Technical rear glass
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Technical rear glass
Very easy to do. I find it easiest using a few flat teaspoon handles. 
Work your way around the edge, gently manoeuvring the the seal behind the glass. When getting to about half way i usually open the boot all the way to make sure it cant fall anywhere.
Work your way around the edge, gently manoeuvring the the seal behind the glass. When getting to about half way i usually open the boot all the way to make sure it cant fall anywhere. Very easy to do. I find it easiest using a few flat teaspoon handles.
Gordon Bennett!
I thought it was bonded in place!
Right, a Sunday job then...
Wish me luck
Cheers
Jon
Easiest way is to smash with a sledge hammer then super glue on refitting!
Seicento has a bonded rear glass.
All seicentoes are bonded. I would re-check yours. The design is the same through all of the range. If you look on the inside of the glass to metal, You will see black mastick?
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In that case to the OP...
If the glass is in that bad of condition on the abarth i would consider changing the whole boot from the donor car rather than the glass if they are the same colour
If the glass is in that bad of condition on the abarth i would consider changing the whole boot from the donor car rather than the glass if they are the same colour
they arent too hard to cut out if they are bonded in and as long as u clean up the edges properly u can use tigerseal to bond it back in
autoglass use the same stuff to bond in windscreens
ill have a look at mine tomorrow but im confused into why it would have the rubber seal and be bonded
cheers
Lee
autoglass use the same stuff to bond in windscreens
ill have a look at mine tomorrow but im confused into why it would have the rubber seal and be bonded
cheers
Lee
The so called seal is just a trim thing.
ahh bugger theres me thinking it would be easy to take it out to tint guess a tube of tiger seal is in order when i get round to it
guess a tube of tiger seal is in order when i get round to it
You can get away with using Tigerseal (etc) on rear windows, but there are special adhesives available with something like half the curing time. (Important in these lowish temperatures.) Talk to your motor factor.
Alternatively, the mobile screen fitters round here do it for 30 quid (most scrappies have a contact).
Alternatively, the mobile screen fitters round here do it for 30 quid (most scrappies have a contact).
So there I was... flat wide scraper, taking off the badges, then I thought I'd try to remove the rear boot glass.
'Tis indeed bonded in place, just like I thought it was - Bugger!!
Has anyone succeeded in cutting a rear screen out??
Like the idea of a glass company doing it for £30... anyone know of a glass fitter in Worcester that might??
Cheers
Jon.
How it's done is to insert something like a piano wire (G String?) through the bond and saw through, all the way round. Best start on a corner. The start is the hard bit, but watch out for the heated rear window connectors.
