Broken rear window
I just discovered today that someone broke one of the crankout awning windows (7”x42” approx) in the rear of the 5vr. I called the local Keystone dealer and he said I’d be better off going to a glass...
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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.
