Has anybody ever replaced there own rear window. My buddy put a branch through his while backing up. Right now we have the replacement window sitting in the house and the rear window glass mostly cleared out of the back of the tail gate. There is a black rubber strip around the outside of where the window use to be. Can this be reused? What is used to seal the window in? If someone could do a quick write up explaining the steps/materials needed it would be much appreciated.

Thanks in advance,
JD

Your best bet is to call a local glass company. There is a lot more entailed than just "gluing" it back in. You need to remove the old urethane and make sure that the surfaces are properly primed (to avoid corrosion, [we all know how easy these rust]) Considering that you already have the glass, they should only charge you for the labor and maybe for the urethane. The only problem you might have is with the molding. Although it is still on the Jeep, it may not be reusable. The glass installer should be able to tell you once he sees it. Basically, if you don't want any future problems with leaking, rust, etc., you should really have a professional do it! Good luck!

 

x2. I've heard you just better paying a professional to do it, because they have the experience and all the tools...

 

yep, call the glass shop. i've seen people do their own and fall out within a couple months

 

Thanks for the help and quick replies

JD

 

Nahh...it's a piece of cake.

Get all the broken glass out of the rubber moulding. Put the moulding around the glass.

Get a long piece of thick cord (1/4" or so). Stick the cord around the moulding.

Have a friend support the glass from the outside, while you are inside.

Start in one of the lower corners and stick it into the hatch from the outside. The cord should start and end in this spot.

While your friend provides pressure from the outside, start pulling on the cord. This will get the rubber moulding onto the inner side of the metal hatch.

Keep pulling the cord all the way around, and presto chango.

May sound confusing, and maybe I didn't explain it very clearly. But it really is easy.

 

Nahh...it's a piece of cake.

Get all the broken glass out of the rubber moulding. Put the moulding around the glass.

Get a long piece of thick cord (1/4" or so). Stick the cord around the moulding.

Have a friend support the glass from the outside, while you are inside.

Start in one of the lower corners and stick it into the hatch from the outside. The cord should start and end in this spot.

While your friend provides pressure from the outside, start pulling on the cord. This will get the rubber moulding onto the inner side of the metal hatch.

Keep pulling the cord all the way around, and presto chango.

May sound confusing, and maybe I didn't explain it very clearly. But it really is easy.

Great idea if the B/G was a rope-in! Unfortunately, the rope-in style ended in '96, they're all urethane after that.......He's driving an '01. :thumbsup: