How A Windshield is Removed and Installed ( One way anyways )
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- Опубликовано: 29 июл 2012
- Ever wonder how it gets done?.. well.. Here's how, Thanks Phil From P&A Auto Glass.. NOTE: Due to the Conflicting comments on youtube on " how its supposed to be done" Im putting a note here saying that I am not a Professional Glass Installer. I do NOT specialize in thise Field. I took it upon myself to ask for Permission from this glass Installer to Video Record his Process. I am Neutral on this Method and I do not have the Experience or know how on the " proper way" to install the windshield. Im soley going off the Information Given to me by this Professional Installer. This Video is For entertainment purposes, and to show the world and my Subscribers how a Installer out in the Field removes a Windshield. As far as this being " the Proper way" I dont know. I am not a Glass Installer. All I can say is the Job was a success, He was never called back as far as I know for a warranty repair. ENJOY THE VIDEO, YOUR COMMENTS and INPUT ARE WELCOME.
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This window man is so generous to teach others as he agreed someone to video his job. Cool man
I heard the cameraman say, "I'd never want to do this for a living". Smart man! I was a NGA certified Master Auto Glass Tech. Did this for 30 years. Not a fun job!
Do you think an amateur could do it? I have 0 glass experience but have 5 years of mechanical experience
Seems like a genuine dude and he had some nice tools. I'm not a pro, but I would have covered that dash, wore a cleaner pair of gloves, and maybe took the extra time to remove the pillars. I mean he was working on a 3 year old (at the time) Benz not a 90's Honda.
that guy is a pro who doesnt have doubt in his skill to do that
Great video man. And very nice of you to advertise this man's work for him.
I gotta say something, it pisses me off that there are so many negative comments. Cut Phil some slack. Everyone's an expert, in their own mind. Anyone who does or did this for a living knows it's a shitty career at times. We run into different problems with so many different makes and models of automobiles. The industry got ruined when the insurance companies were allowed to dictate how long it should take to do a certain job. None of those motherf***ers ever changed a shield in their life. And every technician knows we should use OEM parts, but insurance wizards figured it's much cheaper to use aftermarket.
If we were to go by what Autoglass magazine says on how to do a job on any given automobile, you'd be lucky to fit in two jobs a day. We are trained to cut corners in order to get more jobs done in a day. Let's face it, it's all about profit, and not so much about the quality, that went out in the 70's.
Trust me, I know we all take pride in our work, and I'm not saying everyone is a hacker, this industry doesn't get the respect it deserves, for what is expected of us. We run into bullshit quite often, and if you say you don't, you're full of shit. Sure, there are things I would have done differently in this video also. But I also know, that each and every one of us who does autoglass, was trained by someone else with their own experience. Nobody can tell me that they learned their business without making mistakes. There's too many smartasses out there who think they know everything about everything. It takes experience to know what the fuck you're doing, and still, you don't know it all. In my opinion, the guy did a pretty good job with what he had. He does have experience, and if you can't see that, then you're just another ignorant fucking dick who thinks he knows it all!
There are things I know and things I don't know. Things I can fix and things I cannot. Auto Glass, auto wiring / electrical are things I pay a PRO to do. Also the A/C compressor and ABS system.
Well said
I am so happy that Jerry Lewis is finally doing something good with his life.
Kenny Sellers lol
😂😂👍
He buys his underwear at kmart, and watches Judge Wapner
This video - and its step-by-step verbal guidance, was simply very informative - at least to someone like me who doesn't know shit about auto windshield (or back shield/rear glass) removal and installation. I learned more from watching and listening than I ever knew before or had expected to learn. I now have an idea of some, if not all of the steps an auto glass repairman would have to take should the windshield or the rear glass window of my car need replacing.
Thanks for the video. I appreciate it!
Wow the comments are funny. There where some issues with the install. But over all this is actually top notch work compared to what he could have got.
I been a tech for 15 yrs. when I started my own company 7 yrs ago I hired a guy with twice as many yrs experience he cost me over $2000 in his first hour on the job.
Basically what I'm saying is it was not a perfect job but it could have been way worse. Don't let your insurance pick the glass shop and don't price shop.
