someone like this guy makes america great again with intelligent and practical problem solving skills and ability to find ways to do more with less. thank you for inspiring me to try this method since I dont have much money to spend on a new windshield for a car I'm selling. Ive been able to remove a windshield with fishing line but I had a friend help me pull the line from the outside. anchoring the line inside allowed him to do it himself.

I am now back after almost 1 year! Last year I followed your technique on a car at the scrap yard, but I failed on the corners. Even with fishing line there was too much stress and the screen cracked. I also found my 90lb line broke on numerous occasions - this led me feeling quite despondent, especially as there were no other cars I could practice on. I had to wait for almost a year for another car to appear at a local scrap yard . But today I had success with a modified technique! This is the approached that worked for me: 1) I purchased some 300lbs braided line, and it never snapped once 2) I sprayed everything inside and outside with washing liquid for lubrication 3) I used a very thin knife to make a hole at all of the corners 4) I then used some Hazet cutting wire and Bahco BBS101 wire grip handles to saw a few inches round all the corners 5) Once the corners were cut, I tied the fishing line to the top of the steering wheel and cut all of the straights. I actually cut from the outside of the car, as I found it too cramped inside. I found I could pull the 300lbs line as hard as I wanted and it just sliced through. Actually these straights were really quick to cut, and because they were just straights, I found I didn't need the extra mechanical advantage of cutting from the inside. I hope my experience is of help to others

I love saving money. But somethings? I would rather have a Pro do. And people that replace windshields seem to know their craft. But Man, do I have soem respect for you doing it yourself! Great job and great video, and Kudos to the Camreaman! SUPER GOOD JOB!

This looks like the easiest method and least likely to break the windshield. Those pull knives won't reach far enough on some cars and the cable saw is slow and risky. Thanks for sharing this Will. Five years later and it's still helping people out.

Very much like the way you thinking, rational, reasonning, like a science guy, thumbs up!

Thank you for the tips... Took off my first rear glass in about 30 minutes...

You are a genius I've been looking for something so i wont gouge the paint and cause rust after re installment thanks a ton

I just took out a windscreen today using mig welding wire, I used .9 it worked perfectly,

I’ve perform the same as you in a Dodge Durango 2013, unfortunately it suffered a windshield replacement (because broken) with a original part (mopar windshield) but misinstalled, so it entered rust in the superior side of windshield, and the paint begone to rise. this was the reason why I haved to remove the windshield, the other job is a easy restoration for a car paint man. the big new is that although I am a beginner in this, but following your instructions, with help of mi dad, we have done a excelent job, Windshield removed no damage!!!!!

Super job bro. Removed windshield from a BMW X5 with your method in a breeze. Thank you for your help.

Nice work Will. I too have watched a lot of videos on the expensive cord and wire pull methods. The only thing that I would add that might make the pulling resistance less, would be to spray a liquid on the outside... water, soapy water, or maybe a cleaner spray like Simple Green. I do have other tools, (I help my Brother from time to time. He owns a Glass Shop) such as the reciprocating blade/knife, but I am always looking for a better, less expensive way/method. The goal is to not break it!!! Again, nice work. Thanks for sharing your creative thoughts, yoaseff.

I have to help replace a windshield today and never done it before so I was looking for a video on how to remove one. Almost every video I've seen has knives involved and I know they can break the glass if not careful when trying to remove the polyurethane. This is a genius idea on how to cut through the polyurethane with the hazard of breaking the glass. Great job

Very good ! Thumbs up from Ireland :) !

Thanks for your video, l am in the process to removed a windshield from my infiniti qx4. Great 💡.

Thank you for the video and the info. Very helpful.

ive used the expensive kits and i must say ive never thought of this, also there is alingment pins in the corners, not always globs of glue, just factory plastic pins

Awesome vid. Really helpful. Thank you.

