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zombievws Samba Member
Joined: July 14, 2012 Posts: 136 Location: greeneville tn
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Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 6:21 am Post subject: side sliding window disassemble? |
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I would like to remove and take the windows apart. paint the frames black and tint the glass. anyone done this? _________________ unique is what we seek, bizarre is what we are. |
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70coupyel Samba Member
Joined: September 06, 2006 Posts: 1657 Location: So.Cal
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Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 1:52 pm Post subject: |
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When my van was painted , all the windows were out. I rebuilt the sliders and had them tinted. Here is the guide I used to take them apart.
http://www.griffco.ca/interest/vw/slider.htm
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insyncro Banned
Joined: March 07, 2002 Posts: 15086 Location: New York
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Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 3:42 pm Post subject: |
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YouTube, Vanagon Slider. |
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zombievws Samba Member
Joined: July 14, 2012 Posts: 136 Location: greeneville tn
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Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2014 4:24 am Post subject: |
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thank you _________________ unique is what we seek, bizarre is what we are. |
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danfromsyr Samba Member
Joined: March 01, 2004 Posts: 15144 Location: Syracuse, NY
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Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2014 7:12 am Post subject: |
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ragnarhairybreeks Samba Member
Joined: October 26, 2009 Posts: 1890 Location: Sidney B.C. Canada
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Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2014 9:03 am Post subject: |
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I tried the method shown in the vid, with a spare slider window I have. It didn't go as easily as shown. The glass was sealed to the aluminum channel with what looked like silicone caulk. I'm sure that was factory applied. Anyway, the aluminum and glass did not come apart easily at all. In the end I spread the window frame enough to get the slider and channel out as a unit and then removed the channel from the glass. Even then the glass did not come out of the channel without a bit of a fight.
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noganav Samba Member
Joined: January 06, 2006 Posts: 1236 Location: San Diego CA
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Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2014 12:06 pm Post subject: |
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I'll echo the above comment. It will definitely not come out as easily as shown in that video. I've done 6 now and they are all caulked from the factory and put together pretty snug.
Center the window, spread the frame apart with some spreader clamps, and take the bottom edge of the glass out by moving the top edge up and into the corner.
Caulked seams around the fixed portion of the window can be separated by hand without too much trouble.
The strip along the bottom of the sliding portion of the window can be a real bugger. I separated it with a couple chopsticks that I tapped in carefully from the end so as not to bend it. |
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iliketowalk Samba Member
Joined: April 29, 2011 Posts: 614 Location: Northern CA
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Posted: Mon Aug 25, 2014 1:00 pm Post subject: |
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I just finished getting mine tinted, I didn't remove the fixed pane, just the sliding pane and put in new brush "seals" and new window seal at the same time...
To pull the sliding pane I was able to spread the frame by hand, came out reasonably easy.
Installing the window back in the van was by far the hardest part. Tint guy gave me a break for having the glass out of the van, so make sure you ask.
Good luck! _________________ 1986 Weekender "Birch" |
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