Looking for someone whos taken a window out of the back door

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by ebikeman, Jan 2, 2026 at 5:34 PM.

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  1. ebikeman

    ebikeman Member

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    I have a dent in by back door. $3,000 to fix it. Went to a wrecking yard and got one that matches perfect for $86. Took about 3 minutes to get it off.

    When I got home, i realized mine has tinted windows and the "new" door doesn't. I want to take my window out and put it in the new door.

    Looking for someone who's done it before and can tell me how hard it is.

    I've seen videos of cars not Prius and some you can grab and pull up while others are a pain.

    How is it for a 2007 Prius?

    Thank you,
    ebm

    P.S. It was a perfect door and I was holding one side the other being held by the big bundle of wires. The guy helping me unplugged the connector and the door dropped. Put a little dent and chipped off some paint (about the size of a nickel). Oh well, it's a lot better then what I have.
     
    #1 ebikeman, Jan 2, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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    I spent lots of time studying the art of windshield replacement on tik-tok... If you're willing to spend lots on all the right tools you could probably do it, but seems to me you'd be better off learning how to install window tint... Tools are less expensive for that and probably less expensive damage if your screw up.
     
    #2 PriusCamper, Jan 2, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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