Volkswagens hog extensive been associated with delighted tribe; from the smiling bug, to the well-engineered and ever-reliable Passat. On the contrary, all the duplicate, still can't complain clan prompt thier windows broken by crestfallen citizens. From distraught exes, to vandals and incompetent locksmiths, there are any cipher of reasons that you might corner to transform your driver-side front window. On the other hand, happily, doing so doesn't compass to assemble you any else despondent than finding elsewhere that your window was broken in the aboriginal abode.
Instructions
1. Remove the driver-side door panel. Start by inserting a sharp, flathead screwdriver in the gap between the long, U-shaped plastic piece in your door's grip recess and the grip recess trim panel. Pop the piece out, and then pry the trim panel -- complete with switchgear -- up and out of the door panel. Unplug the switches, and remove the trim panel. Remove the three door panel screws formerly hidden behind the trim panel, and the tree at the bottom of the panel. Use dissassembly pliers 3392 to release the clips securing the sides of the door panel to the door, and then lift the door panel up and out of the window recess channel.
Reinstall the sound insulation, and drop the door panel into place. Press the clips back into the door frame, and reinstall the screws that secure it to the door frame. Plug the switches in, and reinstall the switch trim panel. Reinstall the grip piece that you removed first, and try to park your car closer to the house from now on. The clamping bracket holds the glass in place, and serves as a base to connect it to the power window motor.
3. Loosen the clamp bolts to release the window, and then tilt the window forward to remove it from the door. The window should come out with the top of it sitting about three to five inches above the bottom of the window frame, but you may need to raise or lower the window slightly to get it out. Once you have the old window -- or what's left of it -- out of the door, rotate the new window down in the same way that the old came out. If the original window was shattered, then make sure to clear the channel in the window clamp with a large, flathead screwdriver.
4. Unplug the power window switches, and tighten the clamp bolts to 6 foot-pounds, or 70 inch-pounds. Re-installation at this point is the reverse of removal.2. Arrayed around the door panel, you'll see a number of small caps; there are four along the top, three along the bottom, two in front, and one in the back. Pry the caps off and remove the insulation to access the clamp bolts at the base of the window. Plug the power window switches back into the harness, and raise or lower the window until you can see the clamping bracket at the base of the window.
