Weather can play a big role in the condition of your travel trailer.  The sun beating down on your trailer can take its toll.  The roof, window seals, even the finish of the exterior can take a beating.   You wouldn’t think that finding travel trailer window seals would be complicated.  However, in my case it was extremely frustrating.

I stumbled on to the fact that three of my windows had issues, while washing the trailer.  Our Trailer is sheltered with protection from the sun; unless we are traveling.  So, I don’t believe sun played a roll.  More than likely the factory cut these seals too short to begin with.

Replacing travel trailer window seals

Replacing travel trailer window seals

Now I am wishing I had the frameless windows.  Our previous Jayco had frameless windows and it is a cleaner look, and no external window seals.

Adding to my frustration is the inability to locate my seal on-line.   After an endless search,  I believe these travel trailer window seals on my trailer are proprietary to the window manufacturer.

In addition, an RV repair facility told me they could order the seal; and promptly sold me the incorrect part.  It was very close to what I needed, but not correct.  This is when I thought the best source would be my trailers manufacturer – wrong!  The Parts department wanted nothing to do with finding the correct seal.  They claimed there are just too many seals to know which would one be correct for my unit. They instructed me to work with a dealership.  If the manufacturer can’t figure it out, how will a dealership?

So finally, I did what I should have done to begin with; call Lippert Manufacturing, the manufacturer of the windows.

Sandra at Lippert could not have been nicer.  She knew exactly what I needed and actually sent information to me so I could verify the correct part.  I have to say this is not the first time I have had a conversation with Lippert.  Each time I have talked to them they have been more than helpful.

Now I have a short wait before I can start replacing the seals.  Had gone through a dealership the wait would have been longer;  of that I am certain.  The process of replacing them is very easy.  Simply pull the old out and slowly insert the new seal.  My plan is to cut them wider than necessary to account for any shrinkage that might take place.  We will make a video of the installation as soon as the seals arrive.  To visit our YouTube channel click here.

So the moral of the story is this:  if you get the runaround on a part, try to determine the OEM (original end manufacturer) and purchase the part from them.

Rant Complete!

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