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Title: How to Remove Window Scraper
Post by: treepete on June 21, 2009, 12:47:20 pm

Hey guys, happy fathers day.

Umm I got some new outer window scrapers for my 83. Im wondering the best  method to remove the originals. On the new ones, all i see is a small metal clip every 8 inches or so, and they look to press straight in from above ( the same way the window travels.)

I cant get the old ones out. I dont mind if the originals get ruined, cause they are all peels and crumbly anyway.. can I just muscle them out?

thanks in advance for your thoughts on this.

Pete

Title: Re: How to Remove Window Scraper
Post by: Skunksmash on June 21, 2009, 06:00:36 pm

Not sure what you mean by scrapers. Do you mean windshield wipers? If so it's just a little pin that you take out where the arm meets the wiper.

Title: Re: How to Remove Window Scraper
Post by: low budget on June 21, 2009, 10:14:15 pm

They are a bear to get off sometimes, but just keep working with it.  You might bend the old one's up, but you said you didn't care.  The clips hold pretty tight...

Title: Re: How to Remove Window Scraper
Post by: treepete on June 22, 2009, 09:43:31 am

window scraper for me is the felt part on the door, where the window dissappears into the door. Mine are gone, and if I were to take the truck outside or something, and it rained, the rain would run down the window and inside the door. not that I would take it outside or anything though. :)

So yeah. I think Ill just try to pull on it with something. I just dont want to mar the paint.

thanks for the advice.

Title: Re: How to Remove Window Scraper
Post by: Captkaos on June 22, 2009, 03:56:16 pm

Roll the window down and grab ahold of it and pull it up rolling it a little towards you.  The  clip on themselves through the hole.

Title: Re: How to Remove Window Scraper
Post by: ccz145a on June 22, 2009, 04:36:13 pm

Quote from: Captkaos on June 22, 2009, 03:56:16 pm

Roll the window down and grab ahold of it and pull it up rolling it a little towards you.  The  clip on themselves through the hole.

You're standing inside the door when you do this. Each clip has a little hole, work them off one by one.

Title: Re: How to Remove Window Scraper
Post by: treepete on June 23, 2009, 09:36:05 am

ok guys, thanks for the replies. Ill try that when I get home today. I have been approaching it from outside the truck. I think Ill stand inside the door and see if that works.

Pete

Title: Re: How to Remove Window Scraper
Post by: ccz145a on June 23, 2009, 10:35:58 am

You can stand either side... was just clarifiying what "towards you" meant. Outside will be "away from you".

Title: Re: How to Remove Window Scraper
Post by: treepete on June 24, 2009, 08:34:12 am

ok i figured it out. for me, the easiest way to get this clip off was to use a linoleum knife. its hooked in such a way that you can get under the clip and pull upward until it breaks free, and thin enough to get down into the door like a slim-jim.
so yeah, it mangled the stock pieces but they came out without a struggle.

the new scrapers went in easy and fit awesome. good as new,
 thanks for the help guys.

Pete

Title: Re: How to Remove Window Scraper
Post by: ccz145a on June 24, 2009, 09:51:24 am

Good deal!

Title: Re: How to Remove Window Scraper
Post by: The dream on June 24, 2009, 06:17:27 pm

were did you buy does scrapers?

Title: Re: How to Remove Window Scraper
Post by: treepete on June 30, 2009, 08:21:24 am

I got those from CI.