Broken rear window

I would try Easy RV Windows they make all kinds of window replacements. Their staff is very knowledgeable and very helpful. Give them a call,I know they helped me out.

Keep looking till you find a glass shop that will make a tempered glass for you.

Thanks, I had a quick look at that site and they don’t metion this type of window. Also, I am in Canada, so that may make it more difficult....likely why the dealer said 4 months? I did get ahold of a local glass shop that said they would do it, but I have to remove the frame and bring it to them so they can make a template. Then they will send it to their manufacturer to get the glass made.??

I think I would take the frame to hardware store, put in Plexiglas.

I was thinking Plexiglas as well. Easy to cut and work with even at home. Clear sheets are usually readily available and you could apply window tinting to match.

46 years working with glass and all the rest of the construction stuff..

Tempered glass is not a problem, however,
The local glass shop cannot do it because the tempering of glass is a special process and requires special equipment. Think of it as a large oven - tempering is heat treating the glass.

The glass shop has to send the glass out to get tempered, then get it back and install it. They likely can't be bothered because it is a small job and a bit time consuming. Tempered glass cannot be cut. It has to be cut to size, then tempered.

And you don't need a template, you just need the size, and it has to be exact. You need the thickness of it too. Keep a broken piece so it can be measured. 3 mil, maybe 4?

Where in Canada are you? If you are anywhere near Calgary I will fix it for you. Easy to do.

Or, if you can get the exact specs, and the tint, I can get it made here and send it to you. Might be a bit of a challenge to match the tint exactly.

Here is another option. I can get lots of 4 or 4.5 mil tinted acrylic. That stuff is easy to cut. I have the tools for that. I had a break in once to a TT and replaced the broken window with acrylic. Nobody, including myself could tell the difference by looking at it.

Taking out the whole window and sending it away? Forget that!! Fix it where it sits.

Easy to replace the entire window if you can get one. Ours cost $800 but only took an hour to swap out.

BobsYourUncle wrote:
Where in Canada are you? If you are anywhere near Calgary I will fix it for you. Easy to do.

I am in Winnipeg. Thanks for the offer but I will deal with it here. It is 0.131” thick. The glass shop gave me a rough price of $80.00 installed if I bring them the frame and about 3 weeks turnaround. That sounds pretty good to me if it’s not too hard to remove. I will see if I can get lexan or acrylic and tinting film quicker?

The problem replacing a complete window assembly is the shipping cost that many times is more than the cost of the window.

GMH wrote:

BobsYourUncle wrote:
Where in Canada are you? If you are anywhere near Calgary I will fix it for you. Easy to do.

I am in Winnipeg. Thanks for the offer but I will deal with it here. It is 0.131” thick. The glass shop gave me a rough price of $80.00 installed if I bring them the frame and about 3 weeks turnaround. That sounds pretty good to me if it’s not too hard to remove. I will see if I can get lexan or acrylic and tinting film quicker?

Yeah thats a good deal for 80 bucks. I would opt for that. 3 week turnaround to get a piece of tempered made is pretty good. I usually get it in 2 weeks, but then I am in the business and deal direct with all the suppliers. So your 3 is excellent service. Just find a way to secure it from the weather for 3 weeks.

They should be able to closely match the tint, it is available in several shades.

Looking at your pic, it's a jalousie window. If you wind it all the way open, there should be a couple screws on each side holding the vent frame to the opening mechanism. Take those out and the frame comes right out. You'll need an assistant to hold one side while you do the other screws.

I don't think I would bother with the acrylic or lexan. Not the best idea putting a tint on that product. Different properties than glass and it doesn't work well. .131 is pretty thin, a strong 8th of an inch. Close to 3 mil. The frame is made for that so trying to put a piece of 4 or 4.5 mil in there won't work. The tinted I get is 4 and 4.5.