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Rear glass replacement

Old Oct 7, 2024 | 04:55 PM
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Rear glass replacement

Someone decided my suitcase was much too tempting to leave in my car in a locked parking garage.


does anyone have WIS or experience in replacing this? Looks pretty straightforward with a couple of electrical connections and a glued surface.

I figure at this point I’ll do a better job than Safelite if provided the instructions.

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Old Oct 10, 2024 | 12:43 AM
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Don't you have insurance to replace that? Where I live Glass is part of the basic insurance
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Old Oct 10, 2024 | 03:02 PM
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Don't you have insurance to replace that? Where I live Glass is part of the basic insurance

it is but the local satellite sucks, its in a bad part of town and I have a glue gun.

id rather buy the glass and do it in my own garage unless there are some really special tools involved per Wis

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Old Oct 13, 2024 | 01:49 PM
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glass replacement

Definitely not an amateur job. We have tried on many R129’s to remove and replace.. never got one to look like a pro job.
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Old Oct 16, 2024 | 08:01 PM
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Well you can replace it, not too hard of a job. You can buy a glass removal "saw" from most auto parts stores. Basically a piece of wire that has a rough texture.

You push it between the glass and body then saw back and forth while pulling up on it to drag the wire around the glass.

I'm assuming its glued on by Urethane. To reinstall cut the tip of the urethane tube in a deep V notch. So when you apply it to the new glass, the shape of the bead will be a triangle shape. Use masking tape to hold inplace for at least 24 hrs Use little wood wedges (bottom of glass and bodyline) to stop it from sagging down.
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It’s fixed, thread closed.

Safelite took 4 hrs because they found some “rust” but were actually completing minor, easier rock chip repairs ahead of me.

The work itself took 30 minutes.
Again, avoid if you can.
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