911 Glass removal?

Hello all
I am going to repaint my carrera this spring and need some good advise on the glass removal.All the windows are coming out and would like to here some thoughts on the best ways to remove and install.tips and tricks welcome!!

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Mully 911

The easiest way is to cut the seals to remove the glass and use new seals for the replacement. Check out th efollowing thread:
http://www.pelicanparts.com/ultimate/Forum3/HTML/002476.html

Assuming its a coupe:
Front and rear windows: Cut the rubber on the outside between the body and the metal trim piece. You just need to get it started, and you can then peel it all the way around. Remove the trim and simply lift the windows out. A 10 minute job. your gonna destroy the rubber seal, but on a new paint job, your gonna want to spring for new seals anyways!
For the rear quarter windows, you need to work from the inside, starting on the bottom part of the window. Using a suitable instrument (a large, flat, hard plastic blade is best, kind of like a large plastic screwdriver, you can also use a regular large screwdriver if you are careful), lift the rubber over the little metal "ridge". Its easy to do, hard to explain. But, basically from the inside pry the rubber away from the body, inwards towards the glass. If you lift the rubber away from the body, from the inside of the car, you'll see what I am talking about. Once you have pried the rubber over the ridge, about half way or so around the window, you'll be able to push the whole assembly out.
The windows on the door come out when you remove the window frame. Need to remove the door panels, and then its just a matter of unscrewing the frame.
Assembly is another story. Its not hard, but I'd recommend getting a pro to put the front and rear windows back in. You have to use glue, and the trim is not always easy to get fully locked down and straight. The rear quarters are put in in a similar fashion, and are easier (no glue, a lot less metal trim to work with). The glass in the doors is easy to put back in, simple reversal of removal.
If you are interested in trying to put them back in, let me know, and I'll post the procedure.

I disagree with the previous poster saying that "you need to use glue" on the front and rear windows. I don't think this is true, at least not on an SC. Those windows "float" within their gaskets, especially the windshield. They're really fairly easy to put back in place, once you get the hang of it. One trick is to form the aluminum trim--which of course gets put into its slot in the gasket before the windshield is put into the car--to _exactly_ comform to the opening in the car in every dimension. Another is to absolutely center the windshield in the opening (with the gasket upon it) before pulling the gasket home with the old string-in-the-slot trick. A third is to ultimately set the windshield in place by slapping it firmly (remove all rings) with a flat, open hand.

Stephan

The factory manual says to put some sealer between the glass and rubber and between the rubber and body. On my SC my windows leaked until I did this

It would be foolish to not use windshield sealant for the windshield. It is specified by the factory, and there simply is no reason to NOT use it. It is not harmful for the car in any way, and will help ensure that you don't get leaks.
Sure, you can sometimes get away without it, but why would you want to take a chance? I wouldn't want to.
Take your car to 10 professional glass shops, and you will have 10 of them use sealant.

I agree. Cut the old seal off and install with a new seal. Use the window itself to bend and shape the alumunim strip. the aluminum, rubber and glass go in as a unit with the rope in the right place. The aluminum cannot be installed afterwards. Use sealer.

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'83 SC

My windows were installed w/o sealer and they leak. Use a thin window seal 'rope' you buy from a body shop supply store. Good luck, I am going to have to redo mine soon. Alex

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