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11-20-2015, 01:51 PM
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3 Rivet Member 
2000 30' Excella
Sarasota
, Florida
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 212
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Skylight became sky hole
The front skylight on my 95 34' Classic blew off. Discovered it missing after towing thru a rain storm.
Opening is 22 1/2" sq. Would like an "smoke" tinted replacement, My AS dealer says the only come in clear.
anyone have a source for "smoke" tinted dome skylights???
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11-20-2015, 01:53 PM
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Rivet Master 
2007 30' Classic
Oswego
, Illinois
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 13,669
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Maxim out of Texas. Pricey, but the last one you'll ever get. Aluminum framed Polycarbonite. Comes in several tints.
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"If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy." - Red Green
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11-20-2015, 01:55 PM
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Rivet Master
2007 30' Classic
Oswego
, Illinois
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 13,669
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"If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy." - Red Green
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11-20-2015, 02:23 PM
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retired USA/USAF
2001 30' Excella
Somerset
, New Jersey
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 2,418
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Hey Dave. We had the same thing happen this summer while traveling out west. Opened the shade to see sky. I guess that's why it's called a SKY light. I covered it with a piece of plywood to continue our travels and just got home 2 wks ago. I ordered 2 new Maxim's and am waiting for them to arrive. I will bring them with us when we head south in January and it will be my project while enjoying the sun in Key West. Go Maxim and never have to deal with it again.
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" Democracy is the worst form of government. Except for all the rest"
Winston Churchill 1948
TAC - NJ 18
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11-20-2015, 02:35 PM
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3 Rivet Member
2004 28' Classic
Fresno
, California
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 150
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Maxim worked for me with a previous AS. I have two in my new to me '04 and both will be changed to Maxim.
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Fresno
2004 28' Classic
2007 Ram 2500
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11-21-2015, 10:56 AM
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Rivet Master
1996 34' Excella
Elberta
, Alabama
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 837
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I've installled Maxim skylights on three of the Airstreams we've owned. They're easy to install, they insulate a LOT better, and they come in many different color combinations...
For whatever it's worth
Larry
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11-21-2015, 11:23 AM
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4 Rivet Member 
2003 31' Classic
Terra Alta
, West Virginia
Join Date: Jan 2015
Posts: 274
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Yes again on the Maxim. Amazing quality.
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11-21-2015, 11:33 AM
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4 Rivet Member
2014 20' Flying Cloud
Watertown
, Massachusetts
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 270
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Vent or skylight?
Do the Maxim domes replace just your skylight, or do they also open like the vent / skylights do? I can't tell from the website.
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11-21-2015, 11:59 AM
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Rivet Master
2007 30' Classic
Oswego
, Illinois
Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 13,669
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They're fixed. don't open.
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"If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy." - Red Green
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11-21-2015, 02:05 PM
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2 Rivet Member 
1994 28' Excella
Burkburnett
, Texas
Join Date: Jun 2012
Posts: 39
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Last year the hail put some holes in the outside layer of the Airstream skylight. I also replaced this one with a Maxim skylight. It is fixed and I went with clear/white with a white frame.
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11-21-2015, 03:38 PM
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Rivet Master
2005 30' Classic
Burlington
, Ontario
Join Date: Sep 2008
Posts: 2,743
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Another happy Maxim user!
Brian.
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Brian & Connie Mitchell
2005 Classic 30'
Hensley Arrow / Centramatics
2008 GMC Sierra SLT 2500HD,4x4,Crew Cab, Diesel, Leer cap.
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11-21-2015, 05:15 PM
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:SPACE A" S/O 11 Air19745
2006 34' Classic S/O
Fort Worth
, Texas
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 1,766
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I just had Airstream Service Center install Maxim Skylights that I ordered from Maxim and are they great. Not fear of leaks as they meet Dade County, FL, hurricane, wind, and hail code requirements. If you contact Maxim Industries give them the measurements from the parts list on the Airstream website under service, manuals, for your year and model. Mine fit perfectly. They run about $220 a piece including shipping, but in 10 years I was about ready for my 4th pair. I was getting about 3+years out of the factory skylight here in Texas. If I had done that in the beginning I would have saved bucks.
guskmg
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11-21-2015, 06:22 PM
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3 Rivet Member
2006 25' Safari FB SE
Livingston
, Texas
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 152
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One thing that bugs me about Airstream skylights is the crud that collects in the grove between the roof and the skylight. I can't tell from pics but is the Maxim dome type groove less /flat around the opening where my 'problem area' would be resolved?
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