Any hints on pulling a windshield?

[russian]

Our windshields are glued to the car, right? What kind of tools or tricks should i use to grab a replacement one from a junkyard donor/

[Movin]

Your phone and the yellow pages!!

Let a pro put it in...

[caoverlock]

harbor freight makes a kit comes with wire ,handels take your time cutting it out real easy to break.easer to do with help

[russian]

Your phone and the yellow pages!!

Let a pro put it in...

it would be a pro to put it IN, my question is about taking it OUT

[Festiva_Fred]

If you're unsure on how to do it, I'd have a professional do it or get a new one. There are several different ways to go about doing it, there is the ''wire'' method using piano wire or simular to cut through the urathane all the way around the windshield. Then there is a tool that you stick in the urathane and pull to cut it, and then there are air powered ones. I have a manual pull type one, can post a pic if you're interested in seeing what it looks like, that way takes a little while though..

[russian]

If you're unsure on how to do it, I'd have a professional do it or get a new one. There are several different ways to go about doing it, there is the ''wire'' method using piano wire or simular to cut through the urathane all the way around the windshield. Then there is a tool that you stick in the urathane and pull to cut it, and then there are air powered ones. I have a manual pull type one, can post a pic if you're interested in seeing what it looks like, that way takes a little while though..

It that the slower one? http://www.harborfreight.com/automot...ool-99892.html

[Festiva_Fred]

^^Yep that would be it. This is the ''wire'' style one I mentioned. http://www.harborfreight.com/profess...kit-96339.html

[ejp2fast]

music stores have old piano wire! that works the same, and make the handles for both sides..

[Kraig]

I have used a 1" wide putty knife that I sharpened. Push it through the sealant, move over about half the blade width, push it through and repeat going around the circumference of the winshield. Do this from inside the car. Keep the blade against the windshield as go around. Piece of cake and you probably have a putty knife laying around!

[georgeb]

If you get one at a junk yard, they do it for you. You can get a brand new one installed in your driveway for $200. If you want to get one out of a parts car, the man that did mine used a hook knife.

[Movin]

Had mine done here by a pro, he cut it out with a hooked knife. Leaks, chips, cracks..even VW beetles can be hard! I ordered my windshield through one
glass company and 2 years later had this guy put it in. Like a new car!

[nitrofarm]

YUP same here

If you get one at a junk yard, they do it for you. You can get a brand new one installed in your driveway for $200. If you want to get one out of a parts car, the man that did mine used a hook knife.

$200 DONE

[russian]

Think is I need my windshield off the car for a couple of weeks (cage work) - do not want to call a guy twice. Also there is a whole junk yard of cars I can practice on Will keep you posted, I will try the wire approach.

[NovaSS]

My x wife used one of these to take the windsheild out of my nova ...

[russian]

My x wife used one of these to take the windsheild out of my nova ...

C'mon, this one has 10 holes in it! For a festiva 8 would be too many.