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924RACR · Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 10:31 pm Post subject: R+R of rear quarter windows

Just an FYI, I finally tried out the rope trick last night - boy does it ever work well! So much better and safer than using screwdrivers as prybars, praying you don't puncture your brand-new window seal!

To recap (I think I saw this on rennlist somewhere?), to reinstall the window, you wrap a rope about 3/8" in diameter all the way around the window rubber (after reinstalling that rubber seal on the window glass), placing the rope in the channel that grips the metal window frame. Overlap the rope ends at the bottom of the window, as this is where you want to start working the seal in.

Then all you have to do is place the back lower corner of the window into the frame. Slowly peel out the rope, using the rope to lift the lip over the metal frame edge, then pushing the rubber back down securely on the lip all the way. I found I had to work the seal all the way down onto the frame a number of times as I went, as it continued to work its way off until I was completely done.

Now I have no fear about removing those windows to replace speakers, etc!
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teo · Joined: 07 Sep 2001 Posts: 637 Location: Hungary, Europe

Now we just need to know how to get it out first, and then this post can be moved to the "How-to" section.

924RACR · Posted: Tue Aug 08, 2006 11:37 pm Post subject:

Oh, hell, that's the easy part; it's only held in by the seal, so all you have to do is go inside the car and pry the seal clear of the flange. Just be sure to catch it as it pops out!
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skemcin · Joined: 02 Sep 2003 Posts: 1284 Location: Plainfield, IL

sounds like it didn't take too long - too bad you didn't video tape it.
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924RACR · Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2006 4:04 am Post subject:

Nobody wants to see me sweating, grunting, and cursing!

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Peter_in_AU · Joined: 29 Jul 2001 Posts: 2743 Location: Sydney, Australia

back in the olden days when I crewed on a rally car we always kept a spare windscreen in one of the trucks roped-up ready to go. With two guys outside the car and one in we could swap a screen in under a minute. Brutal but fast.
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