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    removing windows in a escort estate

    g,day all
    im stripping my mk2 wagon(estate) and was wondering
    wahts the best way to remove the rear side windows
    (the long ones)with out smashing them.

    cheers
    dan


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    Re: removing windows in a escort estate

    The same way as normal for a non-bonded window, working from inside push the lip of the rubber seal up past the metal lip of the frame, then carefully and evenly push out the window from inside whilst a helper steadies it and gets ready to hold it from the outside.
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    Re: removing windows in a escort estate

    yeh i thought so but they just seem so long and easy to smash.


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    Re: removing windows in a escort estate

    Just make sure you go slowly and evenly, don't apply excessive pressure and don't put a metal tool anywhere near the glass
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    Re: removing windows in a escort estate

    all done thanks mate and i didnt smash any lol


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    Re: removing windows in a escort estate

    http://escort.accelerator.org
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