Monday, February 24, 2014
How to Repair the Rear Driver Side Window in a 2000 Malibu
Any broken window in a car can become a major frustration. Nobody wants to have to deal with the lack of security, unwanted objects flying inside your car, and noisy wind constantly blowing while you are driving. Rather than having to tape layers of plastic wrap over your broken window, or pay costly shop fees, you can replace the window with only a few tools.
Instructions
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Remove the door trim panel. Use screwdriver and trim removal tool (or flat screwdriver) where appropriate to either unscrew pieces holding the trim on or pry them off where there are no screws. If your car has a manually operated window handle, use the trim removal tool to remove the handle. If your car has any electrical components located in the door trim, disconnect the electrical connectors as necessary to remove the trim. Remove the plastic water deflector that is between door and the trim panel.
2Clean up any broken glass. Depending on how your old window broke, there may be pieces of broken glass inside your door. Use a broom or vacuum to remove these pieces of broken glass.
3Remove the old window glass. Remove the window-to-channel nuts that are located at the bottom of the glass. You may have to lower the window glass to gain access to these nuts. Use the appropriate sized socket to remove the nuts. Place the nuts somewhere safe to avoid losing them. Remove the rubber sealing strip on the inside top of the door. Remove the old glass from the door by pulling it up and through where the rubber strip was.
4Install the new window glass. Insert the new glass the same way that the old glass was removed. Put back on and tighten the window-to-channel nuts. Put back on the rubber seal that was removed. Put the door trim and any pieces that were removed with it, as well as the plastic water deflector, back on.
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