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How to remove sliding windows in surf?
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 1:18 pm
by nstg8a
yeah,
i want to get them out so i can tint them, but i cant get them out...
any ideas?
i undid the three bolts that go along the bottom and front of the windows, but they appear to be the bolts that hold the whole canopy on... not much use...
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 2:36 pm
by meece4x4
sorry couldnt resist ... what do I know I drive a daihatsu
Posted: Thu Dec 27, 2007 2:46 pm
by nstg8a
that idea has crossed my mind more than once... its the getting back in that might be more difficult lol
Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 11:09 am
by nstg8a
anyone?
Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 12:13 pm
by muddy_munke
I remember heating up the black surrounding to unstick the glue inside. Using a heat gun. The whole frame pops out. I think thats the only way. I don't have a surf to go look at. I just trying to remember from when I wrecked one out I got parts off.
All else fails. Go with the hammer. Windows are over rated anyway.
Daniel
Posted: Fri Dec 28, 2007 1:58 pm
by nstg8a
muddy_munke wrote:I remember heating up the black surrounding to unstick the glue inside. Using a heat gun. The whole frame pops out. I think thats the only way. I don't have a surf to go look at. I just trying to remember from when I wrecked one out I got parts off.
All else fails. Go with the hammer. Windows are over rated anyway.
Daniel
hmm, yeah i was thinking that might have been the case, i had to get pretty brutal to get the two very back ones out.
toyota probably stuck them in thinking noone would ever have a need to get them out again...
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 10:45 am
by Nailz
Yeah just smash them, Youve got more in your spare truck if you ever decide to put some back in...
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 11:07 am
by monaro427
get a couple of big screwdrivers from the outside try to lever it out you should see like a black foam sort of shit in between the window and canopy you will then need a sharp knife of some sort and start cutting that all the way around the window, if it doesn't work try from the inside it was a while ago i took mine out but they do come out
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 11:39 am
by Rocko
Ive got the exact tool you need for the job
A 10LB HAMMER LOL
Posted: Mon Dec 31, 2007 12:01 pm
by rangimotors
just tint them in the truck its what ya have to do with coupe's etc where there windows dont open or come out. still does the job
Posted: Tue Jan 01, 2008 12:02 pm
by nstg8a
yeah sorted... they tinted now
i hated my recovery gear being visible, esp with my surf being parked on the road a bit...