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#62
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i had my side moldings with clips replaced last year and recently I noticed I hear a whistling noise and I can't figure it out. Friend of mine told me my windshield needs to be taken off and remolded, wanted to get some input here b4 i take further action. Top right side of the windshield I see almost like 4-5 bubbles, I will take a pic today to show everyone.
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i had my side moldings with clips replaced last year and recently I noticed I hear a whistling noise and I can't figure it out. Friend of mine told me my windshield needs to be taken off and remolded, wanted to get some input here b4 i take further action. Top right side of the windshield I see almost like 4-5 bubbles, I will take a pic today to show everyone.
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Well i just busted my windshield tryin to get this thing off, looks like when they replaced my windshield they glued the **** outa it to the glass. Im having to tear little pieces off with plyers etc, but put to much pressure on it pulling and crack glass. 60$ repair just turned into $300
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Well i just busted my windshield tryin to get this thing off, looks like when they replaced my windshield they glued the **** outa it to the glass. Im having to tear little pieces off with plyers etc, but put to much pressure on it pulling and crack glass. 60$ repair just turned into $300
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Well i just busted my windshield tryin to get this thing off, looks like when they replaced my windshield they glued the **** outa it to the glass. Im having to tear little pieces off with plyers etc, but put to much pressure on it pulling and crack glass. 60$ repair just turned into $300
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Not one piece could be pulled out my hand, i was having to pull so hard it was moving my car. Took about 2 hrs to fully get eveything out, then about another 30min to remove all the glue.
Not sure they why or how it was like this, just know all the other pic I see of replacements dont have this.
Going to ask the guys replacing my windshield monday about it.
Not sure they why or how it was like this, just know all the other pic I see of replacements dont have this.
Going to ask the guys replacing my windshield monday about it.
#69
Well then only the razor blade part, lol.
It's hard enough to get the mouldings off without breaking them when there is no excess adhesive. If they broke some of the clips when they were replacing the windshield last time, and used some adhesive to hold the mouldings down instead of replacing them and/or the clips.
Once you get to that point it would have taken quite a bit of work to clean it all up to fix the mouldings. :\
I'm sure the windshield place will be able to cut it all out and clean it up for you.
Check out my other thread for what it should look like when done correctly: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...ld-myself.html
Jeff
It's hard enough to get the mouldings off without breaking them when there is no excess adhesive. If they broke some of the clips when they were replacing the windshield last time, and used some adhesive to hold the mouldings down instead of replacing them and/or the clips.
Once you get to that point it would have taken quite a bit of work to clean it all up to fix the mouldings. :\
I'm sure the windshield place will be able to cut it all out and clean it up for you.
Check out my other thread for what it should look like when done correctly: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...ld-myself.html
Jeff
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Just replaced my molding today and it was quite challenging. The hardest part out of all this was removing the clips from the car. I put various scratches on the paint near the molding. So two pieces of advice to if you want to this: using painter's tape to avoid scratches and a paint can opener to remove the clips. I had to sanded down the paint can opener with sand paper but it made the job very easy.
#73
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DIY windshield trim
Like a lot of you my windshield molding was cracked and looking terrible. I bought everything from Sewell parts. All I used was needle nose pliers and a cleaning cloth. The hardest part is pulling out the tabs if you have never done this. I didn't want to break or bust anything but after I replaced the first one, the second trim took 10 minutes. You may have to pull on the tabs hard to get them out and they may break or chip but they eventually pop out. Just make sure you remove all the gunk surrounding the tabs because it makes it simple to pull them out. I hope this helps someone that needs this done. Not hard at all to do and anyone can do this.
#75
Wow! That looks horrible. Mine looks perfectly fine except it's popping out because I think the clip was broken when my fender was backed into. How long until your trim started looking like that?