Mini News Update....

Not much has been happening with Nina since I did the blind guides on the sliding door, that is to say, NOTHING, has been happening. Time and cashflow have been against me. The weather has been awful again, lots of rain, and whilst the rain is getting in, I am loathe to do anything to the inside as it will just be ruined by the leaky windows. Pretty much all the windows leak now depending on how hard the rain is coming down, but the front 4 side windows generally dont leak enough to run off the window sills.

Last weekend, Nina took us to Slough for a show, it rained the whole time, and things that were piled at the back either side got a little damp :(.

For the past few weeks, I have been advertising my very posh HD Canon camcorder on ebay, with a view to raising funds toward the windows, it finally sold this week, so I have some good news !

Reading the blogs about self builds, lots of people have been recommending Leisure Vehicle Windows to get their bonded windows from. So, money in bank, I emailed them, sending pictures of Nina and a close up of the current windows, and asked for a quote for one rear window, and another quote for both rear windows in the hope that I could afford the latter. Not hearing anything back the next morning, I decided to call, and see if they could understand my ramblings in the email, they aplogised, said they had been very busy, and they would email me the quote in a while, once they understood what it was I wanted.
2 days went by, and I am starting to get a little fed up, so yesterday decided to call again, once again they apologised, and said they were waiting on a quote from Renault as they had to buy them direct from the manufacturer. Promising the quote via email within a couple of hours.
That was yesterday, and still, I have heard nothing.

Im sorry Leisure Vehicle Windows, but you suck, from my experience. It doesnt take days to get a quote from Renault, it takes minutes and a quick phone call, as I rang them myself, and that is all it took.

Sadly, not being 'in the trade', their quote to me was highly extortionate, running in to hundreds PER WINDOW.

I was starting to think I was doomed with these bloomin windows. Nobody seems interested in supplying them !

Searching the internet further, I found another company called VanBitz based in Barnsley. They can supply the fixed (non vented) windows in green tint with the fixing kit (glue), delivered to me for just over £123 per window, not as cheap as I would have liked, Leisure Vehicle Windows were quoting £65 per window in last years price list, but then, they dont seem able to supply them this year for some odd reason.

Anyway, I have ordered both the rear side windows, the ones that leak the most, and hopefully they will be here next week, so I can maybe get started on the following weekend. Just lots of swatting up now on how to fit them properly. Last thing I want is them falling off as I drive down the road !

I am sure I will also have a nightmare job once the old windows are out, cleaning the old rubber, glue and silicone off of the metal, but it has to be done, and once it is, hopefully I'll never have to worry about them again !

Will have some more window tinting to do as well ! Think I will buy a bigger roll of it this time, to do all 6 side windows as and when I buy and fit them.

Thats it for now, will let you know how good VanBitz (www.vanbitz.co.uk) are in the next post which will hopefully be showing you at least one of them fitted ! More realistically the pain I am going through removing the old ones though ;).

Want a pic to remind you of what I have ahead of me ? Oh go on then :P



Please be kind to me Nina ! ;)


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