Removing windscreen

[MarkP.]

My car goes into the bodyshop this monday.To save myself some cash i've stripped the car myself,only thing i've not removed is the screen,i know this is a job for the professionals but is was wondering if i could get away with just removing the trim surrounding the screen.Is this possible?

[BenF]

Mark - the windscreen on the Mk2 is bonded in. If there are any cracks or damage its unlikely to come out in one piece

I'd personally leave it to the bodyshop rather than risk removing it myself - but if you fancy a go, the way I've seen my windscreen removed in the past when it has been replaced was is to feed something like a cheese wire (or similar) wire between the glass and frame - and then work that wire around the outer edge of the glass, breaking the bond between the frame and the glass.

The glass should then come out ... in theory!

[MarkP.]

Cheers Ben,so does the trim around the screen come out with the screen?

[LuizeGT]

hey im doing the same with mine, so this is good timing! hehe
how did u get the rear and quarter screens out?

[MarkP.]

Remove the plastic interior around the window,then undo the three 10mm retaining nuts.Cut around the inside of the window between the glass and the body with a sharp craft knife.Remove the black plastic triangle shaped vent from the the rear of the window,then remove the three self tapers.Now you should be able to push the window out from the inside,just take it easy and try to remove it evenly.

[LuizeGT]

brill!! chears for the help, came out no problem :D

[MarkP.]

[BenF]

Cheers Ben,so does the trim around the screen come out with the screen?

Um sort of. You basically bin it and install new trim when the windscreen goes back on ..