Section 61 (Body Structure): Windshield: Removal

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2003 Isuzu Rodeo. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Disconnect the battery ground cable.
Remove the front pillar trim cover.
- Turn up the finisher and pry the trim cover clips free from the body panel.
Remove the sunvisors and sunvisor holders. Refer to HEADLINING (LWB) or HEADLINING (SWB) .
Remove the rear view mirror.
- Remove the clip (1) and disconnect the connector (2).
- Turn the channel mount (3) 90 degrees clockwise and pull down.
  
  Fig 1: Removing Rear View Mirror
  Courtesy of ISUZU MOTOR CO.
Remove the windshield wiper arm.
- Refer to WINDSHIELD WIPER ARM/BLADE .
Remove the windshield side molding.
- Pull the molding out from drip rail.
Remove the front cowl cover.
Remove the windshield support.
Remove the upper molding.
Remove the windshield.
- Use a knife to cut through part of the adhesive caulking material.
- Secure one end of a piece of steel piano wire (0.02 inches in diameter) to a piece of wood that can serve as a handle.
- Use a pair of needle nose pliers to insert the other end of the piano wire through the adhesive caulking material at the edge of the windshield glass.
- Secure the other end of the piano wire to another piece of wood.
- With the aid of an assistant, carefully move the piano wire with a sawing motion to cut through the adhesive caulking material around the entire circumference of the windshield glass.
- Attach some cloth tape (1) on the body for protecting the painting surface.
  
  Fig 2: Removing Windshield
  Courtesy of ISUZU MOTOR CO.
- Clean the remaining adhesive caulking material from the area of the body which holds the windshield.