Today I tried to figure out what I can do to fill the gap between the removable screens and the vehicle body. The air gap is about a 1/4" on all windows allowing gnats to come onboard. I'm thinking of gluing pieces of felt along the side edges of the screen frames. Does anyone have a better solution?

I'm not sure this is much of a solution, but it has worked for us. We used some black duct tape and carefully taped the edges of the screens to the interior window frames. Since both the frames and the tape are black it's not really noticeable and has worked out very well.

On our ERA 70A, likely the same windows, moving the screen a bit reduced the gaps. For the gaps that remained I put the black sticky stuff electricians use on the outside of houses to seal the utility openings. Most hardware stores have it in the electrical section. Comes in a white plastic cube shaped bag and can be rolled and shaped like silly putty. For our windows I rolled long thin strips then put them on the outside of the window frame. Easy to apply from the outside with the window open. Not visible from the inside or outside that way. The screen can be easily removed and the black putty reshaped to the screen frame when screen is replaced.I love the stuff and carry some with us to fill any gaps that develop. Wish I could give you the name of it, but ours is stored in the RV now, and I am in the house!

As an add on to above post, We also put some no-see-um mesh cut to fit on the outside of all of our screens. Looking at our windows you will not see any of these fixes. No more bugs of any size now.

After reading this thread, we took a look at our 70a...not too happy about the gaps. We had huge issues with window screens in our 05 Vista Cruiser...not looking forward to that issue Gain.We're going to stop at the dealer.

deborahsheik wrote:After reading this thread, we took a look at our 70a...not too happy about the gaps. We had huge issues with window screens in our 05 Vista Cruiser...not looking forward to that issue Gain.We're going to stop at the dealer.Deborah, What we did sounds hard, but was actually quite easy to do and only takes a few minutes, costs almost nothing, and cannot be seen afterwards and completely seals the gaps. You can see ours at the B social and I will even have some of the stuff with me as I carry it now to seal any small gaps that appear anywhere on the unit.I doubt a dealer can do much about it other than put some sort of foam or tape on it and then charge you for that.

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deborahsheik
Explorer
Aug 31, 2013
Well, Bob...so many things to check out when making the deal. We gave the windows and screens a look...but apparently not detailed enough.
The ones on our 05 Vista Cruiser were way worse...were not even attached to the frame on the sides!
bobojay5
Explorer
Aug 31, 2013
As of today, we have yet to use the crank out windows, other than cleaning. It's been too warm around here and where we've been since we picked ours up in April. I suspect they'll get used some though in the coming weeks
pickerel_cove
Explorer
Sep 02, 2013
Thanks George. We plan to try your solution.
georgelesley
Explorer
Sep 02, 2013
pickerel cove wrote:
Thanks George. We plan to try your solution.

PM me if you have any questions. Not hard to do. Good luck! BTW, I also have had luck quieting some rattles in the microwave and a few other places, Let me know if I can help.
pickerel_cove
Explorer
Sep 27, 2013
Yesterday we were at Home Depot and found a product called EPDM Rubber Weatherseal by Frost King. It's a self stick rubber piece measuring 1/4" high by 5/16" wide. It's a half circle "D" shape. This product fits the gap in the ERA exactly! It went on in no time at all and is just a cut, peel and press solution. It comes in a small roll and the package contents easily covered the 7 screened sections. (We only applied it on the one edge that had the gap.) This solution makes it easy to remove screens as needed if the screening needs replacing or pulls out.

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