How to easily fit Camper Van Windows
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- Опубліковано 9 тра 2020
- In this video, I go through the preparation and fitting of the side windows in the camper van conversion. Excellent set of side windows,really nice finish and well packaged. link below
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Great video and very informative. Good to know I did my window conversion the right way :) keep up the awesome work.
Thanks for the comment, glad it was of some use to you. Great to hear your conversion went well. Jamie
This was really useful, thanks! Would love to see more like this :)
Watched alot of these videos this is the best one yet well explained 👏
Thanks for the comment, it's nice to know it was good and useful. Thanks again jamie
Wow - you have given me the confidence to have a go at this. I just bought a Nissan Primastar 2007. So I am going to attempt to put a sliding window into the door - for a first timer I might try the saw option....fingers crossed!
Excellent to hear. If you have any questions or need advice, just pop them in the comments and I'll do my best to answer. Jamie
Well done Jamie. The van looks Great! 👍👍
Thanks a million, really appreciate it
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Great video, really useful and some funny bits!!
Thanks for the positive comments, really appreciate it
Absolutely the best looking great work
Hi, thanks for the good comments, seenyou innthe next one
Nice work, makes me want a camper
Bob, thanks for the great comments. Much appreciated. Jamie
10 weeks is about right for Fastway to, first find your goods that they lost, then deliver them. In fact, I think you done well.
That turned out great Jamie!
Now if I had done that, the "south of the boarder bondo", (duct tape), would have let go and I'de be sweeping up a mess.
Cheers!
Martin, as always, thanks for the comment, there was a few moments where it was nearly dust pan and brush time but it all turned out OK in the end👍
Whole saw lol I tried that for the vents.
Thanks for making this helpful video. Can I ask why you cut fork outside on the second? You said because it’s easier with that one, but doesn’t it follow the exact same profile from the inside? Also did you end up adding trim to the cut metal afterwards (notice that eBay listing doesn’t sell it)
I assume you mean from and not fork.
The sliding door and the fixed panel are different from the inside. The door has almost a perfect template on the inside but the fixed panel does not.
Hi there, love your video! Im currently converting a van in Ireland. Do you know if it's required by revenue/insurance to have a window? I've installed a fiamma rooflight/vent.
OK, if you look up the revenue register and search for canpervan conversion or even Google it. It will bring you to a list of minimum spec. I also have details of some ng8neers who do the report.
I can't remember exactly but, fixed/convertible bed, fixed cooking facilities the exact link below and I'll post in community tab also.
Hope this helps jamie www.revenue.ie/en/importing-vehicles-duty-free-allowances/guide-to-vrt/conversions/specific-vehicles.aspx
Very neat and tidy work and a perfect fit! Great job. This will give you so much light inside and also shield you from day time viewers.
I would have liked to see the tools closeup, esp the shears. Show us also the type of caulking / glue used. I understand that Sikaflex makes a black glue in a caulking tube. Wonder if that is what you used? Keep up the videos!
Thanks a millions, might not be around for a while, we just lost the Little Dog in the videos to sudden heart failure and are devastated.
@@campervancreations7656 OMG! I am so sorry this happened! How terribly sad. Losing a pet is the worst. Please accept my condolences. So sorry for your loss! I am an animal lover and have two little dogs. Its heart breaking to lose your pet. I hope you feel better soon. Take care and best wishes.
Did u use any u channel around the inside of the metal, where u cut it. Our last kit came with some but out set for the new van doesn't have it. Do u know if you need to use it?
Simon, some kits come with a knock on trim that covers the sharp edges that can be left after the section of panel is removed.
The kit I used didnt come with it and I was concerned that the windows would not fit tight if the U trim was added. It depends on the vehicle but some will be ok and others not. The Peugeot/citreon/fiat Van's are a very close fit for the window kit so no trim used. I did make sure to seal all the exposed metal with the primer!! Hope this helps, Jamie
Yep, depends on the vehicle. If you don’t use U trim, as you would in transits as they are designed for it then you’d want to use black silicon sealant on the inside to seal the inside of the window and cover both skins of the metalwork. This will stop any condensation falling into the gap and causing rust eventually. I’m lucky- mines a Transit custom so U channel used.
Other interesting point, it's also possible to knock the 2 skins together and use the u trim over them to seal any gap. Works on sprinters
How did you bend the rubber trims around the square cut corners ?
@maxv77 so, I fitted the windows flush and didn't use the rubber trims. However, heating the section that goes around the corner with a hairdryer works excellent. Jamie
Good job.Will you be converting the whole van for living.How is insurance roughly how much would you spend on diesel a week.TY
HI, Currently if you join the motorhome and caravan club the annual insurance is about €250 or €350 if you dont. The van will be converted fully but not sure about fulltime van life just yet. The diesel cost per week really depends on how much driving you do. There's lots of variable's involved, full of fuel, water and how many people. The average van life budget of around €800 per month is a good guide but depends on how and where you shop etc.
@@campervancreations7656 Thanks for the information man.
Cheers
Thank son
Hi mate, i’ve got the same windows. How do you know what size hole to cut?
Jack, best thing to do is make up a template of the window, use the template as a cutting guide. if you look at the blacked out section going around the glass, that's the minimum size you need to cut out, theres no need to have the hole the same size as the glass, I allowed 50mm smaller than the glass, it does depend on the van spec also. Mines the xlwb boxer. Jamie
You use the inside skin as the guide If you get a punch and hammer and tap around the inside this will highlight the shape on the outside then you just join the dots and cut that out ,this way you take any guess work away (I have 30 years fitting experience )
Where did you get these windows? Looks great!!
Hi there, should be a link in the video description for the windows. Really good quality. Jamie
Maybe a fine metal blade in a jig saw would be easier to cut the holes?
That works very well. The blade cutting pitch is important and most saws have it adjusted for wood so important to set it for metal. Thanks for the really useful comment. Jamie
where is a good place to buy affordable glass windows? ebay ? :-)
Hi Hanna, there is a link in the description that should bring you to ebay listing for the windows. Jamie
So sorry to read about your dog. I hope you are "OK"
Thanks for the messagereally appreciate it. Some time has passed and we have a a new puppy, she's 8 months and will feature in many up coming videos. Thanks again, jamie
@@campervancreations7656 oh im so glad. Im going to order these ones as price seems good, wasnt sure as quality of some can be poor. Did they last ok and didnt leak in the sliding one etc?
These are really good, fitting kit was good but NO Leaks, ever. Jamie
Maith an fear.
who cut glass out for u
Sorry for delay in replying . I bought the glass as a specific kit for the boxer. They do van specific kits and are ready to go, straight out of the box.
@@campervancreations7656 lucky u in the antipodes they want arm and leg i have a cunning plan
@@ozlakota1 I'd consider an arm, maybe but both is too heavy a price to pay. What van have you got?
Too much primer adhesive should be on glass not frame and glass wasn't primed
Just following instructions that came with. You should watch the video again. Glass was definitely primed. Jamie
Completly unnecessary to cut cardboard