Fleetwood Discovery windows fogging

moisheh wrote:
Bumpy: The fogging window problem is present in entry level units right up to luxury units. Almost any RV with dual pane windows will have that problem. To the poster with the Expedition: Our 05 Bounder has dual pane windows as did almost every Bounder from 02 to 09. Maybe even more. I have seen Discoveries of that era with dual pane windows.

Moisheh

Dual pane windows became standard items on all Bounders in 1994.

Richard

RV Glass Repair Services in Greensboro NC fixed several foggy windows in my coach. I couldn't see my mirrors. Nice folks and prompt professional service.

Bumpyroad wrote:

JimM68 wrote:
Call atwood, wade thru their voice prompt system. You will end up with Beverly. She sounds 80 plus and sweet as hell. She knows EVERY motorhome out there, weather atwood originally made the windows or not.

They will sell you new panes at a very good price.

Then all you have to do is unscrew the interior trim. pop out the windows, disassemble it, put in the new pane, reassemble, pop it back in, resinstall the interior trim, and shoot a lil silicone around the edges.

This is not a hard job.
You may need a second person to catch a large window when you pop it out, but the only tool you will need is a #2 philips screwdriver.

that is option a.
option b would be to buy a motorhome that didn't require a rebuild.
bumpy

Great thing about this country of ours...we have choices.
At least, most of the time ;)

Jim

But sooner or later "Option B" will need it! Got one of mine from Fleetwood at a very low price, and rebuilt another myself for less than that.

JimM68 wrote:
Call atwood, wade thru their voice prompt system. You will end up with Beverly. She sounds 80 plus and sweet as hell. She knows EVERY motorhome out there, weather atwood originally made the windows or not.

They will sell you new panes at a very good price.

Then all you have to do is unscrew the interior trim. pop out the windows, disassemble it, put in the new pane, reassemble, pop it back in, resinstall the interior trim, and shoot a lil silicone around the edges.

This is not a hard job.
You may need a second person to catch a large window when you pop it out, but the only tool you will need is a #2 philips screwdriver.

that is option a.
option b would be to buy a motorhome that didn't require a rebuild.
bumpy

Call atwood, wade thru their voice prompt system. You will end up with Beverly. She sounds 80 plus and sweet as hell. She knows EVERY motorhome out there, weather atwood originally made the windows or not.

They will sell you new panes at a very good price.

Then all you have to do is unscrew the interior trim. pop out the windows, disassemble it, put in the new pane, reassemble, pop it back in, resinstall the interior trim, and shoot a lil silicone around the edges.

This is not a hard job.
You may need a second person to catch a large window when you pop it out, but the only tool you will need is a #2 philips screwdriver.

an ongoing thread
Dual Pane Window repair in Central CA
bumpy

Bumpyroad wrote:
as I recall there was one brand name that was very problematic. I don't remember the brand. it would be of great benefit to the OP if somebody would supply that name so he could see if all of the windows were that brand.
and yes, all RVs have issues. but why on earth would you want to intentionally buy one. like I said, count up the number of windows, figure out the cost to have them repaired and deduct that amount plus a little more for the trouble.
why is it that when people ask about buying a RV with delamination, water leakage, etc. most folks say Run Forest Run? but with this known issue ignore it?
bumpy

Because it's nothing more than a trade off. If I had a choice between two exact used units, except one had fogged windows, and I could get THAT one for $5K or $10K cheaper, I'd buy it. It's only a big deal if you're going to roll on into a dealership and pay $10K to have them all replaced, which I wouldn't do.

The OP didn't say anything about ALL the windows. Just the two front windows on drivers and passenger side. Two windows would cost you about $100 to repair yourself. I don't care if the bedroom window is fogged, either INSIDE or in the middle ;)

So minimal impact to my buying decision.

Jim

The SIGI windows were very prone to the fogging problem BUT, almost any other brand can also have the same problem. Those that have dual pane windows in your stick house may have also experienced the fogging problem.
Selling price of the coach really has nothing to do with it. It is difficult to get a long lasting seal in a dual pane window and since the windows are built in a factory environment, with HUMANS involved, some will always be better than others.

moisheh wrote:
Bumpy: Just what do you drive that is immune to these problems. I want to buy one of those.

Moisheh

I had one RV, a Bounder that had dual pain windows. my current RV does not have them. thus, it is immune from that issue.
bumpy