Hi all
I have a 63 beetle with no lock on the drivers vent window,it has been broken off.
What is involved in replacing it.
Does the glass need to come out?
How hard is it to remove the glass??
Thanks,Cc
Yes the glass has to come out,I use a very narrow screwdriver under the rubber,starting at the top end and ease the glass and rubber away from the frame (be careful not to distort the frame)work it carefully and once the glass is moving it will come fairly readily.T lock is held on with 2 rivets make sure they don't protrude as they will hit the glass and then you will have a million glasses. Advice is given in good faith and no responsibility accepted.
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yes the glass has to come out
soak in hot soappy water for a few days will help
then thin narrow screw drives to pri the frame away from glass
I just did mine 4 my Oval to re plate the frames
We will all probably doing this in the future..lol
I see You can now buy the locks easily..
its just a pain to have to pull everything apart.. lol
Lee
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---
I've got two nice new Wolfsburg west ones I got from valla and some new ww rivets just finding time to hook in....ive seen on forums were people have made plywood jig for pressing the glass back in with new rubber (which I got from Clarke rubber) need to do it soon as I need passenger side air con on!!! 😉
