Restoring Roll Down Windows | Spartan Manor E16

In this episode we tackle the roll down windows in the back of this 1949 Spartan Manor camper trailer, and who knows when it was they last moved! At times I considered just securing the glass in position.

While this part of the project only took about 15 hours, it stretched on for months as I searched for the right components and procrastinated when things weren't working right. But finally, in the cold of January, success!

Overall, it cost about $423 to get these two windows working again.

These are the window components I ended up using:
Bottom of window trim: https://www.vintagecampers.com/early-...
Window run channel: https://www.vintagecampers.com/sparta...
Window belt lines: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...


Time stamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:16 - Opening up the window boxes
01:20 - Cleaning the pieces, rust removal bath
02:30 - Spring replacement
03:12 - Spray painting
03:42 - More cleaning
04:03 - Window run channel, drain hoses
05:40 - Window edge trim
06:20 - Fitting the window to the bracket
08:09 - Test fit
08:31 - Gluing in the window run channel
10:36 - Window belt lines and buck riveting, shrinker-stretcher fail
12:55 - Fitting a window a testing fail
14:07 - Widening the run channel
14:50 - Reassemble and test, then final installation
15:44 - Wrap up and outro

I hope this video helps in your own vintage camper trailer restoration or remodel!