Scott Roberts Very True. My ins Company bought all Cheap replacement Parts when My Nissan Altima Got into a accident. I went down to the body shop and told them to get the Adjuster on the phone and tell them Im not taking delivery of this car. It was Made with Genuine Nissan parts, and its being repaired by getting Genuine Nissan Parts. 2 Weeks later and alot of Bullshit, I got my car back, and I Checked for the nissan stickers. two weeks later I smelled Burning plastic, I took the bottom shield off the car to find my fog light wiring harness was now speaker wire and wires twisted together with electrical tape. next time, Im just going to do it myself
My experience with glass installation was at Chrysler's Warren, MI plant on the Dodge Ram truck line. We once did it all by hand and used rubber gaskets. Then butylene became the greatest thing. Then robots and urethane adhesive sealers became the norm with the advent of passenger side air bags and the use of less metal in the A pillars. Urethane bonds the windshield to the frame, in effect becoming a structural member of the car. What the guy means by crash tested, is that the manufacture of the urethane product crash tested a car or truck at different times and came up with one hour as a minimum to survive a crash without the window popping out. All cars with passenger side air bags use the windshield to bounce the air bag off of it. If the windshield is installed using improper methods, the windshield can pop out from the air bag deploying. And that is not a good thing, as the windshield is designed and secured in a way to keep you in the vehicle and keep the roof from collapsing in a roll over accident. That is a protection rubber gaskets or butylene never offered. If you are over the age of 40, you remember seeing wrecks with the windshield laying in front of the car some place down the road. Overall he did an excellent install. Only thing I would have done different, is a continuous line of urethane from the passenger side lower windshield, working all around to the drivers side lower and completed the bottom from the passenger side to the drivers side. That way you have no gaps or run the risk of future leaks. A lot of windshield installers do not do it the right way. On a large car or truck, you sometimes have to sit on the dashboard to run a one piece bead of urethane to get the best sealing. Never lay on the hood on any car or truck made after 2006. You will dent the hood and that is not good. Due to importing car's and trucks to Europe they require the hoods to buckle when a pedestrian is struck, something not required under North America laws. So if you have a new car or truck, whatever brand, and you get into a slow speed parking lot crash and your hood buckles, now you know why.
Hey are u still in Michigan and would u be willing to help me do my window
I like how this guy works, he does it the RIGHT way!
Aint gone lie he is a professional tho👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
What is up with people seeing RUclips videos and ALWAYS saying that person sucks and they could do better. I am certified at Safelite Autoglass and been there for awhile and there is only one thing he did that we do not do. Other then that he did absolutely everything by the book. I mean we don't use the extractor or cold knifes because they are illegal at safelite now but I'd say this guy did a perfect job. He by crash test he means the urethane and glass remained in tack and glass stayed at least 75% without shattering completely in a staged 30 mph head on collision. This guy is good forget hand setting glass though when I got my true seal next to me. Lol
Brett Edmonds Its because people who comment like that are either Trolls or people that dont have the capacity that this guy does and cannot put any useful imput into a conversation or even a positive comment.
905speedgta oh yeah, and ive called one of those bashers out one time and asked them " how would you do it differently". never got a reply.. lol
I use to sell glass to Phil when I worked at Safelite in Columbus Ohio. Cool dude.
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very awesome instruction and very qualified work thank you for sharing.
Excellent installation.
By the way my husband has been installing glass for 30+ years as well and in Colorado. High crack rate here. He does work for body shops wherein his work borders on perfectionism. That mercedes REQUIRES high modulation adhesive for torsion strength.
siddyj thanks for the info
Great video... I had to look up where you guys were.. Freeport?? I knew I felt at home with the accents... ;-) Thanks for your help...
He did a wonderful job.
arthomas8425 He really did. Wish he would pick up his phone for business. I had about 5 cars for him this summer and where he was.. idk
This guy is good
Dude is good.
i am so happy
He did a good job .
at 5:58 u can clearly here the blade popping back and forth off the body,why would i hire this guy????? sorry
LION'S DEN AESTHETICS I didnt Hire Him. He was hired by a previous employer I worked for. and I asked if I could Film him because I never knew anything about installing a windshield. I actually Hired him to do a job for me and he never showed up lol.
nice job
I install also and all seemed pretty good, except 1 thing. when he cut the sides using the equalizer(jigsaw) which nobody uses anymore because they scratch/Gouge the paint. he should have made a mark with a marker on the blade so he know the depth before it hit the sides of the paint/Body . I'm curious what he did for the rain sensor? did he replace the whole thing or just put a new pad? But yea it looked like a decent install.
Nice to know we're all human and even someone who's certified with 25+ years can make mistakes once in a while. The important part is that they aren't anything major or even life threatening as they sometimes can be with these windshield installations.
what is the brand of the glue used?
show the removal of all the trim pieces, windshield wiper arms, etc. before all the work (cutting the urethane seal all the way around) that goes into getting to the point to where this video starts at. that to me is more useful information than anything shown here.
