Once my mission with the rear brakes is sorted out (Hopefully by the weekend) i would like to replace a side window with a sliding unit, Has anyone done this and is it quite an easy job? would you recommend a new rubber or will my old one be ok assuming i can remove it without damage. Has anyone got any advice or is there a wiki page on the subject?
Thanks in advance AGAIN!
Rick.
PS, there will be a spare piece of glass (rhd, drivers side middle) going for FREE after if anyone wants it?
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Re: Window replacement
Anyone???
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Re: Window replacement
I am also pretty curious about this since I'll be changing side windows too this winter...
Anyone has the do's and don'ts on this one??
Anyone has the do's and don'ts on this one??
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Re: Window replacement
ITs easier enough, just use a little common sense, unless your rubbers are only a few years old, I'd replace them.
Washing up liquid is your friend to help lubricate the rubbers when trying to refit
Washing up liquid is your friend to help lubricate the rubbers when trying to refit
Andrew
1600 CT Aircooled life certainly isn't in the fast lane
The car in front is my crumple zone
1600 CT Aircooled life certainly isn't in the fast lane
The car in front is my crumple zone
Re: Window replacement
A friend (he is a pro though) and I replaced a fixed side window but in my old bay window camper with one from Just Kampers but the principle but its the same in practice as a T25. Just Kampers were selling sliding windows with the seal but I don't know if they still do. You will need to know what type of glass you need i.e whether or not your van came from the factory with side windows or if they were fitted later, some camper conversions were supplied as panels vans but do make sure you are buying the correct window for your van-they are also handed.
To actually fit the window is fairly straight forward, cut out the old window by carefully slicing the window seal, after removing the old glass and making sure the aperture/surround is nice and tidy its a case of applying the seal to the glass, then take some strong string (parcel string may not cut the mustard and may end up snapping under load) and wrap it around the groove in the new seal crossing it over near the ends (as if you were going to wrap it around again)
With an assistant holding the glass, ease the seat into the metal lip of the frame at the bottom, your assistant's job standing outside will be to apply firm pressure to the glass so that they are pushing it inwards so that the seal seats well whilst you inside are carefully pulling the string to pull the lip of the seal over the inner side of the frame lip, you might need to get the assistant to occaisionally whack the glass to ensure it seats correctly especially near the final bit but you'll figure out exactly how much pushing/pulling you need to do.
I would suggest that re-using your old seal could be a false economy and to do the job properly I would fit a new seal-how pee'd off will you be if you get it all in then notice a leak becuase the old seal has torn or ripped in the re-fitting process?
To actually fit the window is fairly straight forward, cut out the old window by carefully slicing the window seal, after removing the old glass and making sure the aperture/surround is nice and tidy its a case of applying the seal to the glass, then take some strong string (parcel string may not cut the mustard and may end up snapping under load) and wrap it around the groove in the new seal crossing it over near the ends (as if you were going to wrap it around again)
With an assistant holding the glass, ease the seat into the metal lip of the frame at the bottom, your assistant's job standing outside will be to apply firm pressure to the glass so that they are pushing it inwards so that the seal seats well whilst you inside are carefully pulling the string to pull the lip of the seal over the inner side of the frame lip, you might need to get the assistant to occaisionally whack the glass to ensure it seats correctly especially near the final bit but you'll figure out exactly how much pushing/pulling you need to do.
I would suggest that re-using your old seal could be a false economy and to do the job properly I would fit a new seal-how pee'd off will you be if you get it all in then notice a leak becuase the old seal has torn or ripped in the re-fitting process?