I have an 88 samurai, need to tend to the rust thats starting around the window, right under the seal.  How difficult is it to take out?  i started doing it and found that theres no glue or anything just a stiff a$$ seal.  My friend told me that there is a special tool to take it out, he said it was at harbor freight.
just woundering how difficult it is to get out, or should i have a shop do it?

Thanks

Amilla

1. if you dont know what you are doing you will likely break it. It is much more fragle than all of the other windows which are tempered and almost impossible to break.

2. Trying to put it back in with an old hard seal is another recipe for breakage.

Even the pros will not give any gurantee unless the seal is new.

I used to install windshields, for 5 years actually.  Most glass shops will not gaurantee removing the old one (I never did).

If you are getting a new seal, you can cut the old one out with an Olfa knife.  I don't really remember how the samurai windshields were put in, but most windshields held in by a rubber seal are easy to install (IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING).

DO NOT BLAME ME IF YOU BREAK YOUR WINDSHIELD!!!!  DO NOT ATTEMPT UNLESS YOU ARE PREPARED TO BUY ANOTHER WINSHIELD.  THIS IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE CHEAPEST WINDSHIELDS TO HAVE INSTALLED, YOU ARE PROBABLY BETTER OFF PAYING SOMEONE.

Basically, you clean the window, put the gasket on, and run a 3/16 rope into the pinchweld groove in the gasket.  You then have one person hold the windshield against the car pinchweld, and a second person pulls the rope out, always towards the center.  This will pull the lip around the pinchweld.  As it nears completion, it should pop in.  You might need a hook tool to help the bits that pop back out.  Gently smacking the glass with and open palm will help it into position. 

From what I remember, the samurai w/s was designed in a manner that does not easily allow back sealing between window and gasket, or between body and gasket.  This means, if it leaks now, you should replace the gasket, you probably can't add sealant in a non-visible manner.

Good luck, MArc

Thanks for all the info, i think im going to attempt to pull it out myself.  But im going to have a new shop put it back in.  And if it breaks, sammy winsheilds are like 150 bucks and there poly windows said to be un breakable and un scrathable but ya never know.
Thanks again

Amilla

Plastic windshield will be strong, lightweight, scratch very easily, and be illegal on street.

also, I have never seen a plastic windshield that had as good of optics as glass.
(you cant see as clearly through  them. things will be slightly distorted)

If you are the guy who drives around with a dirty windshield and doesnt care then you likely wont notice. If you are the guy who cleans his windshield offten and uses rainx then you will hate the plastic

Ya i was thinking about all that stuff to, but still winshilds for sammys are very cheap to get.  Not a complext peice of glass at all.
i think for a new one its like 160 bucks at a glass shop around here, maybe a bit more.

Thanks again

Amilla