+rodeo o Or you could do the job yourself in 90 minutes, like i did. Borrow a cuttiing tool or buy the tool with the blade and the pull handle on it for $20 at any autoparts store. As mentioned the hardest part is getting the trim pieces off, hence the initial comment.
Is the same technician done for 03 Kia spectra and where do you get the intructments.
good job but i think a solid bead on top is better no seams for possible leak. I start standing on pass side are run my bead from driver side all the way around to pass side bottom one seam in top conor
excellent and informative
Jim Tarter thanks
I replaced a windshield on a Chevy back in 1977 and never had any issues for the many remaining years that I owned the car. It's not hard, you just need to take your time.
I would have done a few things a little differently but overall a decent job.....
What would you of done differently??
His voice is just to funny
Eddie Posada It is,lol
What’s the name of the black thing he was putting around with the gun?
tell this man hes a fuckin boss.. nice video and nice car lol
Every time I replace the windshield at certain shops I end up with cracked dashboard and ripped off paint everywhere i go no matter how expensive they are i end up with the same problem everytime
No body gets the job done right these days all they want is quick buck
how you remove a weather strip ..please i need to work on my 250 econoline van
ppg is a quality glass company. they make airliner windscreens about $30,000 for an embraer 145 windscreen. slightly different install though.
What happens if there is rust coming from the window frame sealing area? Is all windshield adhesive crash tested? Can you cut out the urethane without the use of that reciprocating saw and attachment?
David F. Ive seen people cut windows out in many ways. One thing I was told by multiple installers is you have to leave some of the old adhesive when installing a new window. as far as the rust goes. you have to treat all rust before replacing the window. if your window was replaced some time ago and you now have that happening thats a problem
and the trim work , finishing ? next vid i guess ? nice work easier than a motor for sure .
does anyone kno the way about getting windshields this business im gona go to school for this any help
Not bad. I would have him work on my car. Not a big fan of the Equalizer he uses but to each his own.. Certified..Hmm Ok. Well by who. Old NGA or The Safety Council now? Honestly there is no known one universally recognized certification for auto glass. Not one 3rd party administer demands it or give extra work because of it. That said there are several different certifications out there in Glass land and I am all for it.
I see why you did the "V".
for instance, if you can not find a windshield of any certain car, how would you take the measurement of metal edges of frame, and give it windshield manufacturer to precisely manufacture that windshield
Rainman windshields :)
old video, for the year he did this, it was considered a good job , things have changed .
its good
I watched the entire video not to see how he installed it.
on these ml350 there is no rain sensor pad. you transfer over the old rain sensor. it doesn't use a gel pad.
DID THE SAW DAMAGE THE INNER PART OF THE FRAME? SOUNDED LIKE A WHOLE BUNCH OF BUMPING OUCH!!! SCRATCH I PRIME? OUCH!
pinchweld primer has no rust inhibiting properties. You'd figure a guy with 25+ years could cut the window out without damaging the body
Awesome accent
No protection whats so ever to the car. No hood cover, seat covers, no dash protector thank God he has "30 years of experience "😲😲😲
Really good vid
TheFrameoff Thanks
There is quicker way to take it out and put it back in than this video. Shows! !
Michael Baum Well, Whats the other way?
When your good you can use tooth picks and dress for the beach. This guy can do this job in his sleep, yeah he's that good. Thanks for the vid. I have a 08 cls550 that leaks (windshield) I can do a lot work on my car but leaving this for the Pro lol
man it must be nice to work on clean vehicles..... lets see some farm trucks plz
I appreciate this tutorial but next video you should try to hold camera or phone steady and not move around so much so we can see clearly. Got dizzy with you going back and forth real fast. But otherwise good tutorial. Thx
brave
You get every question that you ask wrong lol
you called the Guy in the video to do your glass?...if so be sure to tell him you saw this video on youtube
He didn’t show how he set the glass ? I really wanted to see how set it on
You skipped the part how he put the glass on the car. That was the part I was waiting for. Tsk.
he actually did fare job but cold knife all around would have made less damage and even for trim work
I sort of understand his procedure but manufacturers don't prep the glass when they fit windsheilds
search alfrados glass, that guys pretty dam good
I bet the customer was cringing the moment he used the power hacksaw blade. I bet he wasn't expecting that method.
Cringing stupid sheep.
Wow I am scared to get a windshield replaced in my brand new Sierra, wreck my dash and paint " then just use touch up paint" scary
Kenny Sellers. LOL.
Oh ok it has the square rain sensor.
u don't need no fancy tools just some guitar string and sealant how much u get charged for a windshield swap
10 10 Ive seen it done like that. I thought it was a joke till they did it infront of me on a back window
cold knife will scratch the body. extractor can damage the a pillars and dash. should have used a ezwire type tool. What do I know though being safetech certified and all
Have you ever worked at any other glass job besides safelite?
