Civic EG

Well my car was broken in to, and the hatch glass shattered.

I bought a new glass from someone here, but I'm having a hard time figuring out what to do about it.

I don't have the wiper blade, didn't before either and didn't need it, but how do I get that big black hunk of whatever it connected back to the glass? Isn't part of it the lock for the hatch by any chance?

I've spent a lot of time looking for this information, but I can't seem to find ANYTHING even related to it. I'm hoping to have my car ready to be primed this weekend(it's rained most of this week and slowed me down), and was hoping to figure this out by the time I get the hatch glass put back in after it's pained since it has to be taken out to tape the car up properly.

Did you try to take the black box cover off? If so, there should be a screw for the wiper and a screw for the other side.

thats how i removed mine..and yes its the lock mechansim

Lol funny thing i just took mine off and plugged the holes cuz i didnt want the wiper or motor then i go to shut the glass and realize it wont lock down?? wtf then im like WOW im an idiot just realized the latch is tied in with the wiper motor dumb ass me! anyway ya the black box around it has 2 screws and it comes off and theres 2 bolts inside that go threw the glass with some rubber washer things. gl

^thanks, im gonna do this in a little bit

I got mine off yesterday. I can't believe I didn't see the 2 screws on the bottom!

Thanks a lot guys.

But another question real quick. Say I shaved the moldings on the hatch, by welding it shut and then using body filler to make it look clean. Would that cause any problems after a while? I mean, something on the inside not fitting correctly, or not being able to open it would cause problems fixing something maybe?