Vent Window - Installing New Units in Earlier Vehicles
84VW1Applies To RABBIT
1983 and earlier
Group
64
Subject
Vent Window
Part Identifier 6427
Key Points
Installing new vent window in earlier vehicles
C
Number
84-02
April 19, 1984
For 1984, the door vent window glass is secured in the vent window frame with bolt-on hardware..
Installing the new vent window in a 1983 or earlier vehicle requires a modification to the old vent window frame.
Updated mounting brackets are available and can be installed in place of the original brackets.
Part No. of new brackets: 171 837 617A/618A
Installation procedure
- remove door trim panel and protective foil
- drill out rivet at bottom of vent frame
- remove bolts and take door window glass from regulator
- remove door glass channel seal from vent window frame
- remove fastening screw at top of vent window frame
- remove vent window assembly from vehicle
- drill out rivet at upper pivot point
- loosen lower pivot tension screw and remove vent glass from frame
- remove weatherseal from vent frame
- drill out rivets in pivot bracket on frame and remove bracket
- file bracket mounting surface smooth and clean
- fasten new pivot bracket to frame with 2 steel pop rivets
^ rivet size: 1/8" x 1/4"
- reinstall vent frame weatherseal
- position new vent glass in frame and install upper pivot rivet, Part No. 171 837 647B
- adjust vent window tension screw
- reinstall vent window assembly, frame fastening screw and lower mounting rivet
- reinstall door glass channel seal and reattach door glass to regulator
- reinstall door protective foil and trim panel
Labor operation: 64 2721 0
Time units: 120
CAUTION Part numbers are listed for reference only, Always consult with the Parts Dept. for latest information.