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Post by tedalley on Oct 17, 2014 13:51:25 GMT 10
Peter hi.
Blue tacks are small nails about 10mm long with a flat head about 4mm diameter.
You dont have to nip up the screws as the sickaflex will set and hold the window on ---- no need to touch the screws.
The bog is only for the cracks and holes outside (away from window). If you use the tacks so that there is only a slight ripple inthe čladding then the 3mm sikaflex shouldfill in any slight gaps.
Ted
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Post by peter92 on Oct 17, 2014 14:17:53 GMT 10
Thanks Ted
How long should i leave the pieces of ply under the window frame, I just read your reply again, now i know
By the was Hi
Also thanks for letting me know about the cracks
Your being very helpful
Regards Peter
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Post by peter92 on Oct 18, 2014 20:35:03 GMT 10
Well had a good day today, got the rear window frame in and also stapled the out side cladding on Only have to bog a couple of holes and ready to put the window back in I also put a/dite on all the cracks as "TED" suggested, thanks Ted heres a few pics     Regards Peter |
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Post by peter92 on Oct 28, 2014 21:24:59 GMT 10
Hi Guys, well after getting every thing ready to put the window and frame back in, ive done something really stupid, tried put it back in while grand daughter was here, and making sure she was ok with her mother and ended up screeming and wanting me, i dropped the window and frame on the ground, yes broken glass every where and a wrecked window frame
not bloody happy jan
so ive opted to put perspex in the rear window instead
I new i should have left the van alone until they leave in 3 months
Regards Peter
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Post by atefooterz on Oct 28, 2014 23:57:27 GMT 10
Oh nooes Peter! Maybe that was a sign about what direction to head in with your rear windows. Hopefully no cuts on the culprit.
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Post by peter92 on Oct 29, 2014 9:10:48 GMT 10
Hi Atefooterz
Yeah, she,s ok, i had my bit of a spit about it, but in the end i can be fixed
Regards Peter
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Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2014 13:48:35 GMT 10
Hey Peter,
Funny story mate - from my perspective but not yours I'm sure. Grandkids hey......gotta luv'em don't ya (we've got 8 of 'em) lol lol!
Cheers, Des
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Post by peter92 on Nov 5, 2014 9:44:18 GMT 10
Hi Des, yeah there lovely but at this stage i cant even open the door to the van so nothing is getting done, so frustrating though
but i will start again after xmas
she loves helping but some times she,s in the way
Regards Peter
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Post by supreme78 on Nov 5, 2014 20:29:26 GMT 10
I am glad my van is 95% done as I have my daughter moved in with me and her 2 girls 3yo and 1yo the 3 yo is a whirlwind and I would hate to be restoring my van with her around. And the questions would do my head in.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 9, 2014 14:37:50 GMT 10
Geez sorry to hear about that Peter. At least you will see some weight savings with the perspex!
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Post by peter92 on Nov 11, 2014 23:22:47 GMT 10
Hi Guys, just letting you know im still here, miss doing the van but even more peed off about the back window being wrecked but yes Kayfam the perspex i hope will look ok and do the job
Ive decided now to have a break on the van while the 2yrs old is here, she found the keys in the van for every thing on the van and yes, I CANT FIND THEM oh no
Regards Peter
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Post by atefooterz on Nov 12, 2014 15:43:46 GMT 10
Sounds like fixing caravans is a heap easier than Grandkids lol! Luckily mine is "train crazy" so just add cash/ time & visit some steam trains somewhere, or he sits glued to puter searching / watching vids on youtube. (6 years old). Good luck finding those keys. My Arrow has locks with no keys on the door, previous owner spent hours looking,unsuccessfully, for the jockey wheel bolt so i never worried about keys as i figured the 30 nor so years they owned it they were burried deep somewhere on the farm haha. One day i will take the door or van to a locksmith so i can enjoy the luxury of having the inner door closed with the fly screen open with the outer top part hooked into it`s home.
