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Installation

A. Windshield

Preparation

1. Always wear eye and hand protection when working

with glass. Make sure you have the right glass and moldings

and the urethane systems you are about to use are current.

Windshield part numbers are DW1681 and DW1714.

2. Cover the front seats, floorboards, dash and steering

wheel with a clean drop cloth or disposable plastic covers.

3. Drape a fender cover over the fender and tape up any

vulnerable areas on the vehicle to protect against damage.

Tape up the defroster vents to prevent debris from falling

into the openings.

4. To remove the rearview mirror, loosen the 20T Torx set

screw at the base and slide the mirror off the pad.

5. Remove the windshield-wiper nut covers.

6. Remove the windshield-wiper nuts using a 15-millimeter

wrench or socket. Move the wiper arm in an up-and-down

motion to break it loose from the post, or use a wiper puller.

Note: Wipers can sometimes be hard to remove. Use a wiper

puller to avoid stressing the post.

7. Release and r

emove the four cowl retainers on the cowl

panel’s leading edge by prying up the top portion of the

retainer and removing the rest.

8. Remove the 15-millimeter ground bolt on the passenger

side of the vehicle. It is

designed for use when jump-

starting the vehicle.

9. Release the approximate-

ly six retainers on the under-

side of the cowl panel fascia.

10. Remove the cowl panel.

11. The underside-style top and side molding resembles a

pre-applied adhesive system. Do not, however, treat it the way

you would a PAAS-type installation. The part is a molding, not

a PAAS, and will come attached to the glass.

Note: Before beginning windshield removal, verify the new

windshield is the correct one and the ur

ethanes and primers

are current. Never use outdated products as this could jeopar-

dize the structural integrity of the vehicle and the safety of its

passengers.

Removal

12. Make sure cutting blades are sufficiently sharp.

13. Before cutting out the windshield, remove contaminants

from the glass and pinchweld to prevent contact with the urethane.

14. Use the cutting tools of your choice to remove the glass

from the adhesive bead. Note: The glass has sufficient room for

you to use a cold knife if you do not need to salvage the mold-

ings. If you use a power tool, lubricate the cutting ar

ea with

water. Spray the top, sides and bottom; then make your cuts.

Caution: Be car

eful not to hit or cut the gravity stops; mark

their location with a marking pencil or retention tape.

15. Take the windshield out of the opening using vacuum

cups. Note: Make sur

e the vacuum cups do not overlap a crack

in the glass.

16. Lift the glass and place it on a windshield stand or suit-

able workstation.

Installation

17. After cutting the windshield out, remove contaminants

such as dirt, moisture and debris from the pinchweld. Clean

the dashboard.

18. Remove and retain any setting blocks embedded in the

Vehicle type: Four-

door crossover vehicle

NAGS® numbers*:

Windshield part

numbers DW1681,

thir

d visor, acoustic

interlayer

, solar,

DW1714, third

visor, acoustic interlayer, solar, heads-up display; front door

glass DD11277-78, laminated, solar; rear door glass DD11279-

80, privacy, solar; rear quarter glass DQ11283-84, privacy, solar;

and back glass DB11285, wiper, heated, solar.

Watch for: The front door glass has an express-up feature that

needs to be r

eset. At press time, the service manual for this

vehicle did not include reset procedures, so follow General

Motors’ past instructions as included in this article. Also note,

the underside of the front and rear door glass panels’ top edge

is sharp and can cause injury. The back glass comes with a

wiper grommet already in place.

Note: This article includes installation instructions for the rear

vent glass; however, at press time NAGS did not list a rear vent

glass part number in its database.

ith permission from National Auto Glass Specifications.

Call NAGS at 800/551-4012 or visit www.nags.com.

2008 Buick Enclave

All installations by Bob Beranek

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InstallationA. WindshieldPreparation1. Always wear eye and hand protection when workingwith glass. Make sure you have the right glass and moldingsand

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➤ 2008 Buick EnclaveInstallationurethane bead. You will re-use them if you’re installing an HUDwindshield. The setting blocks accurately position the

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Installation9. Remove the weather barrier and upper grommet that fillsthe access hole for the front mounting bolt. Remove the frontmounting bolt. Care

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➤ 2008 Buick EnclaveInstallationbelow the beltline of the door at the division-bar base.6. Remove the glass and weatherstrip surrounding theglass edge

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InstallationF. Back glass Removal1. Make sure you have the right glass. The part comes withthe wiper grommet already in place. Part number is DB11285.

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