Window Question

[TerryB89]

If I go to the junk yard and get a window out of a van, all it is, is a piece of glass in a rubber seal, how would you attach that to your tear build, and what if you mess up the rubber strip while removing it, how would you replace it?

[Modstock]

Remember a van is just thin sheemetal. A teardrop is usually 1/2"to3/4" wood thick.
Probably wouldn't work.
Now if you find a trailer or camper getting parted out, those windows may work.


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[GPW]

When you go there , look for Vans with “Interiors" , and windows that have a separate inner "trim ring" on the inside . For plywood trailers you can use most any window with a mounting flange.

[swoody126]

check w/ your insurance agent to see if he/she can help you locate an RV salvage/wrecking facility

w/ all the flooding and stormage across the Nation recently there should be one close enough to visit for scrounging

sw

[KTM_Guy]

Remember most vehicle glass is not flat, most teardrop walls are. You might be making more work for yourself. To me a window that doesn’t open is useless in a teardrop. You need to be able to ventilate year round.

But like was said a RV salvage is a good place to look, we have a few around me and that all sell on eBay.

Todd

[mary and bob]

For various window weatherstrip go to perfect fit.com. They have it with different width grooves. There is a lock strip that goes in after the glass is in place and requires a special tool. The one I use is made by Lisle tools, I think it is part # 47000. But like others have said you would probably be better off with a standard camper window of the type that uses a clamp ring. Use butyl tape under the outside flange and draw up screws evenly and re-tighten them after several hours.