Window fitting - DIY or not?

[Mrs8925]

Morning all,

Van is currently in the garage having bodywork and a respray so obviously all glass has been removed. Garage won't be putting it back in for us but are happy to keep the van dry for us to re-fit before she comes home. Is it an easy enough DIY job between two people and some YouTube videos or am I better off paying a professional?

Hubby is very hands on and DIY orientated... I'm good at doing as I'm told 

Any tips if it is a DIY job? Also, best place to buy seals from experience?

Thanking you.

[cobblers]

OE windows are pretty easy to do with a couple of people, one roping them in and the other working round the outside shoving in the right place.
Follow the videos for the method - Use plenty of lube and soak the seals in a bucket of hot water. Side windows are stronger than you'd think, but windscreens are more fragile.
I'd start with the tailgate window first, they're easiest.

[T25Convert]

That's an Autosleeper in your picture I think, so will be non-factory windows. The principal of fitting is easy, in practice its a bit trickier, the only real advise I have with the side windows is you may need to give them a bit more force than you initially feel happy doing! 

They make a tool for putting the middle bit of the seal back in, its not expensive and well worth it. 

Don't know the best place to get seals, I got some from a general seller of sealing strips, but they weren't great as they struggled to sit flat on the corners of the windows. 

[Forden341]

When looking for seals for my Westy a few years ago I used sealsdirect.co.uk
They had everything I needed

[Mrs8925]

She is indeed an Autosleeper!

Thanks all. Will get looking at some videos and see what we think.