Restoring Vintage Trailer Windows

This is a complete window which was salvaged from a 1952 elcar vintage trailer.

Restoring vintage trailer windows.

One common vintage trailer doorhandle is also one of the trickiest and most expensive to replace. Before and afters from flippin rvs check out some amazing trailer home transformations done by restoration geniuses from the hit tv show flippin rvs. The window frame window jamb and. I do not believe it is an actual hehr brand window but it is built like the hehr window so that is why we call it a hehr style.

Ebay often has these windows listed for auction. When choosing a vintage trailer restoration project most people don t consider the little details that make vintage trailers so charming. Restoration on a vintage trailer can be a challenge but it is worth the effort. If you would like to become a member of vintage trailer talk we ask that our members abide by the forum rules in order to ensure a pleasant experience for everyone.

Obviously this process can take months. Drew farwell i ve spent the last five years obsessing over finding buying updating decorating and enjoying my fleet of vintage travel trailers. Check out there stock to see if they currently offer what you need. Believe it or not one small item that can make or break a deal for april is the trailer s doorhandles.

The vintage trailer restoration projects she s completed have taught her many lessons about what to look for and avoid in a trailer. Vintage trailer storage yards and junkyards are a great place to find abandoned trailers a project trailer to restore or original interior or exterior parts for your vintage trailer restoration or refurbishment project. Chcamper offers new custom built jalousie windows up to 32 home depot. In many cases these windows have been in service for over a hundred years with much of their deterioration resulting directly from a lack of maintenance.

Vintage campers has salvaged windows. Bud s vintage trailer parts. A restoration usually involves removing the trailer shell stripping out the electrical and determining the condition of the frame and interior panels. Please take the time to register and we hope to here from you soon.

Facebook groups where you might find parts and windows. Although she pays the pros to handle things like repacking wheel bearings and if necessary glass replacement she only purchases a trailer if she s confident she can do most of the repair work herself. Vintage trailer talk is a place to view discuss and post topics related to all things vintage trailer.