OEM Dodge Ram 3500 Windshield

Dodge Ram 3500 Windshield Parts and Q&A

• Back Glass, Rear
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  Q: How to Replace a Windshield on Dodge Ram 3500?

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  Don't drive your car until the urethane is fully cured for at least 24 hours after replacing the windshield. If you have them, open the left and right front window and the rear glass slider to help prevent the vehicle from becoming pressured which might cause water to enter. Remove only the top layer (1-2 mm) of the urethane windshield bonding, as if you take away the entire seal, your paint job and bonding may suffer. Gently put the new windshield into the vehicle, making sure it is centered between the spacers and mark the outer surface of the glass at those same places. Put the windshield with the inside up on a work surface, putting two wood blocks about 75 cm apart below it. Spray the interior of the windshield with Mopar(R) Glass Cleaner and wipe it off with a clean, dry cloth, followed by applying 25 mm-wide clear glass primer around the edge and once again wiping with a fresh, dry cloth. Use the windshield trim to measure and apply black-out primer, it should be 15 mm wide up top and on the sides and you need a 25 mm gap at the bottom and let it sit for three minutes. Adjust the supports on the brackets downwards until they are level with the car, then line up the upper and side edges of seven new foam spacers against the windshield inside surface and place three more spacers above, at least 3 mm from the top edge. After shaping the urethane bead into a triangle, gently pick at the tip of the applicator. Then do a 13 mm high and 10 mm wide bead of urethane around the windshield, placing the main bead 7 mm inside the glass edge and the sides 14 mm within the glass frame. Set the a-pillar trim, then place the windshield onto the opening while a helper watches the marks on the windshield match the spacers on the car. Raise the car up and slowly lower the windshield, placing the lower corners in position and pushing it on top of the fence along the A-Pillars, always keeping the windshield to roof gap 1.5 mm to 3 mm and raising the support brackets with the handle. Use a little clean water on a sprayer to water the support spacers and use Mopar(R) Super Clean or its equivalent to remove any urethane residing on the exterior. After, install the cowl grille. Attach the support bracket and the rear view mirror to the rearview mirror, next attaching the weather strip retainer to the a-pillar. Following the curing of the urethane, lay off the masking tape and check the repair with a water test.
• Windshield, Front
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  Q: How to Effectively Remove and Install a Windshield on Dodge Ram 3500?

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  Before taking out the windshield, first take off the inside rear view mirror and the cowl grille. The following step is to remove the weather strip retainer attached to the a-pillar and take off the trim panels as well. After that, remove the headliner and carefully trim using a cold knife (C-4849) instead of a pneumatic device along the top bond of the urethane around the windshield. With your knife, remove the urethane bonding from the rest of the windshield's sides from the outside. After the wheel separate, install them after the urethane has set for at least 24 hours. Drop down the front door windows and open the rear glass slider to stop the cabin from becoming too pressurized. Clean the low-pressure side of the windshield, leaving a 1-2 mm height of old urethane once you're done. Place the new windshield in the opening, mark the outside at the support spacers with an ordinary grease pencil or masking tape, then take it out. Place the windshield inside up on a proper tabletop with two padded wood blocks set about 75 cm apart. Use Mopar(R) Glass Cleaner and a clean lint-free cloth to fill the inside of your windshield, then apply clear glass primer along the edge 25 mm wide and clean it with another clean lint-free cloth. Black-out primer should be 15 millimeters wide at the top and sides and 25 millimeters wide at the bottom, using the windshield molding to mark it out and leave at least three minutes for it to dry. Place the seven inner foam spacers on the windshield, at the lowest height and flush with the edges on the side and lower end. Leave three foam spacers at least 3 mm from the top edge. Sculpt the urethane bead to have a triangular cross-section and then install a bead 13 mm in height and 10 mm wide all the way around, so that the top bead goes inside by 7 mm and the other three sides are each 14 mm inboard from the glass edge. Set the a-pillar trim in place, then help someone guide the windshield into the open area, marking it where the support spacers are placed. Set the windshield so that you can insert the lower parts into place. After that, line up the gap between the windshield and roof at 1.5 to 3 millimeters and ratchet up the support brackets. Spray a little clean water on the support spacers, use Mopar(R) Super Clean to remove extra urethane from the exterior and attach the cowl grille, rear view mirror support bracket, rear view mirror and rear a-pillar weather strip retainer. After you lock the urethane, remove the tape and test the finish using water.