+Gary Ebeling why u figure dude works at safelite
Gary Ebeling yea how exactly would he get the wire in between the moldings since the side moldings come on the windshield
As long as your not going to R&I the glass you can cut the molding off. If you are trying to R&I it is pretty simple to work the wire under the molding with a bone or pick
Wire tools are for fucking pussies. A cold knife and express blade work just fine.
This guy got his certification from a fruit loops box!
would have been a better video if they showed him set the glass😞
seeing how the cups are they did a two man set.
Question...what do you mean by crash tested? answer... crash tested like I said.
sign him up for the Discovery channel.
I reckon what he meant by that was "I have my work on my mind, and have to make sure this thing is done right. I don't have time to explain". But hey, feel fee to interpret what he said in the worst possible light.
Louis Sanchez I dont know for sure
He's from long Island
Michael Hodges yup based out of Nassau County
Cool
Another installation with so many mistakes... And where in NY was it done?
beannie60 what mistakes did you point out?> what is he doing that is wrong?
905speedgta
Ok #1 you never go in the middle of the W/S with a cut out knife, you can chip the paint! You start at the corner. #2 that is one of the first tool they made and I it's not that good. #3 he is using a scraper that is to close to the paint and is a tool that can scratch the car, a long knife is better in my opinion. #4 When he uses the scraper on the passenger side he is pulling it towards his belly. #5 he is cleaning the W/S wearing the same dirty work gloves he used to cut down the beading/gasket, and could contaminate the W/S. #6 he uses the same primer dauber from the W/S that he did on the pinch weld, the same dauber NEVER goes back in the primer! #7 he stops the run of the bead be for he even gets to the end, and then buts up to the urethane instead of cutting in the bead, he should go around the the bottom after shooting the bottom first! I would have liked to see him set the W/S? And he didn't cover the interior or put a cover on the hood! And I am a Master Glass Technician with 33yrs experience and I started the mobile unit out of Commack NY for Safelite and made it would wide by training VPs & DM/RMs...
beannie60 so should I Change the Video title to " How to not install a windshield, or how a windshield was installed in the 80's? . some guy also said here on youtube hes using very old methods that are no longer used. Im not being sarcastic either. I dont know how to install windshields properly, and I was told that Filming this guy would be a good demonstration for my Channel. Ive had more Bad reviews from people in the Field such as youself than good. and I dont want Misleading content. this is kinda why I post what I know, and what Im doing usually. thanks
905speedgta Well you did a great job with the video, I have only made video's on installing W/S's for corporate and not one is on youtube because it changes all the time. I just don't want someone to see a video and think it's ok to do that. It looks like the guys that don't know what they are doing, even if they are certified are giving the wrong information. And this guy looks like a nice guy, just had a some mistakes. Thanks for your reply.
No problem, I Put a Notice in my Channel Discription so viewers understand MY purpose of this Video. He is a nice guy, I also welcome all comments and opinions on my Channel. It Creates a Discussion and other Views are able to be Heard and other things can be Pointed out. Thankyou for your Replies and your input to my Channel.
Didn't c him prime his scraches lol
EaStxVaNxiNc He did, I reember Seeing him do it. that could of been a different primer for something else.Im not a pro window installer so i dont know
Been doing this for 20 years and he is doing it the hard way first he should lower the hood and use water to help cutout windshielid buy some modern tools ,you can hear that blade hitting the pinch weld fairly hard damaging it so he is not that good just saying
How he can be certified for 30 years and using a blade on top, he can scratch the paint and it can rust. I tech should know how to take a glass without scratching the body. Happy that's not my car, good luck!
and its 2 to 3 days to wash
the vin # thing is funny,,,
now that he used all these power tools and tore up the dash probably pinchweld and possibly the Vin the car is worthless. should have called safelite for this repair
+joshua halberstadt safelite is the maaco of the windshield industry. Cheapest is not always the best. Glad it worked out for you but they have a lot of very unhappy customers. Oh I'm sure you're right about the pinchweld, I know everyone looking to buy a car pulls the front windshield out to inspect the pinchweld before purchasing. He made sure not to touch the vin, he said so in the video.
+TheAmericanUhate There's a lot of small shops around that are better quality at a cheaper price than safelite.
+TheAmericanUhate so when it rusts out and needs body work to repair it properly than yeah its better to not do it this way.
safelite is trash
been doing autoglass for 13 years. fuck safelite. I'll never work for them
I was trained as a beginner changing windscreens,this is absolutely ridiculous.This can kill someone.You need a good Slap and stop training Good people.
