nik martin
New Member
Hi guys,
Totally new to this. I’m hoping someone can help me with the bit of a hash up I’ve made of installing the windows on my T5.
I’ll go through the basics of what I’ve done and the problem I’ve had.
First time of doing this (no chance of a rehearsal!). Started with the left back barn door window. Followed all the great videos on youtube as a guide of how to do it. Managed to cut the hole out fairly neatly.
Fitted the trim on the outside as I’m looking at carpeting the inside of the door. Did all the proper priming of glass and on the van.
Struggled to get the sealant to come out of the tube. Veins popping, hernia developing etc. Managed to get a fairly decent amount of the sealant around the glass and fitted it. Once dried I realised that the sealant hadn’t sat flat on the door and there are several gaps. Light shining through! Any ideas how to fix it?
Slightly late, I discovered that it’s a good idea to soak the sealant tube in warm water for a short while. This worked a treat. The left back barn door window went on perfect. Smashed it. (not literally). Now I’ve got the hang of this.
Went through all the same process with the sliding door window and all went well. Just a bit of sealant that squeezed out of the top of the bottom edging. No probs I can cover that with the curtains. Or, is it ok to trim it off nearly with a Stanley knife?
The next window was the sliding one on the driver side of the van where the sink and hob is going.
Went through all the same procedure as the other 2 that I did ok.
I’ve fitted the window that is a the sliding one on the driver side of the van where the sink and hob is going. But hadn’t realised that the area to put the sealant on was slightly different than the other door window. When I stuck the window onto the van, the right hand side as you look at it from inside the van, the sealant was on the inside of the edging. Completely missing the primed metal work of the van. I managed to smooth it down with no gaps. But as you look from the outside along the van and glass you can see the back of the edging. I’m guessing that may be a possible water leak problem. (?)
Any ideas as to how I may be able to fix it? Or are there any auto glazing companies that you know of that could maybe remove the glass and re attach correctly?
I’ve fitted kittens and a refurbed several properties over the last few years so I’m fairly competent at using power tools and thinking out of the box. So I didn’t jump into this without thinking how it was done. But man, this is a flipping learning curve. One chance lol.
Help, any advice would be most grateful.
Totally new to this. I’m hoping someone can help me with the bit of a hash up I’ve made of installing the windows on my T5.
I’ll go through the basics of what I’ve done and the problem I’ve had.
First time of doing this (no chance of a rehearsal!). Started with the left back barn door window. Followed all the great videos on youtube as a guide of how to do it. Managed to cut the hole out fairly neatly.
Fitted the trim on the outside as I’m looking at carpeting the inside of the door. Did all the proper priming of glass and on the van.
Struggled to get the sealant to come out of the tube. Veins popping, hernia developing etc. Managed to get a fairly decent amount of the sealant around the glass and fitted it. Once dried I realised that the sealant hadn’t sat flat on the door and there are several gaps. Light shining through! Any ideas how to fix it?
Slightly late, I discovered that it’s a good idea to soak the sealant tube in warm water for a short while. This worked a treat. The left back barn door window went on perfect. Smashed it. (not literally). Now I’ve got the hang of this.
Went through all the same process with the sliding door window and all went well. Just a bit of sealant that squeezed out of the top of the bottom edging. No probs I can cover that with the curtains. Or, is it ok to trim it off nearly with a Stanley knife?
The next window was the sliding one on the driver side of the van where the sink and hob is going.
Went through all the same procedure as the other 2 that I did ok.
I’ve fitted the window that is a the sliding one on the driver side of the van where the sink and hob is going. But hadn’t realised that the area to put the sealant on was slightly different than the other door window. When I stuck the window onto the van, the right hand side as you look at it from inside the van, the sealant was on the inside of the edging. Completely missing the primed metal work of the van. I managed to smooth it down with no gaps. But as you look from the outside along the van and glass you can see the back of the edging. I’m guessing that may be a possible water leak problem. (?)
Any ideas as to how I may be able to fix it? Or are there any auto glazing companies that you know of that could maybe remove the glass and re attach correctly?
I’ve fitted kittens and a refurbed several properties over the last few years so I’m fairly competent at using power tools and thinking out of the box. So I didn’t jump into this without thinking how it was done. But man, this is a flipping learning curve. One chance lol.
Help, any advice would be most grateful.
