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I'd show you the old glass but it blew up and shattered. Note one of the slider rails that bolts to ...
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I'd show you the old glass but it blew up and shattered. Note one of the slider rails that bolts to ...
You can see the busted glass is still wedged in between the plastic grommets. The splayed rivets are...
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You can see the busted glass is still wedged in between the plastic grommets. The splayed rivets are...
Looking at the back of the plate you can see the rivet heads.
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Looking at the back of the plate you can see the rivet heads.
There's a better close up
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There's a better close up
And the other side of the rivet, the part splayed at the factory.
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And the other side of the rivet, the part splayed at the factory.
The grinder makes short work of removing the non-splayed side.
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The grinder makes short work of removing the non-splayed side.
There's one still on the plate and the other ground off the plate. Didn't take long to figure out a ...
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There's one still on the plate and the other ground off the plate. Didn't take long to figure out a ...
The plastic grommets pop apart gently and can be popped right back onto the new glass, with a satisf...
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The plastic grommets pop apart gently and can be popped right back onto the new glass, with a satisf...
If your window blew up, like mine, then the splayed rivet side or dirty grommet goes towards the bac...
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If your window blew up, like mine, then the splayed rivet side or dirty grommet goes towards the bac...
Last time I had my glass out (installing it into the new tailgate shell), I used synthetic grease. I...
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Last time I had my glass out (installing it into the new tailgate shell), I used synthetic grease. I...
This time I cleaned the plate runs and the square wheels and lubed them up with anti-seize.
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This time I cleaned the plate runs and the square wheels and lubed them up with anti-seize.
The toughest part of the job is vacuuming up the busted glass, it's everywhere. I swear I must have ...
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The toughest part of the job is vacuuming up the busted glass, it's everywhere. I swear I must have ...
My glass man from Apple said these Bronco tailgate units are a lot of glass for the money. I scored ...
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My glass man from Apple said these Bronco tailgate units are a lot of glass for the money. I scored ...