Vauxhall Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Rear Quarter Window, Remove and Install or Replace F08 (BO-46974)

  Remove

3.   Detach rear seatbelt deflection roller •   Detach cover cap •   Unscrew bolt (1) 4.   Detach C-pillar inner panelling Note:   On vehicles with curtain airbags, the upper C-pillar inner panelling is additionally fastened by means of a panel (I) •   Remove 6x clips

5.   Detach front seatbelt deflection roller •   Detach cover cap •   Unscrew bolt (2) 6.   Detach upper B-pillar panelling Note:   On vehicles with curtain airbags, the upper B-pillar inner panelling (1) is additionally fastened by means of a panel (I) •   Unscrew 2x bolts for the front side panelling •   On vehicles without curtain airbags, unclip the clothes hook – Unscrew bolt

7.   Measure the diagonal of the windscreen, cut wire to length •   Cut off cutting wire to four times the required length, 3300 mm

8.   Insert the cutting wire •   Mask off insertion point with fabric tape (1) 9.   Lay the cutting wire all the way round •   Secure in place with fabric tape 10.   Insert the second end of the wire through the adhesive bed Note:   Cutting wire (2) must overlap when pulled through the adhesive bed

12.   Position the cutter •   Position the winch with the 2 winding heads at the front •   Thread the cutting wire •   Attach cutting wire (1) to winch •   Insert transfer ratchet and pre-tension cutting wire Note:   Check that the cutting wire is laid correctly at the winch deflection roller 13.   Cut out the rear quarter window Note:   Use a lubricant on the deflection roller, more pulling force is required to cut in the rear quarter window corner area. •   Cut out the rear quarter window using the winch and the two winding heads until the cutting wire is level with the winding head •   Arrow shows the path taken by the cutting wire

14.   Position the cutter •   Position the winch with the 2 winding heads in the lower front area •   Insert transfer ratchet and pre-tension cutting wire (1) Note:   Check that the cutting wire is laid correctly at the winch deflection roller 15.   Cut out the rear quarter window Note:   Use a lubricant on the deflection roller, more pulling force is required to cut in the rear quarter window corner area •   Cut out the rear quarter window using the winch and the two winding heads until the cutting wire is level with the winding head •   Arrow shows the path taken by the cutting wire

16.   Position the cutter •   Position the winch with the 2 winding heads at the back and at the bottom •   Insert transfer ratchet and pre-tension cutting wire (1) Note:   Check that the cutting wire is laid correctly at the winch deflection roller 17.   Cut out the rear quarter window •   Cut out the rear quarter window using the winch and the two winding heads until the cutting wire is level with the winding head •   Arrow shows the path taken by the cutting wire

18.   Position the cutter •   Position the winch with the 2 winding heads at the back and at the top •   Thread the second end of the wire into the winding head •   Insert transfer ratchet and pre-tension cutting wire (1) Note:   Check that the cutting wire is laid correctly at the winch deflection roller 19.   Cut out the rear quarter window Note:   Use a lubricant on the deflection roller, more pulling force is required to cut in the rear quarter window corner area •   Cut out the rear quarter window using the winch and the two winding heads until the cutting wire is level with the winding head •   Arrow shows the path taken by the cutting wire

20.   Position the cutter •   Position the winch with the 2 winding heads in the upper front area, so that the cutting wire intersects itself •   Tension the second end of the wire in the winding head •   Insert transfer ratchet and pre-tension cutting wire (1) Note:   Check that the cutting wire is laid correctly at the winch deflection roller 21.   Cut out the rear quarter window •   Cut out the rear quarter window using the winch and the two winding heads until the cutting wire has cut through all the adhesive bead •   Remove cutting tools

  Install

25.   Cut the adhesive bead off the rear quarter window •   Using the tool supplied (1), remove the adhesive bead down to a thickness of approx. 1 mm 26.   Cut the adhesive bead off the rear quarter panel •   Using the tool supplied (1), remove the adhesive bead down to a thickness of approx. 1 mm

29.   Apply adhesive bead •   Cut into the tip of the cartridge in such a way that a bead of adhesive approx. 13 mm thick is produced