???    Now, if I can just figure out how to get the window out without breaking it....   or should I just leave this one to the professionals........

[quapman]

Utility knife and several new blades should do the trick. Oh, and a lot of patience.

I do not recommend using the wire method.

[e-tek]

I have restored MANY cars and do EVERY SINGLE bit of them myself, with the notable exceptions of engine machine work and removal/installation glass!! Too easy to break a slab of glass either taking it out or installing. As well, they use a hot knife to cut the butyl sealer...way easier than a knife or cold cutter.

[Alaskan_TA]

You have to install the clips with the screws.

[wally426ci]

I heat up a putty knife with a torch. 

[e-tek]

I heat up a putty knife with a torch. 

that'll certainly work - but one chip or crack does a replacement make! no problem if you're replacing anyways, but i find it less expensive in the long run to have the pro's remove and replace, plus they gaurantee against leaks, have the right screws/clips and rarely bend the trim getting it back on!