| GMC Motorhome [message #368774] |
Tue, 15 February 2022 15:05  |
Oleh
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Where can I purchase or find a drivers side windshield in British Columbia, Canada?
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| Re: GMC Motorhome [message #368775 is a reply to message #368774] |
Tue, 15 February 2022 19:59  |
Ken Burton
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Welcome to GMCnet
Well, I do not have a BC location for you, BUT 400 miles south of Vancouver in Oregon happens to be HQ and one of warehouses of the only manufacturer of GMC windshields. Most Canadians I have dealt with drive their coach across the border and have one installed in the US somewhere. This saves shipping and packaging charges plus border crossing brokerage charges and Canadian VAT.
Tell me where you are located in BC and who you plan to have install it. Also we, actually Doug Smith, just completed an 18 minute video on installing a GMC windshield by a Professional installation of at last fall's GMCMI rally. You, or whoever you have installing it, should watch it. It is not online yet, but should be online for GMCMI members to watch in the next few weeks.
Doug Smith (the author) or Kim Weeks will announce when it is available and how to view it.
Ken Burton
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Hebron, Indiana
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| [GMCnet] Re: GMC Motorhome [message #368776 is a reply to message #368775] |
Tue, 15 February 2022 20:13 |
Lawrence Belland
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Where in Oregon?
On Tue, Feb 15, 2022 at 5:59 PM Ken Burton wrote:
> Welcome to GMCnet
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> Well, I do not have a BC location for you, BUT 400 miles south of
> Vancouver in Oregon happens to be HQ and one of warehouses of the only
> manufacturer
> of GMC windshields. Most Canadians I have dealt with drive their coach
> across the border and have one installed in the US somewhere. This saves
> shipping and packaging charges plus border crossing brokerage charges and
> Canadian VAT.
>
> Tell me where you are located in BC and who you plan to have install it.
> Also we, actually Doug Smith, just completed an 18 minute video on
> installing a GMC windshield by a Professional installation of at last
> fall's GMCMI rally. You, or whoever you have installing it, should watch
> it.
> It is not online yet, but should be online for GMCMI members to watch in
> the next few weeks.
>
> Doug Smith (the author) or Kim Weeks will announce when it is available
> and how to view it.
>
> Ken Burton
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> Ken Burton - N9KB
> 76 Palm Beach
> Hebron, Indiana
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| [GMCnet] Re: GMC Motorhome [message #368780 is a reply to message #368779] |
Wed, 16 February 2022 00:27 |
jimk
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You might want to contact us should you have any issues.
On Tue, Feb 15, 2022 at 7:41 PM Lawrence Belland
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> Got it. RV Glass Solutions. Right down the street from me. I'm in Lake
> Oswego.
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> Thanks!
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> On Tue, Feb 15, 2022 at 7:25 PM Ken Burton wrote:
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>> I will gave to look it up.. It is on I-5 north of Eugene. I just found
>> it. Coburg, OR
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| Re: [GMCnet] Re: GMC Motorhome [message #368781 is a reply to message #368779] |
Wed, 16 February 2022 01:45 |
Ken Burton
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I am in Indiana but was there in Oregon once visiting their parent company. I coordinate windshield installations at some of the rallys (primarily GMCMI (usually once a year)) and for local GMCers (North / Central Indiana and Chicago) only. I have helped set up several out of country shipments to Europe, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia.
I do not work for the Installation company I just interface with the GMCers for them. It is part of a deal I made with them in order to get them to agree to attend our rallys years ago. They usually do about 25 of them in a 3 day week end at a rally. Over the years they have installed over 200 of them for us. I work for free.
There is also Applied GMC (Jim K) in Belmont, Ca and Sirum in Florida that I believe stocks them and will ship them or install them locally.
Ken B.
Lawrence Belland wrote on Tue, 15 February 2022 21:41Got it. RV Glass Solutions. Right down the street from me. I'm in Lake Oswego.
Thanks!
On Tue, Feb 15, 2022 at 7:25 PM Ken Burton wrote:
> I will gave to look it up.. It is on I-5 north of Eugene. I just found
> it. Coburg, OR
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> 76 Palm Beach
> Hebron, Indiana
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| Re: GMC Motorhome [message #368792 is a reply to message #368791] |
Wed, 16 February 2022 19:20 |
Larry
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Oleh wrote on Wed, 16 February 2022 16:41Obviously my first time on this forum. Thank you all for your replies. I am in Victoria BC and will pass info on to my glass installer.
I am also in the initial stages of renovating the interior of our unit. We call it Murray. Any videos or direction on how to remove and reinstall the ceiling and walls?
