13ft U-Haul Rescued

[CindyL]

Raya and Gary:

No one on uhaulcamper.com has been able to use Scamp windows for UHauls that I am aware of.

Gary, my husband solved our leaks with the suggested redrilling of the drip thingys. Try a PM to Ami; he redid his windows and was able to find what he needed. You could also pay the membership over on uhaulcamper and search the archives. This is a common problem with several threads from different people on how they resolved the issue.

CindyL

[Gary P]

Thanks for all of the comments and suggestions.

At the very least, I have to replace the channel rubber anyway.

I have removed one of the screens and I see why the rivet holes can easily leak.
I am going to redo all of the screens and see if that will work.

I'll post my results later.

[Scott S.]

great find Gary,
I did the cushions on mine and they weren't that tough. go for it!
let me know what you do with the stove top. I was thinking of getting it powdered coated but I'm not sure how that will hold up.

[Raya]

No one on uhaulcamper.com has been able to use Scamp windows for UHauls that I am aware of.

Cindy,

I have a couple of questions, assuming that we are all talking about the side dinette windows (or were they trying to replace other windows?):

1) Do you mean that they tried and failed? Or that no-one has actually ordered them and had them in hand to try them?

2) Do you know more specifically what the problem(s) were? That would be really useful information. Perhaps it's something that can't be overcome; on the other hand, it may be something relatively easy to solve for, once we know what the problem was.

Thanks for the info.

Raya

[Gary P]

ScottS,
I am going to look into powdercoating the stovetop in a "stainless steel" color.

[Jeanne and Steve]

Hi Gary,

Congrats, your U-Haul looks great! I look forward to seeing your upcoming mods.

Regarding your quest for outside window molding; I posted our pretty-good solution earlier, and have included it below. Here's the link to the part we ordered (# 009-057). If anyone has a better solution I'd [b]love to hear about it!

Cindy: like Raya, I'm very curious why Scamp's replacement windows didn't work in U-Hauls.

best wishes,
Jeanne

We bought rubber molding (part # 009-057) from Interstate Metal Fabricators. Among other things, they are suppliers of replacement Hehr window parts.

Interstate Metal Fabricators
13509 S E Johnson Road
Milwaukie, OR 97222
(503) 786-8860

email:info[at]interstatemetals.com

It isn't a perfect fit because it's actually made for thicker windows than the U-Haul has, and as a result it bunches up a little bit around the corners and doesn't quite meet the windowpane, but it's a huge improvement over nothing at all. Here's what it looks like in place:





Good luck!
Jeanne

[Gary P]

Jeanne,
That looks darn close to the original.
I think I'll give it a try.
What do you mean Pretty-Close ? Does it still leak?

[Jeanne and Steve]

Gary- the side windows do still leak, but I haven't installed our new glass channels yet and I think it's the old channels that are causing the leaks. The rubber molding is a pretty good fit because it doesn't quite meet the glass, but it's pretty close!

Jeanne


edited to add: I hope no one thinks our beloved U-Haul is getting waterlogged inside... It has a nice dry home and only got a little wet inside when I gave it a vigorous washing!

[CindyL]

I may be wrong about Scamp windows; I don't know. I don't have time right now to search a lot at uhaulcamper.com. Their search function is not the greatest. I searched for "window" and was told that it was too simple to work as a search word??!! I just thought I remembered that it was mentioned that they did not work. I certainly do not remember anyone over there saying that they used Scamp windows. I remember one who had windows fabricated by a car shop and another who used a kind of plexiglass.

CindyL

[Jeanne and Steve]

Thanks Cindy for clarifying that.

best wishes,
Jeanne

[Gary P]

I can't do anything about the windows until I get some seals so I put in the Fantastic Vent today.
The UHaul already has a 14"x14" hole so it was basically a drop in installation.
Here are a few pics from the installation:
First is the old Swamp Cooler hanging .
Second is the empty hole from below.
Third is the hole from above.
Fourth is the vent screwed in and ready to hook up the wiring.

more in next post...

[Gary P]

Fantastic Vent install pics:

First is the vent is wired and trim piece installed.
Second is the vent completed from the top.

The whole job took 2 hours.

[Donna D.]

Looks great Gary I love it when folks such as yourself share pictures.

[Gary P]

Thanks...
I will post things as I go along with the project.
I am unsure whether I need to add to this thread or start a new one with each part of the project.