- sharpened knife;
- glue gun;
- string for cutting glass adhesive-sealant;
- a heated room in which you can leave the car without moving while the glue dries;
- repair kit for gluing glass and a device for applying glue. The set consists of a tube with adhesive-sealant, an activator for degreasing the surface, a primer, a degreasing cloth and a brush for applying the primer.
Comment. Since the materials produced by different manufacturers may differ, before performing work, you should read the instructions that came with the repair kit.
Kits (from different manufacturers) can be supplemented with spacers for glass and a string for cutting the glue line. The string breaks very often. It can be purchased separately, but, as a rule, complete with handles.
In extreme cases, you can use a fishing line or welding wire with a diameter of 0.8 mm from a semi-automatic type «Kempi».
Execution sequence
1. We prepare the car for work (see «Preparing the car for maintenance and repair»).
2. Remove wiper arms (see «Windshield wipers - removal and installation»).
3. Remove the air intake grilles (see «Air intake grill - removal»).
4. Remove the internal rearview mirror (see «Internal rear-view mirror - removal and installation»).
5. Remove the lining of the front pillars and the front trim of the instrument panel (see «Instrument panel - removal and installation»).
6. Having opened the front doors, on each side of the car, remove the upper door seal to a level just above the windshield.
7. Remove the seal from the top edge of the windshield.
8. Prying with a screwdriver, remove the two adjusting wedges.
9. With wire cutters we bite off a piece of string about a meter long. We pierce the adhesive-sealant with a string and we start the end of the string into the salon.
10. We put handles on the ends of the string.
Comment. In the absence of special handles, the string can be tied to the handles of screwdrivers or to wooden blocks.
11. Together with an assistant string (like a two-handed saw) cut the seam of glue around the entire perimeter of the glass.
12. We remove the glass from the car and remove the rear-view mirror bracket from it.
13. With a sharp knife, carefully cut off the remnants of the adhesive seam from the body (admissible residual thickness of a seam no more than 2 mm).
14. After laying the new glass on a flat surface, degrease the painted edges of the glass with an activator (from repair kit).
15. Using a swab, apply primer around the perimeter of the glass.
16. Similar operations are repeated on the window opening of the body.
17. We lay two spacers at the bottom of the windshield frame.
Comment. If spacers are replaced with new ones, make sure they are the same thickness as the old spacers. If necessary, cut off the excess with a knife.
18. We put a sealant on the upper edge of the glass.
19. Apply adhesive-sealant evenly along the perimeter of the glass, stepping back 8-10 mm from the edge. The adhesive-sealant is applied with a roller 10-12 mm high.
Comment. It is allowed to apply sealant to the flange of the window opening of the body.
20. We lay it on the windshield frame so that the distance of the right and left edges to the flanging on the frame racks is uniform.
21. We install the wedges and press the glass with them so that the upper glass seal is pressed against the edge of the roof of the body.
22. We press the glass to the windshield frame.
23. Open the windows of the front doors and leave the car without movement while the adhesive-sealant dries (see instructions).
Warning! Within 7-8 hours, exclude any activity associated with the risk of windshield displacement. It is desirable to increase the time before the start of operation of the car up to a day. The optimal strength of the adhesive layer occurs after 4-6 days (depending on weather conditions).
24. We install the parts removed during the preparatory operations. We glue the bracket to the new glass and install the rear-view mirror on it (see «Internal rear-view mirror - removal and installation»).