anybody have experience pulling a windshield without breaking it? i've seen a couple of different tools. one with a blade, one with 2 handles and a thin wire between them to cut through the adhesive.

tips, advice, warnings? thanks, in advance.

 

i have done a few : use piano wire and to scew drivers wrapped around the ends. some one sit in the car some one on the out sid and GO SLOW dont rush it if you do you will mess up. the glue on most windows are THICK so it takes awhile. after i did my second window i got the right tool frm snap-on

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by team hatch-n-it 91 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i have done a few : use piano wire and to scew drivers wrapped around the ends. some one sit in the car some one on the out sid and GO SLOW dont rush it if you do you will mess up. the glue on most windows are THICK so it takes awhile. after i did my second window i got the right tool frm snap-on </TD></TR></TABLE>

which one did you get? the wire cutter or the knife? any experience input or feedback on the tool? they are pretty cheap, so i was considering picking one up if it would make things easier.

this guy:


or this guy:


tia

 

i got the top one it works great just make sure that the tip faces in on the sides and up on the bottom and down on the top. good luck
hooker

 

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yeah this one deserves the quote. I did this one and its a good bit of work.

Since those windshields are like 15 years old that adhesive gets a little dry(makes the job easier.

When you use this one try not to pivot or twist that point on the blade end upwards towards the windshield, if you do you risk starting a hairline. Oh yeah, the Snap On brand name is the best kind. I tried using the auto store brand and I've broken, bent blades damaged windshields

btw, quit rapin that wagon, leave somethin for the rest of us

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by team hatch-n-it 91 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i have done a few : use piano wire and to scew drivers wrapped around the ends. some one sit in the car some one on the out sid and GO SLOW dont rush it if you do you will mess up. the glue on most windows are THICK so it takes awhile. after i did my second window i got the right tool frm snap-on </TD></TR></TABLE> I've used piano wire and i thought it worked great.. probley one of the cheapest ways of doing it too

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rsca_crx &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">which one did you get? the wire cutter or the knife? any experience input or feedback on the tool? they are pretty cheap, so i was considering picking one up if it would make things easier.

this guy:


or this guy:


tia </TD></TR></TABLE>

You will need both. The guy that replaced my windshield used both tools. Good luck

 

not trying to jack the thread

but my crx has a crack almost all the way across the middle of it, will need replaced soon

how much do crx windshields go for? and what is normal labor on these run?

 

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i've found some franchise companies that quote around $250, glass included, for our civic wagon.


thanks for the advice, guys. what about the trim piece that surrounds the glass. do i remove that before the glass, or with the glass?

 

use the wire cutter