RE: ADDING MOSQUITO SCREENS TO STOCK BUS WINDOWS

[Mex-Busnut]

Dear Friends,

I posted this before, and received no answers..

All of you guys with experience would do us newbies a great service by posting some pictures of your window installs. For example, how do I add some decent screens to keep out the mosquitoes, and at the same time still be able to clean my windows when needed? At the moment, and low and $$$, I am planning to use the bus's stock windows, maybe relocating. See my pix.

Thanks in advance!

Dr. Steve, central old Mexico

[sweeney153]

What kind of bus?

[Mex-Busnut]

Well, I am about to decide between a couple of buses, so I cannot say what model. Either one would be a Mexican-made bus. Please see:

http://www.busconversions.com/bbs/index.php?topic=17164.0

Dr. Steve, central old Mexico

[Dreamscape]

This is what we did to keep out the sun. I'm sure it would help keep out them skeeters too! It is not a tight seal but I'm sure that can be fixed.

Got the material at Lowes, Sunbrella binding material around the edges and ss snaps.



Paul

[happycamperbrat]

I have thought of cutting window screen to fit and using hot glue to glue magnets around the edges......

[Eric]

xe1uf is your window picture a retired Neoplan Dart bus? looks just like the side of mine!...although i'm sure more then one type of bus has these windows

[Don4107]

For our old bus we needed some quick for the bedroom.  Found a kit somewhere, maybe Camping World, that had plastic screen, Velcro strips and glue. Ugly but functional. Just open the Velcro to get to the window.

If I remember you mounted the self adhesive strip that was about 1/2 wide around the window.  With the other half attached you then held up the screen an slowly worked your way around with a rather quick drying tube of glue. When dry cut the excess screen off. Could be done with off the self Velcro and some type of flexible caulking.

In the front when I had more time I used some of the frames from windows that were removed.  Replaced the glass with screen held by bulk aluminum frame material sold to make replacement screens for screen doors.  Found it at a shop that made custom window.  It was a press fit in the slot where the glass had been and held the screen with the little rubber spline/tube that you press into the slot with a roller.  A little fitting and some low temp solder and some caulking to help hold them in place.

Attached the frame to the inside which worked out OK as the insulation and paneling had left a recess anyway.  Looks pretty good.  Grab the factory handle and slide the screen open.  Grab the handle of the window and open it.  Slide the screen closed and the factory latch still works.  I think that the original latch for the window had to be "customized" to clear the new addition but this was many moons ago and I may be missing some of the detail, but you get the idea.

Good luck
Don 4107

[DMoedave]

our frames are painted black so cut the black fiberglass screens to attach to the outside of frame on exterior of bus and mounted with small dabs of black silicone. Cant see it, looks pretty good. washing the windows? just have to use the hose or the window wash stuff you spray and rinse. that is the drawback besides the loss of air flow.

[bevans6]

I cut a narrow frame out of 1/4" plywood that fit into the window tracks of the stock slider window in the front passenger side position of my MCI.  I built a screen frame from hardware store screen frame kit, and screwed it to the plywood frame, and put that into the window from the outside.  It is not particularly removable to clean the window, it  is caulked in at the bottom.  It works but the stock slider window is very stiff to move, you have to remove the limiting stops for it to open more than 4 inches, and it will probable get a Peninsula next year, now that I know how easy they are to install.

Each situation will be different, so you need to get the bus window in front of you and figure it out.  I think the most universal temporary solution would  be to sew velcro to a piece of screen, and glue velcro around  the perimeter of the window.

Brian

[scanzel]

On my Prevost I have kept three windows on the passenger side that will open out from the bottom. I found some window mechanisms that will push the windows out and old them in place. For screens I Googled roll up screens and found a company that makes roll up screens for house windows. They will be integrated into my mill work around the windows to be out of view but can be pulled down when the windows are opened up.

[Le Mirage]

On my Prevost I have kept three windows on the passenger side that will open out from the bottom. I found some window mechanisms that will push the windows out and old them in place. For screens I Googled roll up screens and found a company that makes roll up screens for house windows. They will be integrated into my mill work around the windows to be out of view but can be pulled down when the windows are opened up.

Hi Scanzel. Do you have some pics for me. I have a Prevost too and I want to install screen. So, I have kept the standard mecanism for to open the windows both side like yours. I want to put the screen inside with velcro and I search a good method for to keep the window open safe.

Thank you....

[Mex-Busnut]

xe1uf is your window picture a retired Neoplan Dart bus? looks just like the side of mine!...although i'm sure more then one type of bus has these windows

EKHEDGE:

The two buses I am looking at are NOT made in the U.S. they are Mexican-made under the MASA brand. Thanks for the interest.

[trucktramp]

The velcro idea will work.  It is not the most pretty set up but it is functional.  My brother-in-law put it on his GM transit until he figured out something better(more expensive  ).   You will want to use fiberglass screen material as wire screen is not flexible enough.  Then you have to figure out how to attach the velcro to the screen material.  I don't see why you couldn't us hot glue or contact cement and glue it to some thin wood or even heavy corrugated paper.  Once it is up it should stay there indefinately.  Hope this helps.

[cody]

I just broke down and spent the big bucks to get a sliding thermopane window with screens, it was 20 bucks per window at bontragers, they were new Hehr windows and fit great.

[Le Mirage]

I have called Prevost Car in Quebec, Canada. If I want changing a standard window for "sliding window" with screen (like new Prevost as Marathon) the cost is:

Upper section: 815$ CND
Lower section with sliding window and screen: 1950$ CND

Very expensive....