Category: Avion Windows
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UNIQUE REAR Rock Guard install!
This article is about retro-fitting an original Avion rock guard to use on our REAR window of our 1087 32S model. This production year the rear bedroom had the same window system as the trailer front window. We were lucky enough (in 2019) to find a circa ’80s original front Rock guard that we could…
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Zip Dee Window Awning Lock Latches-Why Do I Need Awnings??
Why are awnings important? Steps to install Zip Dee window awning travel locks/latches. Includes VIDEO on how they work, tips on install as well as resources to purchase for your RV.
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Loose windows? Here’s a quick fix!
Vintage trailer awning style windows can become loose over time potentially flying open due to wind sheer when towing! Don’t lose your windows! We offer some tips how to prevent loss.
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Replacing Avion Rubber Window Trims
A complete how to guide to replacing window trim, including product sources, tips and videos
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Looking to Connect with Avion Owners?
What are you doing at 7 PM (EST) on Tuesday nights? Join us for a live, virtual chat ZOOM meeting with fellow Avioner’s from all over the USA (and the world)! If it is one thing that this Covid-19 Coronavirus pandemic has taught me, it is how to connect virtually with people in meaningful ways…
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Rock Guard Rescue- PT 3
For those following our Rock Guard 3R’s (rescue, restore, reinstall) we are on the final step. Installation of our beautiful, newly rehab’d rock guard we salvaged off of a 1983-84 crunched Avion we found by sheer luck not more than 1.5 hours from our house and in a campground bone yard in a tiny town…
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Rock Guard Rescue- Avion Trailer, Part II
Spoiler alert—be sure to visit our Rock Guard Rescue Part I before jumping in here! In this part II blog post I am going to review how we made measurements and decisions on how to best do the “THREE R’S” (rescue, repair and re-invigorate) our classic original Avion rock guard. As mentioned in our previous…
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Replacing the Front Window Gasket (Glass Bead)
Not the most “romantic” or instant joy repair….but a necessity for sure! Our Avion had its rear side, kitchen and bath window’s re-glazed last June when at Fletcher’s RV Service in the Finger Lakes but they had forgotten to do the front when the rock guard was down. UGH. Similarly and much to our chagrin,…
ThePewterPalace-Our Love Affair with Avions 