Technical Front windshield removal questions

[NKVD1934]

Greetings.

The time has come to replace my front windscreen with a new one and genuine FIAT.

I want to ask if the front pillars (A) must be removed for the whole process to be completed.

 

[the green vanper]

Hello,

No, the A-pillars are staying in place, they are an essential part of the car structure.

You have to remove any covers / seals that sometimes are covering the spaces on the outside. Most probably also the scuttle tray (which might require taking the bonnet of). And the internal trim on the A-pillars and the top, by the roof.

Then you need to cut out the window with a special wire (in fact you are cutting through the glue compound), clean the excess glue, eventual rust, clean and prep the surfaces.

It's not an easy and one person job if you haven't done it before.

Positionning and glueing the new windscreen is even more complicated.

Looking at the question I'd say you should find a workshop that is capable of doing it.