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emzee
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Nov 15, 2013

Screen Door Sliding Glass Shattered??

Has anyone any information on how to fix this? The little sliding part of the glass on the screen door completely shattered. Still have the knob but that's all. The stationary glass is fine. I don't need a whole new door as the door is in good shape. Thanks for any feedback!

We have a 2004 Tropical
  • Strange; the glass in our screen door also shattered on our 2004 Tropical T396. If I remember correctly I removed the bottom track ( might have been the top track its been a few years) I then made a template first out of cardboard then out of paneling that when lifted into the upper track would just clear the bottom ledge so I could get it back in the slot. Once I was satisfied with the template I took it to a glass shop and had them cut me a tempered piece of glass the same size and had it drilled for the knob. Installed glass,slid glass to open position, raised glass and installed lower track. I seem to remember it being a little loose so I slid strips of plastic under the track to make it tighter. It was still working fine when we sold the coach about two years later.
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    Ivylog
    Explorer III
    Go to HD (in the door/window section) and buy some 1/8" Lexan and cut to size. You can bend it enough to slip it into the tracks and unlike plexiglass, Lexan does not scratch easily and you can drill it for the knob.
  • Thanks for the ideas appreciate it. I did find this through another web site. Looks interesting. Size is a bit off. It's in Campingworld.


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