Windshield and trim removal
08-29-2014, 03:28 PM
#1
Windshield and trim removal
Windshield and trim removal from my 1992 maxima,pulling it out to replace my cracked windshield in my other 1992 maxima,anybody do this before,,looks tricky with the rubber trim
08-29-2014, 05:32 PM
#3
The trim isn't the hard part. Unless you're a skilled "glazier" as I think they are called, or at the very least have the patience and correct tools, you're going to break the glass trying to cut it free.
Take it to someone who has said tools and the know how to remove and install windshields properly. It'll probably run you about $100 in labor, which is about the same as an insurance deductible for replacing a cracked one. So if you don't have comprehensive, it'll still cost you about the same. Keep in mind though, any shop that does it isn't going to guarantee they won't break the glass, so it's possible you'll be paying someone $20 or so to ruin a perfectly good windshield.
Take it to someone who has said tools and the know how to remove and install windshields properly. It'll probably run you about $100 in labor, which is about the same as an insurance deductible for replacing a cracked one. So if you don't have comprehensive, it'll still cost you about the same. Keep in mind though, any shop that does it isn't going to guarantee they won't break the glass, so it's possible you'll be paying someone $20 or so to ruin a perfectly good windshield.
Last edited by Hectic; 08-29-2014 at 05:36 PM.
08-29-2014, 08:36 PM
#4
The trim isn't the hard part. Unless you're a skilled "glazier" as I think they are called, or at the very least have the patience and correct tools, you're going to break the glass trying to cut it free.
Take it to someone who has said tools and the know how to remove and install windshields properly. It'll probably run you about $100 in labor, which is about the same as an insurance deductible for replacing a cracked one. So if you don't have comprehensive, it'll still cost you about the same. Keep in mind though, any shop that does it isn't going to guarantee they won't break the glass, so it's possible you'll be paying someone $20 or so to ruin a perfectly good windshield.
Take it to someone who has said tools and the know how to remove and install windshields properly. It'll probably run you about $100 in labor, which is about the same as an insurance deductible for replacing a cracked one. So if you don't have comprehensive, it'll still cost you about the same. Keep in mind though, any shop that does it isn't going to guarantee they won't break the glass, so it's possible you'll be paying someone $20 or so to ruin a perfectly good windshield.
08-29-2014, 10:41 PM
#5
so there is a separate top seal you must buy,cause that's what it looked like to me also where do I buy this top seal?? or will an installer have one when he comes to put it in my car,cause all I'm doing is removing it
08-30-2014, 01:58 PM
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Yes, you need the one that goes on the body and the one thats on the glass. Both seals join together once installed. The side trimming are screwed on so those will be easy and are re-useable. The generic ones arent all that great but if you are tight on cash or cant wait for the new OEM seals to arrive then generic it is.
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