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Old 09-01-2006, 13:40
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just wondering if anyone has any tips on getting a windscreen out of a s12 without breaking it? i havent really got the money to pay someone to do it, who may break it and still charge me??
i was thinking stanley blade, or maybe i could burn thru the old glue with some meths or a blow torch? the windscreen looks pretty stuck in
the car is scrap....
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Old 09-01-2006, 16:07
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on each side and the bottom of the glass there are three plastic covers which go over the seal... remove these, then use a length of steel wire (bicycle cable or cheese cutter) to cut through the sealant...
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Old 09-01-2006, 17:35
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right, ive already got the plastic bits off, ill have a go with a bicycle cable tomorow, any tips on where to start/technique?
i still think im gonna break it
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Old 09-01-2006, 18:48
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it will break!! me and silviagod tried to get one out in the scrap yard. its very hard going and takes ages and will deffo crack with out propper tools
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Old 09-01-2006, 19:02
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it will break!! me and silviagod tried to get one out in the scrap yard. its very hard going and takes ages and will deffo crack with out propper tools
such pessimism will get you nowhere

start it off with somthing with a bent blade like than on an oldschool can opener... the proper tool to break the seal is a cheese cutter like device
they're quite cheap.. not sure how much difference it would make though..
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cheese cutter/brake cable idea sounds like a winner tbh, just find a good place to dig out some of the sealant to put the cable through, and cut away i cant see why this wont work with a little time and take it slow.

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Old 10-01-2006, 13:08
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job done ! cut at one of the sides with a stanley blade, then spliced a brake cable, and just used one strand at a time, after a few pulls it starts to smoke and your away..... took at least an hour.
now i just have to get the smashed one out of my other silvia and get this one fitted, and im away!
well, ive just got to get it running and get a gearbox mount welded up, bleed the brakes, fit the clutch and bleed that, get the exhaust welded back on....and stop the rear brakes sticking on the handbrake and then see what it fails the mot for......+ i need a rad and a new rubber for the manual gearbox mount
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Old 10-01-2006, 18:27
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Should be ready for the weekend then
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