removing windows from 280ge swb
Hi,
I want to remove the read windows from my gwagen!
Please can anyone advise what I need to do and the risks etc also what id need to do to put them back in!!!!
I want to do it as im spraying my car but decide rather than just patching it up and then the rust bubbles trough id do it properly!!!
Also is there anway of removing the windscreen without breaking it!!!!!
Many thanks
Joe
Much as I applaud DIY efforts I think you should get your local window centre to pop them out for you.
I tried on my 280 and one came out no probs but the other went in a million pieces while applying the same pressure in the same place.
Have fun!!
Regards,
Mike
2-3 person job.
1-2 use feet to apply pressure at top/bottom
3rd person then slowly unpeels rubber on inside at top/bottom.
Preferably even 4th to catch it or something soft.
Nerve wracking but doable DIY with enough bodies.
I have a spare set if something goes wrong :wink:
Ok so I'm fool hardy. I did it on my own using sticky tape on the outside loose at the window edge and secure on the roofline so it wouldnt drop to the floor and secure on the window pane.
Push and peel from the inside worked on one side but when I attempted the same manouvre on the other side, disaster!
Oh well.
Regards,
Mike
In the interest of accuracy I removed mine on my own and replaced with the sliding unit, hence having the spares. Just peeled back the rubber on the inside and kept pushing (hard). Like a lot of things, I didn't know I couldn't do it.
:D Hi Denty,
Like me, ignorance is bliss sometimes. Until things go pearshaped that is!
Regards,
Mike
Ive two sets sitting in the loft of the garage........well I do like to chop them up!! :D
Sliding windows, get the pros to do it for a few quid.
Regards,
Mike
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Hey!
Thanks for the replies :) One thing I forgot to mention is that they are sliding windows in there not the bog standard ones :)
Many thanks
Joe