Window removal and installation

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(Windshield using rubber seal)
(Factory glued-in glass)
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PS. This removal method can also be used to remove a back (rear) windshield.
 
PS. This removal method can also be used to remove a back (rear) windshield.
  
===Factory glued-in glass===
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==Factory glued-in glass==
  
Materials:
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===Tools===
  
#Windshield wire (best choice)
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====Wire to cut adhesive====
#"G" guitar string (second best choice)
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Choose from:
#Stainless MIG wire (third best choice)
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*Windshield wire  
#Mild steel MIG wire (fourth best choice)
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*"G" guitar string  
#Handles made from pipe/conduit.
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*Stainless MIG wire  
#SHARP utility knife. You may prefer the cheap disposable type with eight or ten snap off tips. mostly because their blades have some flexibility versus the rigidity of the traditional reversible blade "utility knife".  
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*Mild steel MIG wire  
#Needle nose pliers (with cutter preferable)
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====Handles made from pipe/conduit====
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====Sharp utility knife====
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You may prefer the cheap disposable type with eight or ten snap off tips. mostly because their blades have some flexibility versus the rigidity of the traditional reversible blade "utility knife".  
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====Needle nose pliers====
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*With cutter preferable
  
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===Procedure===
 
To start, cut off a length of wire about 3-4 times as long as your window is vertically, measuring from bottom to top of glass. Remove any interior trim if possible, to make things easier.
 
To start, cut off a length of wire about 3-4 times as long as your window is vertically, measuring from bottom to top of glass. Remove any interior trim if possible, to make things easier.
  

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