rear window removal

[gil90]

Help!
how easy is it to remove / replace the rear window, can i do it or will i have to call the proffesionals?

[Jonnyb416]

That depends on your own skill level, however, I don't think it's that hard. Loads of info on here and the net; YouTube etc, showing you how it's done. Best practice is to cut the old seal to save breaking the glass then buy a new seal.
I will need to do mine soon, I don't reckon it will be that hard. Good luck, Jon.

[Plasticman]

side or tailgate? either way 60 seconds with a stanley
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[faggie]

or about 5 minutes without breaking the glass if you know what your doing and without ruining any window rubbers

[brandonabbie]

Help!
how easy is it to remove / replace the rear window, can i do it or will i have to call the proffesionals?

if boot it has grips on to stop window popping out when you slam it mind your fingers

[Jonnyb416]

or about 5 minutes without breaking the glass if you know what your doing and without ruining any window rubbers

Tell us how please Jon.

[Plasticman]

Ah well you see, when i take glass out its to do a rebuild and after 20 years i will never reuse the seal as most of them have perished and water is behind them that said i did keep them intact on the xrissvagon,
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[jimpainter]

Going to agree with metalmick8y. if your going through the trouble of removing then replace with a new seal. it makes sense. took me longer to thread the cord in the seal than to fit the tailgate window i did the other day, and fitted it myself by use of a good seal.

jim

[faggie]

john let us know when your removing window and i will come down and show you how

[faggie]

i also agree if they have never been changed before its best to refit new vw seals ,

[dbz864]

Fags right 5 mins for rear screen without damaging seals,Yep id replace everyone,if youve got a customer with a blank cheque.Ive never had a rear screen leak,using a old rubber.If i remove 20 rear screans and fit new rubbers Approx £35x 20 =£700,perhaps im poor but £700 to a working class bloke is a lot of cash.

[faggie]

gil90 how did you go on removing the rear window give me another bell if you get stuck

[syncroand101]

As long as it isn't a fancy one with chrome trim it'll be very similar to this:

http://campervanculture.com/2011/05/fit ... indscreen/

Is well worth replacing with a new seal as others have said - makes removal easy too

[jamesandtheopenroad]

Will need to do mine this year, front and rear.

Schofields rubbers any good? Bit cheaper than Status.

I know, I know, "what's an extra 30 quid?" But at the minute, with all the cash the engine is taking, that 30 quid is quite a lot.

[Plasticman]

james , save money in your life whereever you want but NOT on these rubbers.
i can list a half dozen recent cases of trying to fit the aftermarket ill fitting wrong compound wrong profile rubbers ,they are not much cheaper either and a cracked screen costs more . so stay away from schoey and jk as they do not sell a ecreen seal fit for use,, unless anyone knos otherwise ??
status i would hang him by his bits if i meet him as he has sold me 2 patterns swearing they were vw and also 2 other folk ,work it out for yourself]
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