one thing good about a thread sert tool is you can use it inside the van to mount accessories to inside ribs of the van......gives you a mounting point anywhere you want.

 

Thank you. They are close to home, it's cheaper, and I would assume that may need the same brand of tool as the insert. Or at least something compatible. If my situation was different, I would definitely buy one. I am sucking pretty fierce at the moment again. It actually makes to fix the window, which in a round about would make fixing my situation easier because parking would be much less of a concern. Anyways I do appreciate your comments and it is the route I want to go. It's pretty simple to drill out those rivets, but I am not going to do so until I find the solution to a much bigger problem. Putting food in my stomach and fuel in the truck. I just... it should be so easy to be working and it's not. I am confined for so many reasons and just.. I don't know. Everything I try doesn't seem to work. Look at that trip? I should have never have went, then not only would I have kept working on the truck, I wouldn't have been homesick, all messed up from poor sleep and my window would never have been smashed because of some reckless chick and her loser husband. I am assuming, but I pretty much know. She practically confirmed it and so did the biker chick who teased me on the freeway. Losers.

Really cool... damage a vehicle to the extent that it needs a new paint job.

 

Simple enough. The weather is good today and though I am broke and not completely in the mood, I thought I would drill out those rivets. I first started trying to drill out the center pin, but then I realised if I just use a bigger bit and drill out just deep enough to make the flange disappear they come off easy. The first one was perfect, the second one I pushed the drill too hard and it enlarged the whole slightly. That was not what I wanted to do. Ideally you want to keep everything perfect right?

I just starting thinking that I have heavy tie wire here, I might just tie wire it together until I get the bolts/nuts. That way I have glass, it's warmer, quieter and far more secure when I park. I am concerned about where I am going tomorrow. If I tie wire it and get it tight, I really only risk scratching the metal which sucks, but.. you gotta make do with what you got sometimes.

 

Tie-wired like a hill billy. I didn't use any tools while installing it, and I never touched it other than laying it down on a leather couch, no one is in here, but once outside in the sunlight I can see it is scratched a little. Maybe from shipping. The glass came in a thin box and was really only bubble wrapped. Maybe it will wash off, as there other spots that look like scratches too, but they just rub off it seems. If it breaks again.. I might not care, I'll have to go wash it right now and see. The intent to just fix it until I am ready to go to the body shop, if I cannot get the right nuts or something, or I break it trying to re-install it properly, I'll just let them buy the next one.

That's what I wanted to know, but it was cold and raining everyday I even thought of caring to check. It is not GM Glass. So far it looks identical, the tint and everything, but I have to wash it and see it in different light. It's also not perfect, their are flaws in the glass near the other edges. I am actually surprised that they passed it with these flaws as they are quite noticeable if you are looking for them. I am not going to care, but this sucks in a way.. I had a brand new truck and not no more. Mind you.. there swirl marks from the lot boys washing it and nothing is ever perfect. It just sucks in a way to own something from and watch it take this much damage. I have actually never had a vehicle in my possession and damaged it so much, aside from writing off in an accident. You know what though?

I don't care. It actually suits my needs better like this. If it was flawless, it might work against me in someways. It's much easier not to have to be completely over concerned about the fit and finish.

 

How are your windows holding up? I don't think you needed to drill any rivets. Just unscrew the philips screws, throw away the new tabs, and just reuse the ones that were already on your van.
Anyway, I recently took my windows out, and decided to do a little upgrade while I was at it.

http://chevygmcvans.com/viewtopic.php?f=76&t=10839

 

I just finally semi-properly bolted in the replacement glass the other day. I say semi-properly because I wanted to use metric bolts, but I just ended up using a #10 Roberson Screw as that is what I had on hand. Prior to that, it was chicken wired in. The Princess Auto tool I bought for such works good. Adding anchor points to bolt parts too is pretty easy.

 

well at least it's removable now