red91
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Found a nice Factory tinted one to replace the clear one I currently have.
How hard to change it?
How hard to change it?
What about using some sort of a sealant? Is it needed? I just pulled the defrost one from my 98 to go into my 97 and the damn thing was so glued in I nearly broke it in half trying to separate it from the hatch.Matthew Currie said:Here's the easy way to do this. Install the weatherstrip on the new glass, and thread thin rope or thick strinig (about 1/4 inch is good for this) into the outer groove of the weatherstrip gasket. Make the piece of string long enough so that it crosses itself and leaves a couple of little tails at one corner. Now lay the glass on top of the open hatch, and get underneath it. Try to work a little of the gasket over the lip of the hatch, where the string tails are located, just to get it started. As soon as it has begun to engage, carefully start pulling one end of the string out of the gasket. As it comes out it will pull the gasket over the lip of the hatch.
The gasket on the XJ is not terribly tight, so it's pretty easy to get on and off.
Kejtar said:What about using some sort of a sealant? Is it needed? I just pulled the defrost one from my 98 to go into my 97 and the damn thing was so glued in I nearly broke it in half trying to separate it from the hatch.
Yes, thats what I did, sacrificed the new on and used the old one. In fact getting new glass out of another jeep was so easy I am going back to the junkyard and getting two tinted ones instead of the clear ones I have.
I usually start at a top corner, hatch open. Or, if you have a friend have to closed and push out while your friend is on the outside and can catch/grab it.
I've taken several out by myself using a couple of flat screwdrivers.
Pry from the outside starting from a corner. If you've ever changed a bicycle tire you should be fine.
To disconnect the defroster you will need to pull the inside hatch panel. There are connectors on both sides behind the panel.
( If you have a third brake light remove the two screws and undo the wire connector first.) If you want to save some of the panel "clips", use your screwdrivers and start at the sides, then the bottom and carefully pry it off. The top of the panel is hooked over a lip, when you get the clips loose whack on the bottom and pop it up and off.
Good luck.
1997-2001 have steel tail gates and the tailgate glass is glued in place just like the front windshield. You will need a new plastic trim piece and a tube of window glass adhesive. This job should be done by a professional glass technician for best results.
On the rear doors, the smaller fixed glass is bolted in place and should be removed to give you room to remove and install the movable glass.