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Post by hwyman on May 1, 2010 19:08:33 GMT 10
Hi all can anyone give me a rough price on the front and rear wrap around windows and new rubbers for a 61 sunliner please. I sent Spyder a pm but he may not have checked his messages. I'm not to fussed with the rubbers and may fill the cavities and insert opening windows yet . hwyman.
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Post by firefighter on May 1, 2010 21:36:24 GMT 10
G,Day Hwyman It will be a couple weeks before you hear from spider f/f ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by ozman on May 4, 2010 22:41:08 GMT 10
$400 for the set i paid 6 months ago from Spyder.. didn't use rubbers to fit them in the conventional way.. did a more complicated (and successful) install including bending steel - fiberglass - sika - rubbers...
drop me a message if you want to talk about this as its a bugger of a job how ever you go about it
Jason
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Post by ozman on May 5, 2010 7:31:15 GMT 10
.. I meant Spyders contact in Sydney....
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Post by hwyman on May 5, 2010 13:30:41 GMT 10
Thanks for that ozman I may be in touch two heads are better than one. I don't want to fit rubbers to have them leak as I recall reading in a earlier thread in the sunliner section.
hwyman.
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Post by ozman on May 5, 2010 20:05:02 GMT 10
I was also concerned so I went to a fair bit of trouble...
I extended the f'glass 'lips' which would normally hold the rubbers about 10mm by shaping 3mm steel and adhering with expoxy..I then sealed the lot with f'glass and shaped to give an even size all the way around..
Then I ground the windows to be 10 mm larger than the new f'glass 'lips'.. inserted them into a thick bed of sika and rubber edge seals all the way around.
When this had set for a week I then ran another bead of epoxy inside the ribber seals (on the top and side edges - not the bottom in case moisture got in needs to be able to get out).
I have had the van in some ordinary rain with no leaks.. but a better test was the hose on full about an inch from the seals for a few minutes each.. nothing got inside so I officially deemed the windows water tight...
let me know if you want a yarn.. but i will say the windows were the biggest hassle I had and not one i want to do again..
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Post by dorian on May 6, 2010 20:07:25 GMT 10
Having to do this job myself shortly I'm filled with trepidation.
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Post by ozman on May 9, 2010 7:06:59 GMT 10
Hey Dorian - drop me a message if you would like a hand - im not far fom you
Jason
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Post by DC3Td on May 9, 2010 9:00:25 GMT 10
Hi all. So going to try & make this as painless as possible. Window opening all cleaned. Run a bead of silastic/sealant around inner seal, fit rubber seal around glass/perspex leaving a tail of say 2" over. Grab a length of thin rope,something like the striped stuff used on small tents/quick erect pergolas. Dip a rag in a tub of grease & pull string through it.Run the string around the outer rubber seal overlapping its starting point. This is where 4 hands are better than 2. Starting in the bottom left corner,push the rubber/window into the opening,grab the rope & as the window is being pushed in,pull the rope slowly all the way around & remove. You should be left with the just the extra 2" of rubber seal protruding. Go grab a coffee or sherbet for ten or fifteen minutes giving the rubber seal time to expand. Once your happy that it`s done so, cut the tail to 1" & feed that end piece in first! Then manouvere the balance in.You can now seal all around. It also pays to start the job with the rubber seal having been left in the sun to make pliable. Well,hope this helps. cheers gordon
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