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Old 07-31-2006, 06:10 PM   #1
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Question How to get broken glass out?

I still have a broken window that's right by the door. All of the glass has been chipped away down to the edge of the frame. Does anyone know the best way to take the frame apart to install a new glass? I'm really tired of looking at that plastic sheeting over it.

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There should be a line of rivets running around the window frame. You will need to drill those rivets out, to get the frame out, to get the glass out. You can get a replacement window from an RV boneyard, or almost any Airstream dealer. There should be many threads around here about replacing windows. A forum search for "window replacement" should net you a goodly amount of reading..
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