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Windshield rebedding

Yahoo Message Number: 72714
Hello,

we have a 2001 Affinity with tag, 42' electric coach #6004.
This coach has a two piece windshield that is set in a rubber seal. The winshield sits free in a slot in the seal and there is a round plastic piece that when in place holds the seal tight.
For some time, the windshield has slipped slightly causing a gap at the center between the seal and the edge of the windshield.
I have talked to a windshield guy and he tells me this is pretty common and he can slip it back in place for only like 60 dollars. He says some stay, some he has to do every year.
I realize the need for this soft mounting and all. Just wondering your experiences for those of you with a similar windshield mounting and what if any solutions you have found.

Thank you,

John in Illinois

Re: Windshield rebedding

Reply #1 –
Yahoo Message Number: 72740
$60.00 sounds better than the $800.00+ I paid at BG Knoxville, Tenn. I thought that was high but now the wind stays out. bob o2Magna 6028

From: johnnyfly41

To: Country-Coach-Owners@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2011 11:18 AM Subject: [Country-Coach-Owners] Windshield rebedding

Hello,

we have a 2001 Affinity with tag, 42' electric coach #6004.
This coach has a two piece windshield that is set in a rubber seal. The winshield sits free in a slot in the seal and there is a round plastic piece that when in place holds the seal tight.
For some time, the windshield has slipped slightly causing a gap at the center between the seal and the edge of the windshield.
I have talked to a windshield guy and he tells me this is pretty common and he can slip it back in place for only like 60 dollars. He says some stay, some he has to do every year.
I realize the need for this soft mounting and all. Just wondering your experiences for those of you with a similar windshield mounting and what if any solutions you have found.

Thank you,

John in Illinois
 

Re: Windshield rebedding

Reply #2 –
Yahoo Message Number: 72746
John in Illanois,

Is it leaking water or is it only a cosmetic issue? What year/model is your coach? The quote of $60 sounds like the tech expects to spend abut 20 minutes on the job. He may be right.
My windshield gasket had a small rain leak at the top center area near where the two pieces of windshield were joined. My Allure has a drip gutter mounted over the top of the windshield gasket. We are visiting the Pacific Northwest. Need I say more? Rain water would flood this 1/2" trough then follow the any tiny gap it could find to then drip onto my dash. A real nuisance. Now, I must admit an error of choice on my part. I knew it might not work, but I had some GE RTV on hand so I tried to seal the tiny gap with a small radiused bead of this silicone. Big mistake! Silicone has its place but this was not the right application. Within two short trips the silicone released and we again experienced the slow drips.
I went to a marine supply store and purchased some black Sikaflex sealand/adhesive. I had to remove all traces of the silicone as Sikaflex does not adhere to silicone. (BTW, the only thing that adheres to silicone is more silicone). The Sikaflex cured overnight. No more leaks.
The following is useless trivia that may be used to impress your buddies in response to some of their useless trivia: The glass techs call this insert a "D" ring insert because it was originally used with a D shaped ring attached to the end it. The D ring insert was on the inside of the vehicle or aircraft so that a person needing to escape in an emergency could grab the D ring and pull out the entire insert strip. Then, the stationary panel of glass could be easily pushed out for egress. For a short period of RV manufacturing history this method satisfied the safety egress window requirements. This was often applied on a back end window when a manufacturer desired to offer back views, light or rear view mirror visibility. The latter was a popular notion with shorter coaches built in the 70's an early 80's. Manufactures who initially chose large sliders for back window egress soon learned that this was a very poor choice. They invariably leaked and were impossible to keep clean due to air turbulence. Eventually back windows became part of the junk pile of experiments in the colorful history of the RV business.

Daron Hairabedian, 98 Allure, 30226