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Re: Grand Villa U300 Windshield Movement

Reply #25 –
Quote from: wolfe10 –
Start by carefully inspecting the front cap to wood just below dash.  You have a LOT of movement to open up that much seam on the side.

How is windshield fitment?

Overall the windshield fitment seems good (other than walking out of place). If anything, the drivers side  doesn't sit into the gasket front to back very well at the base.

I'll grab some pics of the dash underside behind the access doors tomorrow. I did resolve dash to cap movement with six10 from the top last Fall. So now there is no creaking noise when the windshield moves under very light twisting.
1994 Grand Villa U300 40' Build: 4396
6V92TA Detroit 350HP
Allison 4 Speed w/jake

Re: Grand Villa U300 Windshield Movement

Reply #26 –
 I glued and rivited my caps on.  Pry up the skin, inject your glue of choice , press the skin and large head rivet between the screws. 
  Turn the trim strip into a trim strip, and remove it from  adding much to the structure.

Re: Grand Villa U300 Windshield Movement

Reply #27 –
Quote from: Chip7 –
Bringing this post back up since the weather is warmer and I'm ready to attempt a repair.  Starting on the driver's side. This joint looks gnarly and I'm going to clean it up, then get it reattached with some good adhesive. I'm thinking 3m 5200 for permanent fix? Surface prep will be challenging...

Not sure how far I can get the adhesive back in the the area below the window. I am considering some type of mechanical attachment in addition to the adhesive but haven't come up with a solid plan yet.

Any experience share with pictures would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

Your picture shows exactly what my delamination looked like. The outside "skin" moves on the structure that it had been secured to. It was not easy getting the glue into the inner part of the structure. It took me and my son, one holding the "skin" out as far as possible, while the other applied the glue to the surface. As in my previous post we then applied pressure to the entire area until the adhesive set up. I allowed that pressure on the side to set for 6 or 7 days.....  Good Luck with your project it looks like you are on the right track..   

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Gerry & Brenda
CHARLOTTE HARBOR, FL
1994 Grand Villa - # 4466
U300 Unihome - 6V92 Detroit
4 speed Allison - Jake Brake

Re: Grand Villa U300 Windshield Movement

Reply #28 –
Quote from: Protech Racing –
I glued and rivited my caps on.  Pry up the skin, inject your glue of choice , press the skin and large head rivet between the screws. 
  Turn the trim strip into a trim strip, and remove it from  adding much to the structure.

This makes a lot of sense too and should augment my other efforts. There is a metal frame behind that trim piece to take the rivet I presume?
1994 Grand Villa U300 40' Build: 4396
6V92TA Detroit 350HP
Allison 4 Speed w/jake

Re: Grand Villa U300 Windshield Movement

Reply #29 –
Quote from: Chip7 –
This makes a lot of sense too and should augment my other efforts. There is a metal frame behind that trim piece to take the rivet I presume?
Not sure really if there is a frame piece there or not.

Re: Grand Villa U300 Windshield Movement

Reply #30 –
I have a Oshkosh chassis, My windscreen popped out after it broke,
At least two inches each way,
I put an angle across the floor behind the seats, 3x4 inch x 3/8 thick, It was welded to 4 x 2 inch RHS up the walls, Between the cupboards on the right hand side, My drivers side,
Up to the base of the window on the Old drivers side,
6 inch Bolts right thru the walls to outside, A 2 x 3/8 bar down the outside of the coach,
The plate on the outside has countre sunk holes and welded to fill up the holes and ground smooth, So it is just a flat bar on the outside,  Painted white,

The angle behind the seats is thru bolted to the chassis under neath the coach, It cant move,
Ive now done 1000 miles in it and its worked so far,
All the pictures are on my posts,
Cheers, Brian,
1989 Foretravel Grand Villa, 36 foot ORED, 300 HP Catapillar and Four Speed Allison Auto,
Right Hand drive, two Mid doors, Makes a good flow thru ventilation in hot weather,
Located in Melbourne, Australia,  The Land Down Under,
Honda Blackbird, 1100XX.    2002 Gemini 105 MC Catamaran,