Vehicle owners often overlook the damaged glass door when the damage appears minimal. However, the importance of the repair or replacement of chipped or broken windows should not be postponed or ignored. Damaged glass can obscure vision, which leads to errors in judgment and accidents. Spider cracks or exposed splinters can cause injury if touched with bare hands. In addition, the condition of auto glass in your vehicle raises considerations of immediate value to sell or trade in the vehicle. Although time-consuming and challenging, the average vehicle owner can repair or replace their own windows if you follow the exact steps and use the right tools.

Explanation

Window Replacement

1. Clean, no damage windows provide a clear view.
2. Set the vehicle in park and set the emergency brake. If you have power windows damaged run down to the bottom position.
3. Disconnect the negative battery terminal.
4. Spread a tarp on the ground under the door frame
5. Safety gloves protect your hands when handling broken glass.
6. Remove all broken glass from the frame with pliers and a screwdriver. Wear gloves while the glass is removed. Be careful not to damage the felt or rubber guide slots window.
7. Sit under open and use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the armrests and covers the door handle from inside the door panel door. Use a door handle horseshoe remover to remove spline handles.
8. Pry loose or unscrew the switch panel and disconnect the electrical connector on the back.
9. Use appropriate tool to remove door panels shots.
10. Using the proper tool, remove the door panel mounting bolts through the door handle and panel switch access ports. Remove knobs push-lock screw (if equipped).
11. Release the door panel removal tool wedging the door panel under the seam to surround the retaining clips. Pry the bottom and working around both sides until you reach the top. Pull the free panel and set it aside.
12. Pull the plastic guard time from the panel.
13. Suck all the glass in the bottom of the door panel.
14. Locate window guide rails on both sides of the window. Use a tube to loosen the frames and gently pry out (this will loosen the glass panel). Pull the plastic clips for free from the edges of the window and mark their exact locations.
15. Lift the damaged glass panel up and out of the top slot (if it’s left intact damaged window). If you removed the window completely, guide the new window through the slot, carefully aligning with the support rails.
16. Reinstall the plastic clips.
17. Seat the new window in the lower support frame and carefully push the side rails back into the edges of the window.
18. Holding the rails in place, screw them back into their mounting holes. Do one side at a time, which makes the window sits level.
19. Reconnect the battery and run the window up, ensuring that the slopes without problems. Adjust if necessary. If the window has a crank, use the same. Disconnect the battery.
20. Reassemble the parts of the door in the reverse order that they disassembled (hitting the protective roof again, reconnect the connector panel switches, fit the door panel on their fasteners, secure the screws door panel, reinstall the switch panel and arm rest and lock the door and window cranks back into their axes (if the window is equipped with hand cranks).

Repair window chips

1. Get a repair kit, open the window and follow the instructions to the letter. Place the adhesive patch over the crack or chip and place the pedestal of the syringe in it.
2. Mix chemicals according to the instructions and load the syringe. Press the plunger to the prescribed line. Pull the plunger upwards in the vacuum position and let stand for five minutes.
3. Repeat vacuum and pressure in accordance with the instructions, waiting for the time intervals between the recommended steps. Leave the syringe and attached assembly and let set for four hours.
4. Remove the syringe assembly and the adhesive patch. Wipe clean.

Tips & Warnings

• An assistant can help align your new window.
• Replace the screws and screw in the exact order they were removed.
• Always wear gloves when working with broken glass.