You can install a new windshield on your sporty Austin-Healey right from home, using some supplies purchased from any auto parts store. You will need the help of an assistant to complete this task. Save a little bit of money by locating a quality, used windshield from an auto wrecking yard or parts seller. It is very important to correctly install your windshield so that it will properly protect you and your passengers. The rubber gasket and urethane glue affix the windshield to the frame.

Instructions

1

Warm up the new gasket to make it looser and easier to stretch around the windshield. You can do this by putting it in a warm room or in the sun.

2

Fit the rubber gasket around the replacement windshield. The slit on the gasket needs to face outside the Austin-Healey. Run a thin bead of sealant all the way around the outermost channel of the gasket.

3

Wipe petroleum jelly onto the gaskets outer groove, putting a little bit extra at the top and bottom center of the gasket.

4

Run a heavy nylon cord into this outer groove and leave about a foot length on each end of the cord hanging out from the bottom center of the gasket.

5

Put on some work gloves. Place the windshield into the Austin-Healeys windshield frame from outside of the vehicle while your assistant guides it into place from inside the vehicle. Ask the assistant to pull the cord ends inside the car so that they are resting on the dashboard.

6

Press the gasket onto the frame from outside the car while your assistant pulls on one end of the cord slowly, pulling the gaskets lip out and around the windshield frame.

7

Allow the urethane sealant to cure for about two days before driving the vehicle.

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A cars window consists of two main components. There is the window glass itself, but the glass is held into place by a regulator that controls the window as it is rolled up and down. To install a window into a car door, you need to get inside the door itself. Once you know the size glass and regulator for your car, remove the doors inner trim panel to install the window.

Instructions

1

Use window controls to move it all the way down. Disconnect the negative cable on the car battery, especially if the car uses power windows. Open the car door and roll down the window. Remove the weatherstrip from the doors window opening on the vehicle door by grabbing it at the end near the outer edge of the door.

2

Detach the door handle bezel and window crank from the door. Remove the screws attaching the handle bezel and pry it off with a screwdriver or other flat-bladed tool. If the car has a window crank, dislodge the cranks retaining clip by working a cloth behind it.

3

Unscrew all the retaining screws on the doors trim panel; some may be underneath small plastic panels or inside the space where the handle was. Lift the panel upward to release it from its retaining clips, pull it away from the door and unplug all electrical connectors attached to it. Peel away the water shield and remove any speakers on the door.

4

Install the window regulator by folding both sides together, sliding it up through the door, unfolding it and twisting it into place. If the regulator needs its motor installed, wiggle the motor onto the cable housing, put the fastener on and tighten the bolts. Bolt the regulator in place on the door.

5

Position the window glass above the doors window opening and carefully slide it down into the door. If its possible, you could instead push the glass up through the bottom and then push it back down within the regulator. Bolt the glass into place within the window regulator.

6

Reassemble the door by reconnecting the speakers, water shield, trim panel, handle, window crank and weatherstrip. Use the cars window controls (manual or power) to test the window.

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