Very nice job. I started thinking about using strong braided fishing line, searched on YT and came across your video. I have some experience cutting out glass professionally, many years ago. We used the sawz-all style tool, which was fast, but caused more damage than I like. I have a suggestion for your method that should make it much easier. Get a long-handled utility knife. I think mine is 16 inches. Cut the top and down the pillars using your method. Once those are cut out, gently push out on the windshield and cut along the bottom with the utility knife. Don't cut through all in one pass. With each cut, you'll feel the windshield coming away. After 3 or 4 cuts, you'll be all the way through. Just be careful not to push hard enough to break the glass. I can cut through the bottom this way in under a minute (usually about 30 seconds). Just a tip for others looking to yeet a windshield lol

Very well done, for us cheap-os out there.

Nice vid. About to do two windshields and saw this (actually 4 since I have to remove two at the junkyard first). I'm probably going to use a piece of wood dowel or similar small piece of wood to prevent chipping the windshield.

Awesome Dude.....Thanks for posting......Thanks to the Missus too for the excellent camera work. Have to do my 96 Taco as part of a restoration job. Brand new windshield in it too.....Thanks again.

master man!nice video!thanks for share!

Appreciate that I'm going to have to try that on my 98 Dodge Dakota rear glass

great vid. It would logically seem that your mod-tool mirrors similar aspects to the $600 tool; nice problem solving.

Great video I appreciate you making it this is going to help me out tremendously I have a few windshields to change and can't find anybody to come do it for a reasonable price so I think I'm going to try ice fishing braided line

I use a guitar string which i secure to 2 seat belt ends that have the hole to lock in place,i secure 1 end of the guitar string to 1 seat belt clip ,then poke a hole to push the guitar string through & tie that end off to the 2nd seat belt clip,i then have a friend help me and we saw through the old sealant,it helps saw much faster if when you cut out the seat belt ends from a junk yard car if you leave about 2 foot of seat belt strap connected to each clip so you have enough material to wrap around your hands,using a guitar string with seat belt grips you & a friend can cleanly saw out the entire windshield in less than 15 minutes & the entire window pops right out .

Thank you so much!!!!! That stupid tool is 750 bucks!!!im excited to try this im going to try the spider wire

We usually just cut the hood release cable, from a wrecked car ( cut one end of the cable to pull out the wire ) then use the wire to cutout the windshield; 2 people one inside one outside, hook vice grips to both ends after feeding it through. Then we make back and forth sawing movements; ( The biggest problem is being careful not to damage interior parts ) I made a sharp knife end for my oscillating power tool , now it's even easier - basically goes around underneath the windshield like cutting butter ; Still way cheaper than buying $500 tool. - Some windshields are thinner and take very little to break

What a Clever feller! Haha Thank you!

Nylon trimmer line from your weed whacker works too.

👍 saves 600$ and works great👍

to go threw silicone you can also use a needle for coil (carp) fishing .

Most likely when you hit the top corners . the reason it gets hard is there are plastic pins that sit in the hole in the top corners to set the glass when it installed by the factory you can see the hole in your last corner when it got harder to pull.

Amazing....

Thanks

I reckon a violin "E" string would work better than piano wire or guitar strings;its the kinda wire used in cheese cutters and violin strings too

I would at least wrap a wash-cloth around the steering wheel, lest ye cut it in half lol. I just did mine using 100lb braided test and broke the line 4 times! I was moving slow too. I'll add to this process that the more flush and close to the glass you can keep the line, the better. I got the passenger pillar, top line then driver pillar done, then with help, we pulled from both the outside and inside at the same time to cut the bottom. I also used 1" wooden dowels cut at 10" long to wrap the wire around which works well because you have more to grip. I also recommend wiping a little oil along the outside perimeter (I used baby oil / mineral oil) and wore gloves. Aside from keeping the line close to the glass face, it's also important to try and keep the line in a "U" shape around the glue. Whenever it's an "L" it puts more inappropriate tension on the line and does not cut nearly as well as keeping the line in a U so that it stays as parallel as possible to the opposite line or outside line. Lastly, I did break the glass as it was already cracked before. If trying to salvage the glass I cannot say for sure whether this is the best method. I hope this helps those folks who try this method. At least it's cheap and doesn't need tools that you might only use once every 10 to 15 years. My total time after removing interior pillar plastics was around 2 hours.

I know everyone is saying use a hood latch cable or wire from Harbor Freight... but I assume this method causes no harm to the paint, thus no need to re-prime to prevent rust.

