# Car smells after window replacement

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-smells-after-window-replacement/89564>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** toyota, camrysolara\
**Created:** [April 6, 2015, 6:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-smells-after-window-replacement/89564 "2015-04-06T06:28:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Drslim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Drslim](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Drslim)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2015, 6:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-smells-after-window-replacement/89564/1 "2015-04-06T06:28:11Z")

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I had my passenger side window replaced, and the car now has a strong smell of adhesive. I have left the windows open for a week, and the smell just gets stronger. Suggestions?

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2015, 6:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-smells-after-window-replacement/89564/2 "2015-04-06T06:37:26Z")

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Go back and complain?  
Sounds like someone cheaped out on the hardener when they mixed 2-part epoxy. The window company knows what they use and where, and they’ll probably recognize the smell immediately. They might be able to pull the inner panel, find the uncured area, clean the surfaces, and rebond them again with a new mix.

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**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2015, 6:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-smells-after-window-replacement/89564/3 "2015-04-06T06:38:43Z")

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Contact the installer with your concerns. edit+ to @the_same_mountainbike he types faster than I!

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2015, 6:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-smells-after-window-replacement/89564/4 "2015-04-06T06:51:43Z")

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LOL, my two keyboarding fingers are well trained…

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**Author:** ![missileman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/missileman/32/1366_2.png) [@missileman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/missileman)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2015, 7:38am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-smells-after-window-replacement/89564/5 "2015-04-06T07:38:03Z")

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I agree with **the same mountainbike** and **Barkydog** because I ran into this problem last year. The windshield replacement company sent another installer out after the smell got bad on a real hot day and the windshield slipped out of place. They removed the windshield, cleaned it thoroughly and re-installed it with the proper sealant.