I'm repairing my Bailey Pageant 2003 front windows (with the help of the Fixed It club) and I need to buy new rubber seals.
I'm a bit confused about what width is being referred to on various sites that sell them and what the measurement refers to.
My caravan wall is 30/31mm thick. Bailey sell rubbers for 34/35mm (I understand they increased the wall thickness at some point but I'm not sure when) and sealsdirect.co.uk sell them at 25mm,27mm, 30mm and 35mm - the profile on all of them looks right.
When I measure the inside of the 'square' bit on the old seal that fits over the wall on my 'van, it comes out as 34/35mm but when I hold the seal back over the wall there is a gap of 3/4mm - I know I should allow a bit for the mastic but not that much I would have thought.
Does anyone out there have any knowledge of this subject? Id it normal for the rubber seal to be quite a bit wider than the wall?
Tried removing the mastic but, unless there is a simple way of doing it, it will take forever and it is very messy. The 'bubble tube' that sits on the outside is also perished in a few places.
no probs ! when I did mine on my COC the mastic had been on that long that it was hard ! So I just scraped it of with the edge of a screwdriver then resealed with mastic strip, witch was 5mm wider than the van window width !
right or wrong way of doing it it stopped it leaking !
Steve
------------- Jack of all trades master of none !!!!
A day of all things motorhome and campervan. The show is held both in the main indoor arena and across the grounds. Catering, hot drinks and food options are available. Easy access to the site and free parking included. Win one of five pairs of day tickets
Topic: Window seal widths - Pageant 2003
