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Post Thu Jul 12, 2012 9:23 am

Just stripping shell prior to sending off for cage and need to remove all the glass.

Apart from using a hammer are there any tips / techniques to make it easier?
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Post Thu Jul 12, 2012 9:34 pm

no hammers ect required for front and back take outer middle bead out an they pretty much push out .
Rear quarter windows if not popouts lay in back and push out with your feet :)
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Post Fri Jul 13, 2012 9:14 am

Thanks.

It all came out far more easily than expected tbh. Only downer was the front screen which developed a tiny tiny crack. :evil: Big enough to render is useless though.
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Post Fri Jul 13, 2012 2:27 pm

BATTS91 wrote:no hammers ect required for front and back take outer middle bead out an they pretty much push out .
Rear quarter windows if not popouts lay in back and push out with your feet :)

Got to remove some pop outs soon,any tips cuz i dont want to break them :(
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Post Fri Jul 13, 2012 6:01 pm

Took my windscreen out after some tips very easily. It stayed under my bed for 2 months while the cage was fitted.

When putting it in the other car to take to a garage, so they could put it back in (the bit more difficult part), I held it horizontally and the weight of it cracked itself... top tip there hold them upright when moving them about!
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Post Fri Jul 13, 2012 8:40 pm

first id undo the two screws at the hinge ,

Then theres 2 8mm nuts 1 behind the circle bung and 1 behind the hook at top , you will probs need 1/4 " socketand extension , whilst undoing second nut hold window as precaution but shouldnt fall out ;)
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Post Sat Jul 14, 2012 6:57 pm

Ta very much :D
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Post Sat Jul 14, 2012 8:33 pm

No problemo sir