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Tailgate glass replacement

From 1986 Ford Bronco “Eddie Bauer” — documented by Sixlitre.

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1986 Ford Bronco - I'd show you the old glass but it blew up and shattered. Note one of the slider rails that bolts to the glass and allows the glass to raise. 1986 Ford Bronco - You can see the busted glass is still wedged in between the plastic grommets. The splayed rivets are not normally removable, but have to go… 1986 Ford Bronco - Looking at the back of the plate you can see the rivet heads. 1986 Ford Bronco - There's a better close up 1986 Ford Bronco - And the other side of the rivet, the part splayed at the factory. 1986 Ford Bronco - The grinder makes short work of removing the non-splayed side. 1986 Ford Bronco - There's one still on the plate and the other ground off the plate. Didn't take long to figure out a regular 1/4 UNC-20 bolt, with washers w… 1986 Ford Bronco - The plastic grommets pop apart gently and can be popped right back onto the new glass, with a satisfying "click". 1986 Ford Bronco - If your window blew up, like mine, then the splayed rivet side or dirty grommet goes towards the back, or outside of the truck on you beaut… 1986 Ford Bronco - Last time I had my glass out (installing it into the new tailgate shell), I used synthetic grease. It does a fairly good job even in the -3… 1986 Ford Bronco - This time I cleaned the plate runs and the square wheels and lubed them up with anti-seize. 1986 Ford Bronco - The toughest part of the job is vacuuming up the busted glass, it's everywhere. I swear I must have fired up the shop vac more than a dozen… 1986 Ford Bronco - My glass man from Apple said these Bronco tailgate units are a lot of glass for the money. I scored mine for $140.00 CDN brand new and the…