A break in usual service.....

We came back from a day out to find this.


For the confused, this is the back window of a T2 camper that has had a stone flicked up which has caught the back window at just the right place to utterly shatter it.  We stood next to Brian, at about 9pm at night, and just listened to it crackling.



We covered it up the best we could, bin bags and masking tape, until we could order a new one.  We had to have a dredge through the net, and in the end we picked one up on eBay.  The price was very reasonable, and the eBay shop, rccimports was very clear with his emails, very up to date, allowed me to change the delivery address, and was basically fabulous.

Vast amounts of packaging which was wrapped around the rear window.  Window arrived fine!



Not only that, but the item was ordered and paid for on Bank Holiday Monday night and arrived on Wednesday.  Fabulous.  Can't say fairer than that, and we will be looking at this chap again when we need a few bits.



Motorbike gloves came out to get rid of the glass.  2 old sheets were used to attempt to protect the Brian bus!




Then the seal was taken out.



Then all the glass was painstakingly removed from the seal.  This involved slightly prying the seal apart and then using a knitting needle (plastic, so blunt, and a 6mm, if anyone is that interested!) to get the glass out of the seal.



An old toothbrush was employed to get the last shards out, and then it was indoors to fit the seal.



WD40 became our best friend at this point, and was put inside the seal to help it slide onto the glass.



Then the WD40 was put around the outside seal, and the cord was put in.  All the way around, gently popped in, and then left with long ends dangling.



I was quite confused by this point, but I trusted the Power of String, and the faith that my man had in the Power of String.

The next bit has no photos, because it was a two person job.  Ideally, it needed to be Jack, who is 6ft2 and another person who is taller than me.  But I was all there was, so it was me.

This is the empty tail gate.

We offered the window up to Brian, and got the seal started over the metal lip by gently pulling on the string. At this point, the Power of the String was seen.  Basically, as you gently pull the string out, and the person on the window pushes the bottom of the glass and seal from the other side, and it all works.  It was a bugger around the corners, and the WF40 had to be brought out again, but eventually.......


Da dah!






It is all in!

Hurrah!

Normal service has been resumed...... aside from the fact that the brake light problem is back.

*sigh*  It's a good job we love Brian.  He has to have brake lights for the 22nd of this month, because that's when he's having the roof done!