Dave from 5 Valleys Windscreens was coming out today (Thursday) on his way home from a job to see how it was going, which was going to be around 10.30am.
Well just after 8am Dave was outside shouting over the gate and had already stripped the sliding door tarp off ready to fit the new window before I even got outside !
He postponed his first job to come and do Nina's windows because the weather forecast was ok to start with heavy showers later. How good is that ? :)
After making him a cup of tea, I thought I had better take a couple of pics as things were moving along at pace.
Dave quickly moved on to the other two windows on the drivers side, and before I knew it, he was packing up to leave !
The vented window only comes with a trim, the rest of the windows are plain bonded, so ever so slightly different looking, though the same design and pattern through the green tinted glass. I love the vented window, it looks great as a bonded window, far more up to date than the vented windows I took out from the rear sides. Its also next to where the bed will be inside, so if its hot or we just need to let some of that holiday air in when waking up, the vent is only an arms length away :). It will also provide a good air flow from the vented window to the roof vent keeping the the air cool inside for the dogs.
This is how she looks now with the new windows on, the drivers side is now completely bonded, and the passenger side just needs the centre window replacing when in stock. Providing all the windows bonded ok, need a good rain storm now to test them, I now have a LEAK FREE NINA yay !!!!!! :).
This hasn't been a cheap part of the project, around £850 including windows, parts and fitting, but I don't regret it at all, aside from the fact there are no more leaks, they really improve the look of the vehicle.
So, onwards and upwards, NOW I can get started on the conversion proper, you can expect a flood of updates in the coming months as I tackle the internal work.
Starting this weekend though, I need to tint the new windows, which will be a challenge with the vented one, but I'm up for it !
Oh, also fitted the new DAB stereo today too, was happily listening to Absolute 80's right there in Nina :).
Thanks for reading, more updates soon !
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