Tail window removal on mk1 hatchback

Hello, looking for advice on removing the rear tail window of a mk1 hatch without breaking chrome or seal? Also a way of disconnecting the heating element of it.

Thank you in advance 

The rear defroster is held on with 2 insulated spad connectors, you can pry them off with a screw driver be gentle .

To remove the rear window, and chrome trim, you can use a remover tool,  to remove the chrome trim.  That is at the bottom of the trim there is a over lap, remove that and you can get the edge of the chrome and gently pull it out.  If your seal is good, then I suggest that you spray some wd-40 between the seal and the frame inside and out.  Carefully let it work a minute or 3.
Carefully insert a screw driver under the lip of the bottom and pry it off the steel and work your self around the window….

I DO BELIEVE THERE IS A YOU-TUBE VIDEO on how to remove it.  It is similar to the rear window of a Cabriolet.

Some folks just cut the old one off at the rear, and use a new seal going back  (they sell the seal with or without the chrome trim.).