Re: [diesel_mercedes] Windshield & Backlight Grommet

 

good advice, Nate. We have good deals on the genuine weatherstripping for whoever needs it.
 
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From: Nate <vwnate1@yahoo.com>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Monday, April 1, 2013 8:02 PM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Windshield & Backlight Grommet
 

The proper way to do this is :

# 1 first & foremost , BUY AN OEM Mercedes grommet ! .

Get a carpet knife with several extra new blades and slowly and carefully cut the rubber away from the glass by inserting it 90° to the glass where the glass meets the edge of the rubber grommet and draw it along , the knife won't want to travel in a straight line , that's fine , let it pop out and begin again , in time you'll have strips of rubber peeling off , keep doing this without pressing on the inside of the glass nor the delicate trim ~

After a while most of the exterior rubber will be gone , tip the knife in at an angle and keep cutting the rubber away until the glass is loose in the body ~ it takes time but your time is *much* cheaper than the glass , even a used one .

Once the glass is loose from the rubber , lift it out and cut away the rubber between the trim and the glass ~ NEVER pull on the trim , it'll *instantly* bend .

Once the glass and rubber are apart , gently use a *new* (! only !) single edge razor blade to scrape the last bits of rubber away but DO NOT clean the edges of the windshield .

Get a work bench , I use an inverted trash can with old carpet on it , flip the windshield upside down and look at the rubber until you find the seal where the ends are joined ~ this goes in the dead center of the top of the glass , you have to work it over the edge

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