His dents with the fucking chain Shaw (horror movie) you can't see will in long run give you rust bubbles under windshield glue which will make your windscreen leak,and other places
When some says " i would never want to do this for a living ", what there're really saying is, " i dont respect you or your profession ".
Its laminated glass, it wouldnt
no dash protection chit
not the worst job in the world but couple things he could have done different. Thats how the old heads did things but working on those type of cars you dont need to use such inferior tools and supplies.
30 years HHHAAAAA thats wt they all say. Fucking prob just one year or 2🤣
Why can the cameraman not hold the camera still? It is so annoying to watch.
Your are right - I won't watch ...
I was on the edge of my seat.
1. No gloves.
2. Forcefully using a box-cutter dangerously close to the paint. Any slip-up and it's an expensive and needless mistake.
3. Using a heavy power tool over an unprotected dash. Really?
Who certified him and in what country?
exactly no dash guards using power tools that will damage the body of the car costly damages in time will rust out and cost the customer so much more money than what he is charging.
This guy was probably the most annoying customer lol
R.J. Tupy No
This guy is a butcher, seriously you have lack of standards in the US. I wouldn’t have this guy touch my car!
and that urethane sucks .Sika makes the best brands .sika asap or sika 220 are my picks but there are others
David Guzman David, I dont fully understand The differences in the adhesive/sealant. What I do know is this job was done in 2012 and its almost 2015 and we havent had a problem yet
yup!!! you got it buddy!!! SIKA!!!
yea, can't be a diy job.
Bad installer 1st of many errors.... When u shoot the bead u start @ the bottom passenger side cuz it's the first glue out the tube so it's gonna dry the quickest for the passenger air bag.....
Not to mention any glass installer worth his salt isn't using 1st generation crap tools.
siddyj What tools are out there that he should be using? and whats old and outdated that hes using?
I install glass for 10 yrs I never ever seen a person still using jigsaw fine blade saw. That's a stone age tool. Ryobi Caulking are pieces of shit tool from homedepot. Cheap tool. Most of the tool he's used are seem not to be professional. Am sorry not to judge this guy. If I own this Mercedes I wouldn't let this guy install my windshield. First his clothing is not safe. He's work with glass he's should have a proper clothing to protect himself of broken glass. He's doesn't looked like certified technician. He's sound like a liar ... Well good luck believing in him..
You have 10 years, he has 30 years experience. That says it all.
In the world of rock climbing, which I've been doing for 43 years now, there are lots of "experts" with ONE WHOLE DECADE OF EXPERIENCE (WOW!!!) such as yourself. The difference between the self proclaimed "experts" and the people who are solid, highly experienced climbers, and often do the body recoveries on the "experts", is that the "experts" spend more time talking trash about other people than they do studying the fine details of their craft, and learning how to pare unnecessary flashy gear out of their kit. Oh, that, and the fact that the "experts" get killed because they're simultaneously arrogant and stupid. Who would'a thunk?
Kiwdafish1 Andrew Armstrong People love to talk shit because they are behind a screen. I love it when other youtubers come on my Channel and call out someone elses Cockiness and stupidity like you two did, Its great, and I dont feel alone now. First off, PROFESSIONALISM ....Professionalism is how you conduct your business with your client. This involves your quality of work, and your word to DELIVER SERVICES AS DESCRIBED.. I'm a Mechanic. And I specialize in electrical system repair and troubleshooting. And I deal with my customers Direct. I own very few " HIGH END" tools. AM i unprofessional because I have craftsmen, Dewalt, and OEM tools?. NO... Certified???..In my opinion pertaining to the automotive field, certified means NOTHING.. about 25% of the jobs I get annually are jobs that I have to Do over properly because my new customer has brought it to a ASE certified shop for repair, " or some know it all", and they either didnt make the repair, or did the repair improperly. Ive also come to see that also ( 10+ years experience) also means nothing in this field.. You can spend 10+ years with your fancy snap on tools and your Certification and still be an asshole Know it all thats just floating along, making Arrogant nit picking comments cause someone can do it better then youuu. It all Boils down to SKILL, A will to learn,retain what u learn and provide a good service for your customer. Not snub your nose up at someones tools..Come on man, Get real......
The tools are not as important as the person who is doing the installation. Some people use wire method, some use cold knives. Some people use a lil buddy, some people don't. I don't see the point in paying $500 for a wire cutter when a $30 cold knife and some primer can do the same job. You remind me of a person commenting on how their windshield installer showed up without a uniform and it was "unprofessional" and made them "less trustworthy" -.-
Never seen an equalizer freedom?