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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / RVs / November 2005

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Don't break your Winnie bunk window

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Mike F - 03 Nov 2005 03:49 GMT
'Cause it takes three months to get a replacement.

Details:
Gravel on a newly repaired highway broke my 2002 Class C Winnie's overhead
front bunk window out on August 6. I started the replacement process two
days later. The new window Arrived Nov 2.

More details:
I live near a major Winnebago dealer trained and authorized by Winnebago as
a total-vehicle repair facility. They farm out their glass work to an
excellent local Novus auto glass dealer, so I went straight to Novus for the
work with the Winnebago dealer's blessing. The Winnie dealer advised the
Novus dealer on what parts are required, and Novus ordered them immediately
from the glass industry's foremost vehicle glass supplier. The window
arrived today, and looks correct.

Even more details:
The gravel shattered the tempered glass into scores of thousands of pieces
instantly. Only my aftermarket tinting kept the glass where it belonged upon
impact and during 12-18 highway trips since then. Otherwise I'd STILL be
digging glass out of my RV and would have had to cover and seal the hole
with plywood and caulk to drive the vehicle. The cost exceeds $1200, because
the entire window frame must be replaced because Winnebago accidentally
cemented it in place permanently during manufacture. We can only hope
removing the OEM frame with power tools doesn't damage the RV body.

Moral: Don't break your bunk window. I'm buying a Lexan sheet from Home
Depot and fabricating a full shield for mine.

Mike F
Ed - 05 Nov 2005 11:25 GMT
> 'Cause it takes three months to get a replacement.
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> Mike F

Our class C does not have that useless window. Think about it, lots of
heat gain in the summer months and lots of heat loss during the cooler
months of the year. Not to mention the fact that many leaks come from
these windows.

Ed
 
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