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I'd show you the old glass but it blew up and shattered. Note one of the slider rails that bolts to ...

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You can see the busted glass is still wedged in between the plastic grommets. The splayed rivets are...

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Looking at the back of the plate you can see the rivet heads.

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There's a better close up

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And the other side of the rivet, the part splayed at the factory.

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The grinder makes short work of removing the non-splayed side.

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There's one still on the plate and the other ground off the plate. Didn't take long to figure out a ...

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The plastic grommets pop apart gently and can be popped right back onto the new glass, with a satisf...

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If your window blew up, like mine, then the splayed rivet side or dirty grommet goes towards the bac...

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Last time I had my glass out (installing it into the new tailgate shell), I used synthetic grease. I...

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This time I cleaned the plate runs and the square wheels and lubed them up with anti-seize.

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The toughest part of the job is vacuuming up the busted glass, it's everywhere. I swear I must have ...

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My glass man from Apple said these Bronco tailgate units are a lot of glass for the money. I scored ...