Fixing a Rusted & Leaky Windshield (pictures)
A leak had developed somewhere on the Upper passenger side Windshield seal. See My Dirty Headliner thread thread My windshield had been replaced 3 times and I knew the installers damaged the window lip 8 years ago (they cut into the headliner with their tools). I could see several rusted areas about the size of a quarter above the windshield, but none appeared to be rusted through. I knew I needed to have the windshield removed and the damaged repaired. I thought about removing the old windshield myself, but my glass company said they'd come out twice (Friday night to remove the old one and Monday to install a new one). It only took the installer 10 minutes to remove to remove the old windshield, which I probably couldn't have done without the proper tools. BTW the motivating factor for this project was a 12" crack on the passenger side of the windshield. So I needed to have it replaced anyway.
Here are some picture of the Window lip rust damage.
A leak had developed somewhere on the Upper passenger side Windshield seal. See My Dirty Headliner thread thread My windshield had been replaced 3 times and I knew the installers damaged the window lip 8 years ago (they cut into the headliner with their tools). I could see several rusted areas about the size of a quarter above the windshield, but none appeared to be rusted through. I knew I needed to have the windshield removed and the damaged repaired. I thought about removing the old windshield myself, but my glass company said they'd come out twice (Friday night to remove the old one and Monday to install a new one). It only took the installer 10 minutes to remove to remove the old windshield, which I probably couldn't have done without the proper tools. BTW the motivating factor for this project was a 12" crack on the passenger side of the windshield. So I needed to have it replaced anyway.
Here are some picture of the Window lip rust damage.