OEM 2007 Toyota Camry Windshield

2007 Toyota Camry Parts Questions & Experts Answers

• Q: How to remove and install the windshield glass on 2007 Toyota Camry?

  A: The windshield glass requires disconnecting the negative terminal cable before removing both front wiper assemblies and door seals and cowl top vents and inner mirror assemblies. TMC vehicles without EC mirrors also need EC mirror assembly removal (TMMK vehicles with no EC mirror require the same). Owners with an EC mirror must first disassemble the inner rear view mirror stay holder cover as well as the assembly. Begin by separating the front door opening trim Weather Strip from both sides and removing the front pillar garnish from both sides followed by the roof console box assembly and then extracting the visor assemblies from both sides together with their holder and front assist grip sub-assembly. The headlining roof assembly should be lowered from its front section (regardless of sliding roof or not) in order to extract the windshield glass. Use a knife to cut off the windshield moulding with great precision so the vehicle body remains intact before removing the rest of the moulding from the glass. Protective tape should cover the windshield glass assembly installation points before passing a piano wire through the vehicle body and glass to wooden blocks while cutting adhesive with suction cups holding the glass. Mark the glass and vehicle frame and remove the glass assembly while keeping as much adhesive sticks to the vehicle body remains in place. Use a scraper to carefully remove the window glass adhesive dam together with the No. 2 windshield glass stoppers before installing new ones. Replace both the windshield glass retainer and the No. 1 windshield glass stoppers (for 2-piece type welders) using new original parts. Clean both the coordinated surfaces of glass and body then align the adhesive area while carefully discarding any rough particles from the interface. Apply Primer G to all areas where the No. 2 stoppers and retainers and No. 1 stoppers and moulding and adhesive dam will be placed before the drying time of at least 3 minutes. Attach new No. 2 stoppers together with retainers and No. 1 stoppers followed by installing fresh moulding and adhesive dam on ceramic notches. Use a suction cup to properly position the windshield glass assembly so its contact surfaces remain flat and matchmarks stay precise before applying Primer M to the vehicle body and Primer G to the adhesive contact region. Use TOYOTA genuine windshield glass adhesive or equivalent to apply onto the windshield glass but adhere to the specified time frame. The glass assembly needs to be installed while verifying stoppers fit properly and checking for clearance before applying pressure to achieve a tight fit using protective tape until the adhesive reaches complete hardness. Check for leaks by applying water from the exterior after the area hardens while additional adhesive application becomes necessary for discovered leaks. Finally, remove the protective tape and reinstall the roof headlining assembly (without or with sliding roof), front assist grip sub-assembly, visor holder, visor assemblies, roof console box assembly, front pillar garnishes, front door opening trim Weather Strips, inner rear view mirror assemblies (for TMC made without EC mirror, TMMK made without EC mirror, and with EC mirror), inner rear view mirror stay holder cover (with EC mirror), cowl top ventilator louver sub-assembly, front fender to cowl side seals, reconnect the negative battery terminal, reinstall the front wiper arm and blade assemblies, and inspect the SRS warning light.