How to Install Car Door Glass

The window glass in your car is one of the few things protecting its interior from the outside elements. Rain and other weather can cause damage to the electronics inside your car and can be a source of annoyance. You can cover it with plastic, but that can only last for so long. You need to know how to install that new glass so you can get the job done. It is a relatively simple task once you know the steps involved.

Instructions

1

Open the car door and leave it open.

2

Remove the screws holding the door panel to the frame. The amount and location of the screws varies based on the type of car. Most vehicles have a few in the armrest and three on either door jamb.

3

Remove the clips from the panel with a trim clip remover to pry them loose. Pull the panel away from the frame and disconnect the wires if it has power windows. Set the panel off to the side.

4

Locate the window slides attached to the window regulator at the base of the window. Remove the bolt that runs through it using a ratchet and socket. Pull the window from the door panel by pulling it straight up and out of the frame.

5

Slide the new window in place by pushing it between the rubber pieces at the top of the door and pushing it all the way until it meets the regulator.

6

Push the bolt through the window slides at the base of the window and tighten it down until it is secure.

7

Reattach any wires that plug into the door panel, line up the trim clips and hit them lightly with your hand until they snap into place.

8

Tighten all of the screws on the panel using the screwdriver until it is secured.

9

Roll the window up and down to verify it is operating properly.

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