How to Remove the Front Door Glass from a Volkswagen

Applies to: VW All Models (1998-2006)

 

Check out our helpful video detailing the instructions for removing Volkswagen door glass on 1998-2006 Volkswagen models. We have listed out a step-by-step guide as part of our VW front door glass removal instructions. You can print these instructions at home before you visit the yard.

This guide applies to All Volkswagen Models (1998-2006)

Pull Tip: The door panel needs to be removed first, refer to door panel removal video.

Estimated Pull Time: 10 minutes

Recommended Tools

  • Torx Bit at Pull-A-Part T-30 Torx Bit
  • Use a ratchet to make your repair with help from Pull-A-Part. Ratchet

Instructions

  • 1

    The door panel needs to be removed first, refer to door panel removal video.

  • 2

    Remove the three screws in the window motor and then remove the motor.

  • 3

    Remove the two rubber grommets so you can see the fasteners holding the glass

  • 4

    Raise or lower the glass to reveal the fasteners

  • 5

    Once the glass is at the proper height, put the motor back on so the glass does not fall any further

  • 6

    Loosen the two T30 (or 10mm bolts) screws, do not remove them; otherwise, the back part of the clamp will fall into the door

  • 7

    Remove the glass by pulling the back part of the glass up and forward and as it comes up it will come past the frame of the door.

  • 8

    Grab the window tight and lift it straight out

VIDEO TRANSCRIPT

Hey, everybody, Charles from humblemechanic.com back with another DIY & Drive tutorial with Pull-A-Part Used Auto Parts. Today, I'm going to show you how to take a window glass out of a Volkswagen. The tools you're going to need for this job are going to be T30 or possibly a 10 millimeter.

Now the door panel has already been removed. Check my other video on how to remove a Volkswagen door panel. We don't have power on this door. So what we're going to do to bypass that is we're going to take off the window motor and shimmy the window glass down to gain access to the fasteners. I'm going to remove these three T30 torq screws. Now we can take the motor off. We're going to need to pull these rubber grommets out. So that we can see the fasteners so we know what height to drop the window glass down too. And you can either pop them out like this or just take them out altogether.

Now once we have the glass at the proper height, I'm actually just going to put the motor back on so our glass doesn't fall any further and use our T30 to loosen these screws. You don't want to remove them. Otherwise, the back part of the clamp will fall down into the door. So just a couple of turns out on the back one and on the front. Next, what you're going to need to do is go ahead just take the glass out, pull the back of the glass up, and forward. And as it comes up, it'll come past the frame of the door. Grab your window tight and you can pull it straight out. All right, guys, this is Charles from humblemechanic.com. Thanks for watching. And I will see you next time.

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