RDX AWD L4-2.3L Turbo (2010)
Windshield: Service and Repair
Windshield Replacement
NOTE:
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Put on gloves to protect your hands.
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Wear eye protection while cutting the glass adhesive with a piano wire.
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Use seat covers to avoid damaging any surfaces.
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Glass adhesive can be efficiently cut with a commercially available auto glass tool. See the tool manufacturer's instructions for details.
1. Remove these items:
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Windshield wiper arms See: Wiper and Washer Systems/Wiper Motor/Service and Repair/Wiper Motor Replacement
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Cowl covers See: Body and Frame/Cowl/Cowl Moulding / Trim/Service and Repair
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Rearview mirror See: Body and Frame/Mirrors/Service and Repair/Rearview Mirror Replacement
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A-pillar trims, both sides See: Body and Frame/Interior Moulding / Trim/Trim Panel/Service and Repair/Pillar Trim/Interior Trim
Removal/Installation - Pillar Areas
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Roof moldings, both side
2. Remove the windshield molding (A) from the upper edge of the windshield (B). If necessary, cut the windshield molding with a utility knife.
3. If the old windshield will be reinstalled, make alignment marks across the glass and the body with a grease pencil.
4. Pull down the front portion of the headliner See: Body and Frame/Interior Moulding / Trim/Headliner/Service and Repair. Take care not to bend
the headliner excessively, or you may crease or break it.
5. Apply protective tape along the edge of the dashboard and the body. Make a hole with an awl through the rubber dam and the adhesive from inside
the vehicle at the corner portion of the windshield. Push a piece of piano wire through the hole, and wrap each end around a piece of wood.
6. With a helper on the outside, pull the piano wire (A) back and forth in a sawing motion. Hold the piano wire as close to the windshield (B) as
possible to prevent damage to the body and the dashboard.
Carefully cut through the rubber dam and the adhesive (C) around the entire windshield.
