I don't have any experience with installing glass in a car, but this can't be all that complicated. My trucks rear window leaks when it rains and it's going to ruin the interior if i don't fix it soon. I'm thinking i need to pop it out and reseal it, and if that is the best way I just need recommendations for a good sealant and what is the best way to get the window out. I don't think that just sealing it around the outside would work, and it would probably look like crap. Thanks.

2/15/2008 1:17:47 PM

YEAR MAKE MODEL

GOD DAMN PEOPLE WE AREN'T PSYCHIC

2/15/2008 1:22:12 PM

its a 98 ranger xlt.

2/15/2008 1:28:52 PM

you'll have to bust the window to get it out. once most of it is removed just take a scraper and scrape all the window sealant off. apply new window sealant which can be purchased at any parts house and set the new window in place using masking tape to hold it for a few days.

or you can just take some clear silicone and apply it around the edge of the glass.

2/15/2008 6:25:40 PM

nah, i'm pretty sure the rear window on a ranger just uses a gasket (like most trucks). easy to pop in and out if you're careful.

even if for some reason it doesn't, there's no need to go breaking the glass except as a last resort. clean up is a HUGE pain in the ass, even if you try to catch most of it in a tarp or sheet or something. they make several tools for cutting the adhesive. or, if you're cheap take a piece of small cable from a bike shifter or something and run it back and forth on the outside/inside like a saw. using a heat gun in the winter or letting it sit in the sun on a hot day makes it even easier.

2/15/2008 6:49:23 PM

i thought somebody would've picked up on the sarcasm.

2/15/2008 9:16:40 PM

you definitely have to bust the window, i did one last week. it was easy, just lay a bunch of duct tape sticky side up on teh seats to catch all the little shards and stand in the bed and wack it with a claw hammer.

2/15/2008 11:48:30 PM

why not tape the entire window (both sides) and crack it out along the edges?

seems cleaner.

2/15/2008 11:50:17 PM

damn i cant believe i forgot about this, but easiest way is with a torch. burn the old seal out, just make sure you put two coats of turtle wax on the paint or first or it will get burn marks on it.

2/16/2008 12:00:10 AM

^lol, i actually tried that on the subaru (minus the wax).

2/16/2008 1:27:09 AM

I was just wondering if they usually use a gasket or sealant and what tools there are to pry it out. But all the jokes about destroying me truck for no reason really helped. Thanks.

2/17/2008 12:04:57 PM

i answered your question.

2/17/2008 3:30:37 PM

You did. Thanks. I'll see if i can get it out that way. I won't know if i need to apply sealant or replace a gasket until i can look at it and figure out why its leaking.

2/17/2008 4:31:10 PM

the gasket style doesn't use sealant. a new gasket should be all you need as long as you put it back in correctly. fwiw, if you've never done something like this you might be time and money ahead to just let a glass place do it. unless you just want to learn. it should easily be less than $100 for just a reseal. your insurance might even cover it.

2/17/2008 5:24:19 PM

Yeah I'm considering having it professionally done, but I like to learn new skills as I need them.

2/17/2008 8:19:21 PM

you dont need this skill. make an appointment at a glass shop and have one of their highly experienced guys do it. should cost like $60.

2/17/2008 9:14:32 PM