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Post by JF74chevelle on Tue Aug 28, 2018 1:48 pm

I have some rust and I’ll probab need it to be welded right below both opera windows. Has anyone removed them how am hard is it? Thank you
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Post by Mcarlo77 on Tue Aug 28, 2018 8:52 pm

No big deal removing the opera windows. Just remove the retaining clips on the inside (behind the sail panels) and use a flat blade to break the butyl seal around the perimeter.
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Post by JF74chevelle on Tue Aug 28, 2018 9:30 pm

Mcarlo77 wrote:No big deal removing the opera windows.  Just remove the retaining clips on the inside (behind the sail panels) and use a flat blade to break the butyl seal around the perimeter.

Okay thank you very much for the advice
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Post by g3chevy on Wed Aug 29, 2018 10:48 am

The fastest way I've learned to remove these is with a windshield removal tool like the one in the link below. Just cut the wire about double the size of the opera window and start it in the top hard corner and "saw" your way down. Takes about 30 seconds and its out.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Car-Windshield-Removal-Tool-Windscreen-Window-Glass-Cutting-Wire-Handles-Kit/142800256758?epid=508513298&hash=item213f8efef6:g:aq0AAOSwC19a~3tn
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