Tools Used: Windshield sealer, Windshield gasket, Window cleaner, Windshield, Windshield installation tool, Solvent
Install Windshield
Clean any weather strip adhesive or residue from the windshield frame using solvent and a rag. Avoid using scrapers, as this will mar or scratch the paint finish around the windshield.
Apply windshield sealer around the windshield molding clips that are mounted around the perimeter of the windshield frame. Wipe up any excess sealer with a rag from outside of the windshield frame, so that the windshield will not be exposed once it is installed.
Press a new windshield rubber gasket into place along the perimeter of the windshield. Apply windshield sealer at the inside and outside corners of the gasket. Press the bottom stainless steel windshield molding into place over the molding clips until it snaps into place.
Clean the new windshield inside and out with window cleaner and paper towels. Use a helper and lift the windshield into place, making sure the bottom edge of the windshield is inserted into the groove in the weather stripping. Let the windshield lay back against the windshield frame.
Insert a plastic windshield installation tool under the lip of the gasket, on the sides and top of the windshield. Slide the tool along the edge of the windshield until the lip of the gasket covers the the windshield around its circumference.
Run a small bead of windshield sealer in-between the gasket and the windshield, around its entire perimeter. Firmly press the windshield into the frame with your hands to compress the gasket and sealer. Wipe up any sealer that may have squeezed out with a clean rag.
Press the remaining side and top stainless steel windshield moldings into place with the heal of your hand until they snap into place.
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