Front Windshield: Disassembly

1. Clean the edges, internal and external sides of windshield.
2. Remove the wiper hose.
3. Cover the surface of vehicle body around the windshield with adhesive tape to avoid any damage.
4. Remove rearview mirror, sun visor, and front pillar decorative subassembly, then take off windshield strips from R / L front pillars.
5. Cut off all strips around the windshield.
6. Scrape off all adhesive around the windshield. If scraping off adhesive with steel wires, for example, refer to the step  8 and  9
7. Thread the steel wire through the hole on the adhesive punctured by an awl.
8. Scrape off the adhesives on the glass.
9. Smoothly scrape off remaining adhesive on the vehicle body next to windshield. The inserting depth of knife shall be 1-2mm.
10. Before reusing the removed windshield, remove all the strips and adhesive on it.
    Fig 1: Identifying Steel Wire & Windshield

    Courtesy of LIUZHOU WULING MOTORS CO., LTD.

ATTENTION: Before scraping, clean the knife with ethanol or a similar method used to eliminate grease or dirt. 

ATTENTION: When using steel wire, approach the glass from an angle to avoid damaging the vehicle body.