Do pass-through windows leak?
Traditionally, truck campers have had a window that opens, usually a side-slide window, through to the truck cab. One manufacturer in particular is telling it's dealers that they stopped installing...
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bighatnohorse wrote:
One manufacturer in particular is telling it's dealers that they stopped installing pass-through windows that open because the window leaks.
If I left a roof vent open slightly while traveling in the rain (I had a vent cover on it) the window below the cabover didn't leak.
The one time I drove with the vent closed, the window leaked.
The problem is that a vacuum gets created when going down the road, if all vents are closed. The differential in air pressure sucked water in through the sliding window track on that front window.
The dealer described this to me when I told them about the leak.
After that trip I replaced the window with a solid window from Motion Glass in Vancouver, WA. They custom build windows.
I think the manufacturer is cost cutting - eliminate the cost of a sliding window - and keep the sale price the same = more profit.
Nope. That manufacturer really did ditch that slider due to so many customer complaints about it leaking.
I've heard this from the factory.
JoeChiOhki wrote:
I suppose it depends on the model of window and the quality of the install.
It's actually water coming in through the window track, not the quality of the installation of the window.
