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sunrisetosunset
Explorer
Mar 11, 2014

need replacement bedroom escape window

not sure if this is the right place for this but i just came back from a weekend on the road and noticed my bedroom window (the kind that is used to 'escape' with the top hinge and bottom openning out with the handle that is used to push and hold it open) is poof gone......left in it's place was a long shard of glass and the interior screen along with the outer frame.....not sure what i did to have this happpen but it's gone and i have to leave for another trip this coming weekend....the local camping world folks tell me that they MAY have a spare lying around or that i might have to go to a company they say makes most of the rv windows (HEHR??)....any input out there would be GREATLY appreciated....
tho this makes me SOUND like i'm a idiot.(ok......a little bit sometimes.....laffs).....i'm reasonably adept at fixing things and making things work.....so i'm open to just about any suggestions that are reasonable...especially if they are quick reasonably permanent and somewhat inexpensive....i'm not a rich man in cash ways......again.thanks in advance to ANY input
gary
  • OldRadios's avatar
    OldRadios
    Explorer
    Mar 11, 2014
    If you still have the frame a local glass company may be able to replace the safety glass. Being a flat window it should not be much of a problem.
  • sunrisetosunset's avatar
    sunrisetosunset
    Explorer
    Mar 11, 2014
    thanks old radios i WISH it were that simple....the window glass and it's frame along with the hinged part(i'm guessing it was a piano type hinge) are all gone. the only things left were the frame external to the camper that the window and IT'S frame went into the encloses the openning cut into the camper wall.......big sigh here.....gary
  • sunrisetosunset's avatar
    sunrisetosunset
    Explorer
    Mar 11, 2014
    an update to this is that so far i've talked to the HEHR folks and basically they indicate that i need a manufacturer sticker....which i THINK is on the window itself???....in order to get a replacement since there are apparantly several manufacturers out there and they need the 'model' number......any other suggestions???...they said if i could get one of the OTHER windows on the camper that they likely are all the same manufacturer........sooooooooo....on to get one of the OTHER windows out now........HELPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP.........laffs..cries......jeez.....a house on wheels.....who woulda KNOWN they would be just sooooooooo special right???......
    gary
  • the_bear_II's avatar
    the_bear_II
    Explorer
    Mar 11, 2014
    It sounds like you need to determine the manufacturer of the window unit and sizes. Then you can check suppliers like pplmotorhomes.com or the RV salvage companies listed on Google to get a replacement sent. For the salvage yards you may be able to find the same model of RV that you have and just tell them which window you need....trade photos with them along with dimensions to make sure you get the correct window.

    For this weekend I would sandwich two pieces of plywood together, one on the inside & one on the outside, with a couple of bolts to tighten the pieces together, to cover the opening.
  • wa8yxm's avatar
    wa8yxm
    Explorer III
    Mar 11, 2014
    You know.. If that happened to me I think I'd replace the window with something other than glass.. Plywood, properly coated with fiberglass (on the outside) and paneling) on the inside) might be a good choice, though I'd want to use the original hinged frame.

    Why: Well I wound up hanging a blanket in my bedroom window, blocks light, blocks heat transfer as well, the dual-pane glass did not do that so well.

    But that is me.. Some folks like that window as a window. I did not.
  • sunrisetosunset's avatar
    sunrisetosunset
    Explorer
    Mar 11, 2014
    thanks all for the thoughts. yes we DO like the window and would like to replace with something resembling the original..as for the temporary 'fix' for this weekend i'm good there i think......the real question is am i going to have to replace the ENTIRE window frame and all......or will i be able to find a replacement somewhere...so far the few salvage yards i've called have not been helpful.....by the way the camper in question is a 2002 montana fifth wheel 2955rl.....not new...but not so old that i shouldn't be able to find one to fit.....having said that i've had to do a major search for just door latches on the outside doors because this model/year had an 'odd' size on it......problem solved there....anyway.....any other thoughts appreciated........still looking/pondering here........i MIGHT go and have a glass made....work up a frame somehow.......put on a piano hinge and make my OWN DANG window.....laffs.....dad nab it....mumbles something about dang freaking houses on wheels.......gotta love it right?
    gary
  • sunrisetosunset's avatar
    sunrisetosunset
    Explorer
    Mar 11, 2014
    holy******batman.....just looked at atwoods website....very nice and helpful but omg........just punching in approxiate values of window size etc.......price......$500......um......i think i can do up one myself for that much and save some money.....dang.......any other ideas out there???.....seems to me if i go to a local glass company and show them the one piece of window shard i have left for color they could make one and i could figure out a way to put a hinge on it and get one of the handles that is sold seperate from what i see on the hehr site and come up with SOMETHING..........DANG......anyway......any other ideas?
  • Artum_Snowbird's avatar
    Artum_Snowbird
    Explorer
    Mar 11, 2014
    "For this weekend I would sandwich two pieces of plywood together, one on the inside & one on the outside, with a couple of bolts to tighten the pieces together, to cover the opening. "

    Good idea Bear... or even pexiglass. A local plastics shop should be able to cut you a couple of pieces. Put some double sided foam tape onto the window frame and around the four bolts and away you go.

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