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Date:         Fri, 6 Oct 2000 16:31:55 -0400
Reply-To:     "1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"" <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "1980 VW Westfalia \"Pokey\"" <pokey@VANAGON.ORG>
Subject:      Re: Removing reaer window
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If you DIY you could try Larry Johnson's window seal insertion tool for installing window rubber and the appropriate seal: http://www.enter.net/~bloss/vw/wintool.html

Thanks, Chris Gronski Toronto, Ontario, '80 Westy "Pokey" '87 Chevrolet Sprint (Ice Racer) '91 Pontiac Firefly Convertible

----- Original Message ----- From: "Marshall Ruskin" <mruskin@PANGEA.CA> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, October 06, 2000 4:05 PM Subject: Re: Removing reaer window

> If you see rust there- it will get worse. > > I removed had the window removed last spring, and it is a job that can be > done at home. > > What you want to do it to go to a Speedy Autoglass, or whatever they call it > where you live - and buy something called a "fiberstick". It's similar to a > tongue depressor - but made for cars! > > Anyhow, then you do this: > > Spray window cleaner or soapy water all around the interior-inside of the > rubber window seal. > > The cleaner is to act as a lubricant for the fiber-stick, which you will run > all around the inside perimeter - to break the bond between the rubber seal > and the glass. > > Ok - you've broken the seal, good! > > Next, prepare to break your plastic window trim as you remove it. Mine broke > so easily, even SuperVanagonMan would have done it. > > Next, run the fiber-stick under the glass, to lift the glass over the > rubber - be careful!!!!!! > > Then use more cleaner, and run the stick all around the rubber, so as to pry > the glass from the seal. Sort of like using tire irons to remove a clincher > bicycle tire from the wheel rim. > > Or - you could do this: > > Goto your autoglass store, offer them $20 to R&R your window - and be done > with it. > > Happy Thanksgiving to all the Cannucks too! (In my house, we call it the > "Turkey Holocaust"!) > > Hope this helps a bit! > > Marshall Ruskin > 84 Westy > Winnipeg, Canada > > >I see the start of rust forming under my rear window seal (grrrrr....). > >Is it a straightforward task to pop out the rear window to clean up this > >rust (and while it's out, take my window to the tint shop). What all is > >invoved? Removing the (what was once) chrome window trim and carefully > >pyring the seal away, or is that gonna leave me with a broken window? I > >would also like to replace the chrome window trim as per the discussion > >a couple of months ago. The thread on POR-15 has got me thinking about > >this plan (stupid now that it's winter here - never seem to get around > >to these things in the summer). > > > >Happy Thanksgiving to the Canucks! > > > >Cheers! > >Keith Adams > >Calgary, Alberta, Canada > >1986 Vanagon GL Westfalia "Roxy" > > >


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