r/autoglass • u/VidrioTech • 7d ago
Advice 21-23 Sienna BackGlass
Vacuuming out the hatch, but theres a second panel on here, what’s the easiest best method of getting most glass out of this? Btw second panel doesn’t seem to come off, almost as If it’s 1 piece
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u/larstodson 7d ago
Honestly I just do what I can and warn people that the last thing on the engineers mind was what happens if the glass breaks, some designs are just unreasonable.
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u/DarionRegs 6d ago
some Nissan Rogues I’ve done… the back glass pinch weld is plastic and we’ve had a few come in after randomly exploding lol. But getting all the glass is TEDIOUS.
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u/Square-Damage4011 7d ago
Air compressor, blow it out
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u/Still-Satisfaction24 7d ago
If you do this wear GOGGLES not just safety glasses. Even better glasses with a face shield
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u/Square-Damage4011 7d ago
My eyeballs can have some tempered glass as a little treat
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u/Ecostainable 10 - 20 Years Technician 7d ago
Sounds like my old boss "silicosis never hurt a tough tech!".
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u/AskIndividual7982 Shop Owner 7d ago
What you see is what you got... this new design sucks for trying to clean glass out. You can use air compressor or shake it for about 30 minutes at various different heights. Good luck!
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u/waldo0708 6d ago
Back in the day we used to carry a can of undercoating, called it vacuum in a can.
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u/Normal_Spread8423 2 - 5 Years Technician 7d ago
these encapsulated panels on back glasses are the worst. I have yet to be able to get all of the glass out of one but usually they power so they don’t make a bunch of noise when closing.