Leaky Skylight -do I have to remove it?

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Leaky Skylight -do I have to remove it?

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Hi!

Brand NEW T25 Owner here. I have a leak in the Skylight... what is the easiest way to fix this?

Go around it with silicone?

....or do I have to remove the whole thing?
Brand New T25 Owner - I am a total NOOBIE thanks in advance for the help!!! :-)

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Re: Leaky Skylight -do I have to remove it?

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What type of conversion / skylight?

Certainly with the Westy skylights you'd probably be best removing if your want your repair to be anything other than a bodge. When we got our Westy we had leaky skylights which we had to remove as the sealant under the skylight to the roof had gone and the screws holding the skylight had corroded badly. The Westy repair manual, with info on the skylights, can be found here coutesy of westfaliat3.info:

http://www.westfaliat3.info/March_1989_ ... nualWM.pdf

Most of the work to remove them was done from the inside, and then once we had the unit removed we could sort out the frame at the roof opening, clear off the old sealant, and re-install with stainless steel screws and Sikaflex 512.

A word of caution - sometimes the plastic for these old rooflights can be quite brittle so proceed with care.

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clift_d wrote:What type of conversion / skylight?
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http://www.westfaliat3.info/March_1989_ ... nualWM.pdf

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A word of caution - sometimes the plastic for these old rooflights can be quite brittle so proceed with care.

:ok

Big thanks to CLift_d for the advice. Thanks so much. I guess I'll have to just bite the bullet and make it happen eh!

Thanks man. This is my FIRST ever Campervan so I am a total noob at all of this!
Brand New T25 Owner - I am a total NOOBIE thanks in advance for the help!!! :-)

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iamtheactor wrote:Thanks man. This is my FIRST ever Campervan so I am a total noob at all of this!

No problem. Everyone's got to start somewhere - we've only had ours two and a half years years. :ok
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Lol!!!
Brand New T25 Owner - I am a total NOOBIE thanks in advance for the help!!! :-)

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