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Old 06-02-2014, 11:00 PM   #1
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front window on recently purchased 1989 32' excella was broken. Can most glass repair places fix this or does it require replacing with new window? Where would I go to find one? Any help appreciated. Ken
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front window on recently purchased 1989 32' excella was broken. Can most glass repair places fix this or does it require replacing with new window? Where would I go to find one? Any help appreciated. Ken
How broken? The BETTER glass repair shops can repair a long single crack (I've seen a 12 inch one that was done), but if you've got a spiderweb it pretty much has to be replaced.

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front window on recently purchased 1989 32' excella was broken. Can most glass repair places fix this or does it require replacing with new window? Where would I go to find one? Any help appreciated. Ken
Taking the window frame apart, is not as easy as it seems.

There are steel angles in each corner. In time, they rust which usually seizes them to the aluminum. Trying to pull the aluminum apart then, usually causes them to bend out of shape.

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Thanks Andy, so it looks like a complete window, where can I find it?
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Thanks Andy, so it looks like a complete window, where can I find it?
I believe that one is new enough that most Airstream Dealers can get one for you from Airstream.

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