Awesome, tysharing

Can you pull from the outside,or does it only work from the inside,will be removing a windshield tomorrow.

The method can work but is fairly high risk. Those who have a junker to practice on, should.

Can this be done without breaking the rear windshield? The rear windshield is not available for my project car, but I’d like to remove it for paint and to reseal it. Also the quarter windows. I’m just nervous because a replacement would not be easy to come by….

I’ve used piano wire! 😇

Thank You ! Im Using This Method In January 2019 For The First Time. Maybe I Could Make A Video & Get You To Watch.

Nice

Do you think it matters if it is cold or not outside ? I’m going to try this method on Saturday and it’s cold outside.. didn’t know if that would effect anything ??? Let me know!

I'm going to have to try that cuz I don't know she might the rubber I work with his real tough

guitar string works too. of course you have smaller length, so you have to one side at a time...

good

Excellent wisdom I plan to put to use today. However(always a "however", eh) people like me are waaaayy to clumsy to be allowed anywhere near glass with metal. I guarantee I would shatter that job. Wood for me!

good deal and thank u sir,i am taking a back window out tomarro

I wonder if a heat gun would help soften the adhesive making it easier to cut

Is it best to use braided or mono line? Also did you keep one end of the line tied to the steering wheel at all times? I saw you tie it onto the steering wheel but not take it off.

How do we get rid of the poly from the windshield, like say if you want to fit it on another car? Are we talking razorblade here?

As a winscreen tech I find this very novel. We have a "mono tool" for this but I guess if you don't wanna spend the money fair play

I use mig welding wire it gets hot and cuts easy but can snap

First off nice ingenuity now you could have made a pulley system to utilize the the fishing line and made it alot easier but here is the portion where things get complicated the proper installation of that window cause if it's not bonded correctly you get leaks and not to mention the possibility of it just sliding across the pavement when your hit the breaks

With an orange bat this takes me less than 3 minutes, without removing any of the interior panels

Guitar wire works too

The reason you use wire is because it gets hot as you saw back and forth and cuts through the urethane like butter.

Like for the un damage glass removal

Go to Harbor Freight and buy a pair of tee handles in the body and repair isle works much better holds the wire or string pull the handles

You have persuaded me to have a go! I am not into fishing, so would have to buy some line. For 100lbs line it's actually more expensive than wire. Nevertheless I am happy to buy some line if it's the better option, but do you consider fishing line to have a definite advantage over wire? Or were you just using fishing line because that's all you had ? If you did not have fishing line, would you still choose to buy it in preference to wire?

Easier way is to push it out wearing work boots

I need to take out my windshield to get at some rust most likely behind the glass where the roof and windshield meet.... the windshiled is in good shape so my concern is it breaking and turning a $200 or so fix job into a $700 one lol

And not one mention of the model airplanes. Guess only us modelers would notice them.

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Can I heat the glue to make it soft

would electrical wire work too?

D string on a guitar should work wonders

If you put that through the urethane that easy that glass is barely bonded to the car.

NOT BAD BUT CAREFUL WITH YOUR FINGERS ..THAT EDGE SHARP CAN CUT FINGERS REALY BAD ..COURSE..JUTS IF WIRE CUT OFF..BUT GOOD TECH ...IM ATTACH IN THE OLD SCHOOL ..TOO

Wire windshield removal tool is $17 at Harbor Freight.

Thought the Russians did things on the cheap... The Canadians have em beat.

how about using steel guitar string .14 to .21

Wouldn't this have been easier from the outside?

10:10 looks at knuckles #sadface

This is by far the worst way ever. All you need is 1m piano wire and 2 wrenches. Wind the wire around the ends of the wrenches. Ask a friend to help sawing through the polyurathene. It takes 45 seconds for us pro's to remove it that way. 2 minutes at the most if it's a bus or truck

Come on man! Why in the WORLD would you make this video, go through 90 percent of the process, and then its the classic "ok so here is the..." Removed windshield!? Great video until that point and i was about to have to buy new glass for my phone and vehicle! Jesus Christ.

very blurry, unclear vid, what are u doing..?? talking from inside the car yeah....useless

That was smart.