wadd3456

Ive been asking on the prelude forums but no one seems to know for sure. Are the rear side windows (small 1/4 windows) a PART of the outter trim seal, or is it seperate. The trim is discolored so I wanted to replace it.

Hondas part catalog only shows one part number which encompases the seal and glass in the picture. Is this true?? If so, how do swap it out exactly?

JBLude01

The 1/4 glass in the 5th gens are encapsulated glass. That means the molding and the glass are one. The only way to get a new molding is to get new glass.

MNsnowdaboy

that sucks ballz.....got my car back from a paint shop and theirs paint on that plastic....now cant even replace it.

Rosko

iTrader: (1)

I took those out on my 4th gen and replaced them after I repainted, what a biotch to remove... I had to get in the backseat and kick and push with my foot, lol

but yeah I imagine that the 5th gens are the same one piece deal too.

steel wool gets some of that stuff off pretty good.

Dongoesby

how did u get it out?? by foot?? more detail plz! intersted to know

Rosko

iTrader: (1)

haha, with my doc martins. the right way would be to use one of those hot knife things to melt the rubber adhesive holding on, but the contour there is so goofy it would be hard to get in there.

Anyways all I did was take some really good 3M masking tape and cover both sides of the window, so that when the glass shattered (cuz it most likely will) it wouldnt go everywhere. Then I got in the back seat and pushed on it as hard as I could with my foot. The majority of it will break out at once and then it was about a half hours worth of work to clean the rest of the rubber and glass off. I was actually surprised at how much force it took to break it. theres also three plastic clips that locate the window in position on the car, theyre the kind that once you push them in they dont come back out without breaking. Those are also a pain if you;re trying to hot knife through them, but the new windows come with already on so dont worry about breaking them. My rubber seal was all messed up anyways so I didnt mind buying new ones and I didnt have to worry about painting around them.

onefastrx7turbo

http://www.slhondaparts.com/br...=true

73511-S30-901 GLASS, R. QUARTER $76.83

hp92lude

or instead of wasting the time and money, why dont you just follow the writeup in THIS LINK and paint them just like i did this weekend and have a much cheaper but great looking result. ive already gotten so many compliments on mine since i did it on sunday.

wadd3456

Excellent, I will try that.

Where did you wind up buying this stuff?

* 1x Can of VHT SP27 Hood bumper and trim paint
* 1x Scotchbrite pad (the grey stuff you can get from auto paint stores. You could possibly make do with the green stuff from your local woolies if you cant get it.)

We definately dont have a "Woolies" around

hp92lude

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by wadd3456 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Excellent, I will try that.

Where did you wind up buying this stuff?

* 1x Can of VHT SP27 Hood bumper and trim paint
* 1x Scotchbrite pad (the grey stuff you can get from auto paint stores. You could possibly make do with the green stuff from your local woolies if you cant get it.)

We definately dont have a "Woolies" around </TD></TR></TABLE>

lol i actually just went to advance auto (or autozone doesnt matter) and bought

a can of genaric bumper cover paint (mine was flexible and flat black)
and some fine grit sand paper (i used i think 800 and it was a little too smooth but you dont want anything too coarse)

JBLude01

Painting the molding is defiantly a more cost effective solution then replacing the glass. Just make sure you spend the right amount of time in the prep. Clean them real good with a wax and adhesive remover scuff them real good for a good stick. The belt moldings and glass moldings on my car are kinda rubbery so the paint may not last long, you may get a few good years and may have to do them again. But good idea hp96lude , ill probably do mine when they fade .

Rosko

iTrader: (1)

Is anybody elses rubber curving out away from the car? I had some pretty good gaps in there, which is why I decided to replace them.