got qoute for windows ouch!!!!

[rayshound]

Christy, I had raised the roof and relocated the windows so I moved or modified frames and cut new holes for the Penn. windows. Ray

[luvrbus]

I have a buddy that got his for and Eagle from storm tite out of Canada they cost less and matched the radius on his bus where the exsting windows came out.I have Peninsula in my bus and have to agree with Tom about the screens the older they get the worse they work Jeff has worked on mine several times

[Nick Badame Refrig/ACC]

Hi Christy,

I beleve the larger the window, the better. When my passengers are sitting in the salon , the rave about the pannarmic view

they have while seated at the couches. Second, the more light you let in the larger the inside feels too.

Nick-

[jjrbus]

 I measured the openings I had and added  8 inch to the height for roof raise. Took a trip throught Elkhart and bought windows that were sixed to fit and that I liked, plus a couple xtras just in case. I raised the roof and skinned bus, putting 2X4 framing around window opening to have something to fasten plywood/window treatments to. I have 2 emergency exit windows in the bedroom, and three large windows in living area. These are theremopane, tinted with screens for a grand total of $180. The downside to this is there were no tim rings with windows, you could have these made for a couple hundred dollars. I trimed them out with oak. I was at peninsula they had wanted about $3500 for about the same setup.

[DrivingMissLazy]

Oh, I realize that those windows are drop ins, and I've gotten some pricing on them, but what I was really trying to ask, (just not doing a good job of it)  , was whether those who have converted busses using those drop-ins are glad they went that route, or if they found it harder to trim out on the inside and had later wished they had just skinned completely over and placed windows exactly where they wanted them, at whatever size they wanted, and could utilize the inside trim ring for easier inside finishing and more window options.

I'm curious of this, because it won't be that much longer before we'll be at the point of no return, and since I've changed my mind on a few things already, I want to avoid regrets.     Christy

Christy, my one piece of advice is to not place the windows too high from the floor. In my Eagle they were too high and neither my wife or myself could see ground outside close to the coach within 30 feet or so.

I suspect that with the window molding they were about 40 inches from the floor, but that is just a WAG.  I recommend you sit in a chair in the coach and determine what a good height for the bottom of the window, including any molding would be. Believe me it got extremely irritating to have to stand up part way to see what was happening around you.
Richard

[akbusguy2000]

Christy - I see nobody has answered your base question about the inside trim, so here goes.  I put the peninsula replacement windows in my 4106 and they were pretty much foolproof on installation.  The window unit is held in place by an inner trim ring and screws that join the two.   When ordering the windows they will ask for the walll thickness in order to provide the correct inner trim ring.  In my opinion, this method makes for a clean install that needs no further trim out.  However, this also means that you will not want to install them until the inner walls have been finished.  I am also not certain that this information holds true with all coaches.  I'd suggest you have a chat with one of their sales reps, who can give you all the detail you need.

Also, all of the peninsula replacement type side windows incorporate a slliding opener and screens.  But they can not all be furnished in double-pane due to the shorter corner radius on some of them, such as those on my 4106.

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[belfert]

I have a buddy that got his for and Eagle from storm tite out of Canada they cost less and matched the radius on his bus where the exsting windows came out.I have Peninsula in my bus and have to agree with Tom about the screens the older they get the worse they work Jeff has worked on mine several times

I talked with Storm-Tite and they wanted at least $100 per window more than Motion.  I don't recall that Storm-Tite could do 4" radius windows, at least not in thermopane.  Motion couldn't do 4" radius in thermopane either and I found lots of praise for the company so I want with Motion.  The Storm-Tite were probably less expensive back when the Canadian exhcnage rate was more favoarable to Americans.  I know Gumpy drove to the factory in Winnipeg to pick up his windows a few years back.

Brian elfert

[Christyhicks]

Christy - I see nobody has answered your base question about the inside trim, so here goes.  I put the peninsula replacement windows in my 4106 and they were pretty much foolproof on installation.  The window unit is held in place by an inner trim ring and screws that join the two.   When ordering the windows they will ask for the walll thickness in order to provide the correct inner trim ring.  In my opinion, this method makes for a clean install that needs no further trim out.  However, this also means that you will not want to install them until the inner walls have been finished.  I am also not certain that this information holds true with all coaches.  I'd suggest you have a chat with one of their sales reps, who can give you all the detail you need.

Also, all of the peninsula replacement type side windows incorporate a slliding opener and screens.  But they can not all be furnished in double-pane due to the shorter corner radius on some of them, such as those on my 4106.hth

Ok, well, I'm not sure I understand, because we are talking about drop-ins for our MCI 9, BigBus, v.s. skinning over and installing custom windows with an inner trim ring.  I was under the impression that the drop-ins from Peninsula fit exactly into our existing frames and did not "sandwich" the wall between an inner and outer ring like a regular RV window does.  I also understood that when you went with drop-ins, you could leave them still push out if you wished, or caulk them shut, but that your actual hardware and mounting is pretty much the same as before.  This is why I was wanting the people who have used the drop-ins to chime in and indicate whether they thought it was harder to trim out in the inside without having a trim or beauty ring on the inside or not. 

I've installed regular RV windows, where you measure the wall and order the correct depth trim ring, so when you're done, all you see is metal trimming it out.  Perhpas I'm wrong, but I understood that with the drop-ins, it would look the same as it does now pretty much, so I will have to decide how to finish it out. . .window boxes? Custom trim?  etc.  Also, I definitely want double pane, and recieved quotes from Peninsula for those in the drop-in style.  I just need to make the decision if that's the way we are going BEFORE I get too far into the inside finish stuff. Christy Hicks