OEM 2003 Toyota Camry Windshield

2003 Toyota Camry Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Q: How to replace a windshield on 2003 Toyota Camry?

  A: The windshield replacement requires removal of the FR wiper arm RH, FR wiper arm LH along with the cowl top ventilator louver sub-assembly, front door opening trim Weather Strip RH and LH, front pillar garnish RH and LH (both with and without curtain shield Air Bag), roof console box assembly, RH and LH visor assemblies, visor holder, roof headlining assembly, inner rear view mirror assembly, and the windshield moulding outer upper. Use a knife to cut off the moulding carefully without harming the body. You must cut the windshield glass by passing piano wire between its interior body and glass and then restraining each end with wooden blocks while protecting both surfaces with tape before using the wire to safely trim the adhesive. Military Technical Manual mandates that windshield glass cleaning requires removing all damaged stoppers, adhesive and dam and treating the outside edge with white gasoline. The installation of two new windshield glass stoppers No.1 on the body requires coating the installation area of windshield glass stopper No.2 with Primer G before installing two new stoppers No.2 to the glass. You must fit two new windshield glass retainers to the glass followed by application of Primer G to the installation segment of the window glass adhesive dam before installing a fresh adhesive dam. Begin by cleaning and forming the contact surfaces before placing the glass with a suction rubber and checking all contacts before removing the glass. The vehicle-side contact area must receive a Primer M coating while the glass edges and contact surfaces need Primer G application with the restriction of avoiding adhesive coating. Use a cartridge (Part No. 08850-00801 or equivalent) to apply adhesive to glass before installing the glass by properly aligning reference marks and fingertip pressing along the rim. The windshield glass needs to stay secured with protective tape until the adhesive cures completely before you remove any leftover adhesive and then perform a leak test when the adhesive fully sets up when needed to apply sealant on detected leaks.