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Post by peter92 on Nov 26, 2014 15:58:00 GMT 10
Im still here guys, and yes caravanis easier im now doing this with her on my lap but i still get a chance to come on here some times. so talk soon
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Post by kharde on Nov 26, 2014 21:55:04 GMT 10
Nothing wrong with perspex. I replaced all my windows with (NOTE: UV TREATED) perspex. Picked up giants sheets of them from perspex wholesalers (they advertise on ebay) at a fraction of the cost of bunnings or hardware stores. They were very cheap and the wholesaler cut them to size-ish so I could fit all sheets in my 4WD (impossible to carry a full sheet on roof-racks).
Been on my van for 12 months now in the full Western Sun (Bris-vagas): cannot tell the difference. Not only that but perspex will not shatter when my children kick a ball into them.
Note: Something I found cutting perspex: it shatters damn easily with electric saws (jigsaw, circular saw, recpricating saw, etc). Found it most effective way to cut (or should I say melt) the sheets was with an angle grinder (cutting blade then grinding the corners to shape).
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Post by peter92 on Dec 1, 2014 17:22:50 GMT 10
Im missing working on the van and im thinking of seeing if any one has a window complete frame ,glass the lot that will fit my van 1525 x 570 , That is the messurement of the hole in the van .one that doesnt leak as i really want to put that frame in
does any one know some one thats got one for sale please, got quoted 350 to get one made up but thats a house window frame, really no the same
Regards Peter
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Post by kharde on Dec 4, 2014 10:55:58 GMT 10
Looks like no takers.  Not sure if this helps, but I rebuilt mine using I did not know what I was doing (I didn't even know how to use an Angle grinder before I started my project)!! Job ended up being fast and easy . There was a full 1cm play (for mistakes) within the frame so it is hard to cut/ grind the window too small. Suspect if you had the parts (if the corner pieces are all that is needed), and took the window to a glazier... maybe they could do it for you. |
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Post by peter92 on Dec 4, 2014 22:35:07 GMT 10
Thanks for that ,will check it out and pull the frame apart again
regards Peter
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Post by peter92 on Dec 7, 2014 17:51:04 GMT 10
HI Guys, can the wind out windows be made to have push out windows, if so, what would be needed please
pics would be great to please
Regards Peter
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Post by kharde on Dec 7, 2014 19:56:01 GMT 10
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Post by atefooterz on Dec 7, 2014 23:31:30 GMT 10
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Post by kharde on Dec 8, 2014 16:48:13 GMT 10
Forgot about the guide (I used it 12 months ago, and it was right on the money).. Glad you found it!!
The mob there are fantastic... I remember phoning them up 6 months ago - as I was struggling with my 12V water pump/ tank system. They patiently explained it out to me and refunded the incorrect parts that I wrongly ordered.
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Post by peter92 on Dec 8, 2014 19:39:20 GMT 10
Thanks Kharde and atefooterz
Ive come up with another plan, so hows this
ive got the old rear window frame and decided to take the windows out so all i will have is the out side frame, my plan is to put 4.5 perspexs
am now thinking of putting the perspex in the frame and sticking it in the frame and making it a fixed closed window
I hope i have explained it clear enough, so what your thought on this please
Regards Peter
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Post by greedy53 on Dec 8, 2014 20:24:28 GMT 10
take window out and cut a small piece to fill the gap poprivet it on and relace winwow
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Post by peter92 on Dec 8, 2014 20:31:30 GMT 10
take window out and cut a small piece to fill the gap poprivet it on and relace winwow Hi Greedy, could you explain a bit more please as im not quiet understanding what you mean Regards Peter |
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Post by atefooterz on Dec 8, 2014 23:03:15 GMT 10
G`Day Peter, Looking at the modern vans & various forum comments about dust, leaks etc they seem to have done away with rear windows all together, so your plan of just having a see through area sealed off would be ok, depends on what your plans are with air con & visiting warm places though, my rear split window is very handy during steamy wet weather, with no air con or fan inside.Even if some small rain comes through i have now set up a temp plastic sheet so it just runs down to drain onto the alloy floor area, where i can mop it up with a kleenex. (38mm rain in 70 minutes Sunday!) about 2 tablespoons of water blown into van via open windows through fly screen, while i was away. So glad i did not go for a full reno & panels to hide the rear now as while it is not pretty it is very functional & ensures that in 1 -10 years when i hand on the thing to the next owner it will still be intact without rot or damage.
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