Oleh
Victoria, BC
Oleh,
There are a number of screws holding the dash in place up against the windshield that are very difficult to get at with the windshield in place. You may not want to remove or do service on that dash right now, but you may want or need to in the future. When the old windshields are out, is a good time to remove those screws one at a time, grease them with a little white lube and put them back in, just tightening them lightly "snug". Because of the angle of attack taking the screws out with the windshields are in place, the screws will come out with relative ease. Believe me, you will thank yourself for doing this. JWID
Larry 
78 Royale w/500 Caddy
Menomonie, WI.
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| Re: GMC Motorhome [message #368794 is a reply to message #368791] |
Wed, 16 February 2022 22:44 |
boybach
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Oleh wrote on Wed, 16 February 2022 14:41 I am in Victoria BC and will pass info on to my glass installer.
I am also in the initial stages of renovating the interior of our unit. We call it Murray. Any videos or direction on how to remove and reinstall the ceiling and walls?
Oleh
Victoria, BC
Hi Oleh, My coach is out in Colwood, where are you?
Larry
Larry - Victoria BC -
1977 ex-Palm Beach "Ol' Leaky" 40,000 miles, PO said everything working but forgot the word NOT. Atwood helium fridge, water heater & furnace. SS exhaust system, Onan, Iota Converter, R134A, New fuel lines & heat exchange hoses
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| Re: GMC Motorhome [message #368795 is a reply to message #368774] |
Wed, 16 February 2022 23:29 |
CEdey
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Good evening Oleh, Capital Glass in Sidney acquired and installed Rusty’s (‘78 Royale) windshields. If you are not in a hurry to replace the windshield take some time to attend to the dash while you can easily access it with the windshields out.
Colin Edey
1978 Royale 'Rusty'
Manny Power Drive Transmission
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| [GMCnet] Re: GMC Motorhome [message #368819 is a reply to message #368811] |
Fri, 18 February 2022 07:42 |
Dave Stragand
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At Mansfield, the installers sealed the edges with DOW Betaprime 5504G.
-Dave
1978 Transmode near Pittsburgh
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From: Larry
Sent: Thursday, February 17, 2022 5:51 PM
To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
Subject: [GMCnet] Re: GMC Motorhome
One more thing consider doing is before the windshield is installed, find some kind of sealer for the edge of the windshield. I installed new
windshields in 2008 and failed to seal the edges. My windshields are now starting to fog along the edges. Had I sealed them, that wold not be
happening. JWID
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78 Royale w/500 Caddy
Menomonie, WI.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Re: GMC Motorhome [message #368822 is a reply to message #368819] |
Fri, 18 February 2022 11:08 |
dsmithy
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I just send Kim at GMMCMI the final version of the windshield replacement video. She should have it available soon. It shows all the materials the installers used at Chippewa Falls last September.
Douglas & Virginia Smith,
dsmithy18 at gmail,
Lincoln Nebraska,
’73 “Sequoia” since ‘95: "Wanabizo";
Quadrabag/6 wheel disks/3:70 final/Paterson QuadraJet/Thorley’s/Alloy wheels/Sundry other
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| [GMCnet] Re: GMC Motorhome [message #368823 is a reply to message #368822] |
Fri, 18 February 2022 11:57 |
Dave Stragand
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That's awesome -- thanks for all of your hard work on making this video available for everyone!
-Dave
1978 Transmode near Pittsburgh
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From: Douglas Smith
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2022 12:08 PM
To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
Subject: [GMCnet] Re: GMC Motorhome
I just send Kim at GMMCMI the final version of the windshield replacement video. She should have it available soon. It shows all the materials the
installers used at Chippewa Falls last September.
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Douglas & Virginia Smith,
dsmithy18 at gmail,
Lincoln Nebraska,
’73 “Sequoia” since ‘95: "Wanabizo";
Quadrabag/6 wheel disks/3:70 final/Paterson QuadraJet/Thorley’s/Alloy wheels/Sundry other
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| Re: [GMCnet] Re: GMC Motorhome [message #368827 is a reply to message #368822] |
Fri, 18 February 2022 12:53 |
Ken Burton
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I have previewed the video Doug made and it is VERY GOOD. It is worth the 20 minutes or so time spent for anyone contemplating a windshield replacement. He has the products and tools used in the process shown.
Ken B.
Ken Burton - N9KB
76 Palm Beach
Hebron, Indiana
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| [GMCnet] Re: GMC Motorhome [message #368840 is a reply to message #368839] |
Sat, 19 February 2022 14:12 |
Rob
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Over towards Beacon Hill Park? If so - I think I've seen your coach (but not recently! I always watch for when I'm down that way - but never seem to look down the correct street!)...
Rob
76 Royale Twin Beds, Dry Bath
Victoria, BC
> On Feb 19, 2022, at 11:30 AM, wrote:
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> Larry,
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> We have met and I'm in Fairfield. The coach is in the driveway.
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> Oleh
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