How to remove windshield moulding?

[Vanguard]

Need to get at some rust that extends on the roof to under the
moulding at the top of the windshield. How do I pop it off? Do I
just pull? Is it bonded with some sticky stuff? Do you need to slide
in a pry bar to depress some clips?

1992 Subaru Legacy L wagon

 

[Dmitriy]

If you are talking about the rubber type stuff that goes around the
windshield... it is actually what holds it in place and I believe is
usually sealed with urethane. Removal and installation is the type of
job better left to a professional glass shop... since removing the
molding may cause the glass to bend, or fall out, and crack/shatter.
Glass is also a structurally important part of a unibody car... so I
wouldn't mess with it too much.

 

[Vanguard]

If you are talking about the rubber type stuff that goes around the
windshield... it is actually what holds it in place and I believe
is
usually sealed with urethane. Removal and installation is the type
of
job better left to a professional glass shop... since removing the
molding may cause the glass to bend, or fall out, and crack/shatter.
Glass is also a structurally important part of a unibody car... so I
wouldn't mess with it too much.

No, not the rubber seal. I mean the metal moulding (or trim) that
covers the rubber seal.

 

[Kurt Krueger]

They're usually held on with some kind of clip. Also, depending on who
installed the windshield, they might be glued in place. It's a trick to
get those clips to release without bending them, so if the windshield has
been replaced, chances are they're glued in. Or some glue from the factory
has bled into the clips. In any case, expect some glue in the clip
area.

Try to get a manual to see the details on how to remove them. Perhaps
a local dealer will let you read the page on how to remove the
windshield trim.

 

[Vanguard]

in message

They're usually held on with some kind of clip. Also, depending on
who
installed the windshield, they might be glued in place. It's a
trick to
get those clips to release without bending them, so if the
windshield has
been replaced, chances are they're glued in. Or some glue from the
factory
has bled into the clips. In any case, expect some glue in the clip
area.

I was just at the salvage yard picking apart another 92 Subaru (I
wanted the driver-side fender but that seems the one that always gets
smashed or thoroughly rusted out). I wanted the top side moulding
that goes over the top of the doors and rear side window because mine
has peeling paint (but it's polished aluminum so it doesn't rust yet
the polishing is probably why it peeled). In some places, I hit some
still-soft glue, in others I had to remove the rubber door seal to
unscrew the moulding underneath into which the top moulding was
clipped into. Unfortunately, I bent that piece when I got at the rear
window because I couldn't see down to know where was the glue or clips
(and the glue with clips makes it impossible to simply snap the
moulding out of the clips). If that's how they did the top moulding
over the windshield, I'll have to try a fat flat pry bar to get at the
glued spots.