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- May 13, 2010
- Messages
- 278
- City
- Sulphur Springs, Tx.
- Vehicle Year
- 88,89,07
- Transmission
- Manual
The windshield in my wifes 88 BII has had stone chips and really bad pitting since we got it back in '06. We have learned to deal with it but it was very annoying. Back in September I drove it from Savannah Ga. to Pa. to see my wife and her family. While up there the cold weather decided to play connect the dots with the stone chips and we wound up with a crack about 8 inches long.
Today I decided that enough is enough and went to the jy to source a good windshield. After a quick stop at the counter to figure out the interchange I was armed with the info that a windshiel from all BII's and all first and second gen. Rangers will work. After finding one in good shape my son and I started pulling it out. After about 30 minutes or more of cutting with a carpet knife I started using a hacksaw blade to work around the glass to finish cutting the glue. Well it cracked...*&#$
We went to another Ranger and found it to be good. The process started over again with much more patience this time. After cutting for about an hour and almost completely removing the dash we had it out..in tact.
A quick stop at the parts store on the way home produced the glue to re-install it in the BII.
Getting home we went to work removing the inside trim,wiper blade arms,and the trim on the outside. After getting everything off I cleaned the channel around the window. Amazing how much dirt gets in there. I then cut the glue on the old windshield and layed a blanket across the hood. Then with my feet on the inside I pushed the old glass out.
After getting the old glass out I went to work cleaning the window channel for the new glass. Per the instuctions on the glue I left a small amount of the original glue on the frame.
Then I cleaned up the new window and got it ready to install
Next I ran a bead of the glue all the way around the window channel and with the help of my son gently installed the new windshield. After getting it in and centered I ran another bead of the glue around the edge of the glass.
I will leak test it in the am and then finish putting it back together. I will use this opportunity to repaint the trim before reassembly also.
Words of advice would be to buy the proper tools to remove windshields. I stopped at a couple parts houses on the way but they were all sold out. I'm sure the proper cutter would have made this process much faster.
Paul
Today I decided that enough is enough and went to the jy to source a good windshield. After a quick stop at the counter to figure out the interchange I was armed with the info that a windshiel from all BII's and all first and second gen. Rangers will work. After finding one in good shape my son and I started pulling it out. After about 30 minutes or more of cutting with a carpet knife I started using a hacksaw blade to work around the glass to finish cutting the glue. Well it cracked...*&#$
We went to another Ranger and found it to be good. The process started over again with much more patience this time. After cutting for about an hour and almost completely removing the dash we had it out..in tact.
A quick stop at the parts store on the way home produced the glue to re-install it in the BII.
Getting home we went to work removing the inside trim,wiper blade arms,and the trim on the outside. After getting everything off I cleaned the channel around the window. Amazing how much dirt gets in there. I then cut the glue on the old windshield and layed a blanket across the hood. Then with my feet on the inside I pushed the old glass out.
After getting the old glass out I went to work cleaning the window channel for the new glass. Per the instuctions on the glue I left a small amount of the original glue on the frame.
Then I cleaned up the new window and got it ready to install
Next I ran a bead of the glue all the way around the window channel and with the help of my son gently installed the new windshield. After getting it in and centered I ran another bead of the glue around the edge of the glass.
I will leak test it in the am and then finish putting it back together. I will use this opportunity to repaint the trim before reassembly also.
Words of advice would be to buy the proper tools to remove windshields. I stopped at a couple parts houses on the way but they were all sold out. I'm sure the proper cutter would have made this process much faster.
Paul
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