Thread: Sliding windows – rubber Bailey channel – how do the windows come out?

Originally Posted by FenceFurniture

G'day

I have a ute with a canopy, and the rubber Bailey channel that the canopy windows slide is hard & buggered. This is causing some water to leak in. The metal channel that the rubber sits in is 16mm wide.

Bailey Channel 1.jpg Bailey Channel 2.jpg

I have 2 problems to overcome:
1. find a supplier of Bailey channel that is 16mm wide, 8-10mm high, and double track.
2. get the windows out so I can replace the channel. I intend to Sikaflex-Pro it in place.

On the supply side, I have tried Repco, Clark Rubber, and am waiting on a response from Old Auto Rubber. I am yet to see a profile that matches mine, in amongst the hundreds that I have looked at. This one looks like it might work, but it's much too wide (at 20+mm)
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I do not know if the channel was previously flocked, although in the pic it might look like it, but that's fur from the seed pods of the hideous London Plane Trees in the street.
(actually saw the upper channel just now, and it is flocked)

Clark rubber has this unflocked single channel:
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Maybe two would fit side by side, but I think I'd be more inclined to just put in one for the window near the back, and then just Sikaflex the front window permanently in place.




On the matter of getting the windows out, it's damned hard to find a decent Youtube vid as they are always talking about something slightly different. The closest I've come is to learn that I need to remove the vertical bar on the back edge of the inner window:
Bailey Channel 3.jpg

which allows me to slide the window past some block in the upper track, but I'm blessed if I can see any block.

I am loathe to start any of that procedure until I know what I have to do (going away in a week, so don't want to snooker myself).


The canopy is "A Class" which is not helping my internet searches. I suspect they no longer exist.


Any assistance is greatly appreciated!

Brett,

Try a auto glass supplier or installer,

Cheers Matt.

Thanks Matt. Do you mean to supply the Bailey channel or to do the job? Either way I seem to only get results for people to replace windsceens.

I think what I need is "64-016 Dual Bailey Channel" but I only get hits for 64-020.

More than anything I need to know how to get the glass out, because it all starts there.

Originally Posted by FenceFurniture

Thanks Matt. Do you mean to supply the Bailey channel or to do the job? Either way I seem to only get results for people to replace windsceens.

I think what I need is "64-016 Dual Bailey Channel" but I only get hits for 64-020.

More than anything I need to know how to get the glass out, because it all starts there.

Get them too do the job,
When I was beating we still called in Auto glass guys, the old push in push out I can do, I can even do the bonded ones,

But the thing is it’s having the knowledge an support of a company behind you with all the bits.

Brett I would just drop it off to an auto glass supplier, they may be able to do it while you wait,
It’s probably only an hour or so labour, but don’t tell them that, I use too hate hearing my self

“My mate Matt said it’s only an hours job, ye well why ain’t he doing it”

Cheers Matt.

What brand is the Canopy, contact them for replacement parts e.g. Flexiglass.

Originally Posted by China

What brand is the Canopy, contact them for replacement parts e.g. Flexiglass.

From the first post:

Originally Posted by FenceFurniture

The canopy is "A Class" which is not helping my internet searches. I suspect they no longer exist.

You could try some of the caravan accessories companies. They carry all the replacement window parts and pieces that might work for you