Motion Window Installs- Experience (pros and cons)

[bevans6]

I'll know how hard they are to install in a few weeks, mine are supposed to ship any day now.  Comparing the Peninsula/Motion windows to any other window is kind of irrelevant.  Peninsula are the only people who make a quality slider window that is a direct replacement fit for a bus window.  Other RV windows are rectangular.  If you want windows that fix exactly into the OEM frames, you do not have any choice in who you buy from that I was able to discover.  My requirement was to retain the emergency exit feature, as well as an OEM appearance on the outside.

I think the  hardest part is going to be getting the OEM windows off the bus, and getting them back on again.  They are heavy!

Brian

[robertglines1]

yes to heavy...I had a 78 model mci 8 and had the windows built at my local glass fabricator...he had all the alum extrusions and built them to fit...beautiful job....again no problem with motion..just price and in my case for the 29 by 60 rounded corner was 563$plus shipping each..nothing special but I saved  1200$on the 3 I needed..Herr....happy bussing...all buses and ownerbuilders are different====that makes this a great hobby....Bob

[bevans6]

My local window person could have made the side windows that are rectangular (the middles ones, basically) but couldn't make the front-most or rear-most ones that are angled and have the big radius on the bend to the angle (if that makes any sense at all).  Pen are the only people that I could find who could make those ones and guarantee that they would fit.  No question the price is high, but they seem to have that market to themselves!  I am actually planning, at some point, to take the rectangular windows out and sheet that bit over with aluminium.  Figures I would be keeping the expensive windows and getting rid of the easy ones!

Maybe when I get mine finished I will publish a step by step for posterity, if the search function works!  I am doing the rear-most windows on both sides.

Brian

[cody]

The Hehr windows I installed were an exact fit, same radius and size, after I took out the factory windows I lined the outside of the opening with a strip of byutle (sp) tape, never could spell that word lol, then slid the window into place and used a clamp ring to secure it, they are thermopane, tinted sliders with screens, Bontragers had them in my sizes and in both black and white frames, several configurations with both exit and fixed install.  I was pleased with the selection they had in sizes for most applications, after having the windows in place for a couple of years now, I'm still pleased with them.  I paid 20 bucks each for mine, brand new, the ones I picked up for Paul were slightly more and went on a tour around the country before he got them, there are many companies that supply windows for the bus conversion besides penninsula windows that are exact fits but it seems penninsula has the edge on the marketing campaign.

[sweeney153]

Cody

there are many companies that supply windows for the bus conversion besides penninsula

Do you have info on these other companies? I need windows and would love to save some $$$$$


Thanks
Kevin