Windshield, Removing

Removing

Necessary tools and materials.

CAUTION: Always wear protective glasses and leather gloves when removing a window.

- Remove wiper arms.
- Remove cowl panel trim.
- Pull left and right drip rails out from retaining strips (from bottom upward).
- Remove sun visors on left, center and right.
- Remove interior rear-view mirror.
- Remove upper trim panels of A-pillars







- Pierce hole in adhesive sealing material from inside of vehicle using awl V.A.G 1755 or awl V.A.G 1351 at bottom-left of windshield.
- Pull cutting cord through adhesive sealing material into inside of vehicle using awl.







- Lay cutting cord underneath and all around inside of windshield.







- Secure end of cutting cord at bolt - arrow - for securing window wiper frame.
- Insert protective foil V.A.G 1474/13 between windshield and instrument panel.







- Secure beginning of cutting cord in winding device and cut out first area of adhesive (up to about center of windshield).







- Move spooling tool as shown in diagram and continue cutting.







- Move spooling tool as shown in diagram and attach relay pulley.

- Route cutting cord as shown.

- Cut adhesive up to point where cord no longer runs in relay pulley.







- Remove relay pulley and continue to cut adhesive.







- Move spooling tool as shown in diagram and attach relay pulley in upper corner of window.

- Route cutting cord as shown.

- Insert protective foil V.A.G 1474/11 between windshield and molded headliner.
- Cut adhesive up to point where cord no longer runs in relay pulley.
- Remove relay pulley and continue to cut adhesive.
- Repeat these steps in top left and bottom left corners of windshield.
- Cut window completely free.
- Remove window using two double suction cups.