Re: Installing windows

[Mark Mages <mmages@gie.com>]

You shouldn't scratch them while re-installing them

all you need is a friend, vaseline, and a 4ft piece of speaker-wire (wow, kinda
kinky, eh?)

put the seal in first, run the wire in the greasy groove the window will seat
in, then while pressing the window in (start at a corner first) gently pull out
the wire so that one side of the rubber moves enough to slip the window in.
Kinda hard to explain - easier to show, but......
Friend & vaseline are optional (but make it a heck of a lot easier), wire is a
necessity.
I dunno about the front windshield - kinda tricky with the curves - i'd say
start on a smaller, flatter, CHEAPER piece of glass til you get the hang of it.

I had to pull some of mine to tint my van, damn cabinets....

Good Luck
Mark


Salvatore Guzzo wrote:

> Sorry guys for the non-rocco post;
>
> However, this will be relevant to my Scirocco when I paint it.  Anyways,
> I'm picking up my Rabbit sometime this week from the body shop.  It'll be
> painted but windowless.  I removed all windows since they just popped out
> without any difficulty.  Now, I need to get them back in.  The Rabbit is an
> 84 with the rubber mouldings.  Do I need a special tool to get them back in
> or is there a special method in doing this.  The car will be freshly
> painted so I'm also afraid of scratching the paint.  Should I attempt it or
> should i simply bring it in somewhere.  Any help is greatly appreciated.
>
> Incidentally, the body shop charged me only $600 Cnd (this included a clear
> coat finish, painted the aluminum bumpers, sanded the car down one last
> time while correcting any mistakes, and applying a sealer).  I'll let you
> guys know how it looks when it comes out.
>
> Sal
>
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