Honda Civic. Manual — part 719

cleaning, keep oil, grease and water from getting on the clean surface.

10. If the old windshield will be reinstalled, use a putty knife to scrape off the old

adhesive, the fasteners and the rubber dam from the windshield. Clean the
inside face and the edge of the windshield with alcohol where new adhesive
will be applied. Make sure the bonding surface is kept free of water, oil, and
grease.

11. Attach the upper rubber dam (A), side rubber dam (B), and clips (C) with

adhesive tape to the inside face of the windshield (D) as shown in Fig. 8:

Be sure the rubber dam and clips line up with the alignment marks (E).

Be sure the convex portion (F) of the left and right clips toward left.

Be careful not to touch the windshield where adhesive will be applied.

Rubber dams adhesive tape:

Thickness 0.16 mm (0.006 in.)
Width 3.5 mm (0.14 in.)

Clips adhesive tape:

Thickness 0.4 mm (0.016 in.)
Width 10 mm (0.39 in.)

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Fig. 8: Attaching Upper Rubber Dam, Side Rubber Dam And Clips With
Adhesive Tape To Inside Face Of Windshield (With Specifications)

12. Attach the molding (A) with adhesive tape (B) to the upper edge of the

windshield (C). Be careful not to touch the windshield where adhesive will be
applied.

Molding adhesive tape: Thickness 0.8 mm (0.03 in.) Width 4 mm (0.16 in.)

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Fig. 9: Attaching Molding With Adhesive Tape To Upper Edge Of
Windshield (With Specifications)

13. Apply primer to the molding (A), then attach the molding upper seal (B) with

adhesive tape to the inside surface of the molding as shown.

Seals adhesive tape: Thickness 0.16 mm (0.006 in.) Width 7 mm (0.28 in.)

Fig. 10: Applying Primer To Molding

14. Attach the lower rubber dam (A) with body side adhesive tape to the body as

shown. Do not peel the glass side adhesive backing.

Rubber dam adhesive tape:

Thickness 0.16 mm (0.006 in.)
Width 5 mm (0.2 in.)

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2006-08 ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT Glass - Civic (All Except Hybrid)

Fig. 11: Attaching Lower Rubber Dam With Body Side Adhesive Tape To
Body

15. Set the windshield in the opening, and center it. Make alignment marks (A)

across the windshield and body with a grease pencil at the four points shown.
Make sure both clips (B) contact with the edge of the body holes. Be careful
not to touch the windshield where adhesive will be applied.

Fig. 12: Making Alignment Marks Across Windshield And Body With
Grease Pencil

16. Remove the windshield.
17. With a sponge, apply a light coat of glass primer around the edge of the

windshield (A) between the dams (B) and molding (C) as shown, then lightly
wipe it off with gauze or cheesecloth:

Apply glass primer to the molding.

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2006-08 ACCESSORIES & EQUIPMENT Glass - Civic (All Except Hybrid)