Replacing windows

[Fernando Alicea]

Hi friends

my name is Fernando Alicea 

im from NJ.

8 months ago I purchased a use Oliver 

Hall#6 2008 from the original owner in Tennessee. He have problems with water leaking on all the windows.

The emergency window on the back is completely sealed with clear silicone 

and the other widows a lot of work been done to them throughout the years. 
 

I really want to bring it back to the original condition. 

If any body knows where can I buy the original windows I will appreciate any help.

thank you 

[jd1923]

Welcome to our OTT Forum @Fernando Alicea!
Hull #6 - WOW how cool.😂

She looks great! New windows would certainly improve the whole trailer. There are some experts here on the older Elite I Olivers. Everybody is quiet this week since so many are at the annual OTT Rally. I will mention @SeaDawg and @ScubaRx since they are a wealth of historic and general information and so they see this thread soon.

If you want a quick answer, I would call OTT Service tomorrow before the weekend. They could look up your hull # and let you know the manufacturer or perhaps supply the windows you need. Best wishes and keep us posted on the maintenance of your classic Oliver.

Edited May 17, 2024 by jd1923

[Fernando Alicea]

Hi thank you 

I open a ticket yesterday 

I have a reply today.

They are telling me they don’t have this. They are discontinued.

I have pictures of the label but it dose not say the manufacture.

I ask Oliver to provide me the manufacturer. 
 

thank you

///Fernando 

[SeaDawg]

Hi, Fernando.

You now own a little piece of history! #6! Wow.

Hehr was the original window manufacturer.  Some years ago, they were bought out by Lippert. I do not believe that the exact same size windows are available,  anymore, but slightly larger is . 

I would open a new ticket, and specifically ask Jason, as they refitted #1 as original, a number of years ago.

That said, there may be nothing wrong with your original windows. The mildewed seals can be replaced. Do they all open and close properly?

The back window may or may not actually be the leaking culprit . Most of us early hull owners  have found that the true problem was the Oliver sign above the rear window. You'll know if that's the culprit if you tape all around it with clear or white duct tape. 

That said, our rear window did leak at one time, fairly early on. We corrected that problem by removing the window, cleaning up all the old caulk (not an easy job with all that silicone smeared everywhere on yours), and reinstalled it using synthetic butyl "tape" as a bedding material. Our rear window rough opening was pretty "rough" indeed, and a tiny bit  larger for the window than it should have been, but since carefully reinstalling with butyl many years ago, we've had no leaks from the window.

If any of the double pane windows have fogged, there are a number of places around the country that will remove and repair fogged windows. I can highly recommend Suncoast Design in Hudson Florida, should you want to travel.

There are still a handful of original 2008 owners who are friends of mine. Some, like Pete (bugeyedriver on the forum) are still active here. We're all happy to help.

Sherry/Seadawg

 

Edited May 19, 2024 by SeaDawg

[SeaDawg]

A few threads for your reading pleasure:

 

[Fernando Alicea]

Hi Sherry

I open a ticket Thursday.

Mike contacted me right a way.

He told me he will have all the information i need from the manufacture by Monday.

I want to keep it as original as possible.

From 2008 till now a lot of work been done on the windows. That is the reason my wife and i decide to replace the windows for the factory one if they still available

before start looking for other options.

Hope we can buy them from the manufacture.

 

I really appreciate any help in the near future with some other things we have to update on the trailer. 

 

thank you 🤝

 

///Fernando

[SeaDawg]

Any time we can help, we're here. 

 

[Fernando Alicea]

Thank you 

I will have some more questions after I solve the windows issue.

Hope I get the information I need from Mike tomorrow 

thank you  

really appreciate 

[CJeffcoat]

Hi Fernando,

We also had an issue with leaking in the rear window of our Oliver Elite Travel Trailer Hull #7.  Nice to meet someone else with one of the oldest models!   As someone else mentioned on this forum, the leak came from the Oliver Light Sign ABOVE the back window.  We had that taken out and resealed and it fixed the leak.  This was after many other attempts to figure out the source of the problem.  I hope this works for you.

Windows - we recently had someone break into our trailer and in so doing sadly shattered the rear side window.  We are trying to find a replacement.  I called Jason (at Oliver Travel Trailers) and he said they no longer have the measurements for the original mold.  He said they were all made a little differently.  Ours were also made by HEHR but that company is no longer and now they use Lippert windows.   We are trying to find someone who can order the correct window replacement.  Very frustrating.

Some have advised us to replace all windows with double pane windows (blocks outside noise better and provides better insulation from cold inside trailer).  However, when I called one potential window company, they said double pane windows would be too heavy for our 17 foot trailer...so... I don't know.

We have a call out to an Oliver Sales Rep closer to us (Seattle, WA) and hopefully can get more info.  Our question is, where to buy a good RV window replacement, how to get proper measurements and whether we should continue with single pane or replace with double pane.

Please let us know if you get any answers, and we will do the same for you.  Good luck!

Catherine (Seattle, WA)

[topgun2]

4 hours ago, CJeffcoat said:

However, when I called one potential window company, they said double pane windows would be too heavy for our 17 foot trailer...so... I don't know.

I doubt THAT very seriously.

Bill

[CJeffcoat]

Bill, you are correct!  I called back and spoke to another person at the company and they corrected the mistake.  They said double pane is definitely the way to go!  So.. you are correct.

[Golfnut]

Just came across this thread,  I seen on Pellant.com  website they have Hehr windows..  they have a 800 #.  Just putting this out there..Good luck you guys trying to find replacements..  Stay warm out there!!!

[SeaDawg]

Our #12, 2008, has double pane windows from hehr. Except for the door window .

Our hull has well supported double pane for 17 years.

[Jason Foster]

My hull 1460 has double pane windows, not sure from whom, but @SeaDawgs hull has well supported double pane for 17 years.