A few tiny mods....it's the little things

[Donna D.]

I too did this mod, but drilled the hole a lot closer to the red handle. I actually needed to do this mod as the 'catch' on the red handle had worn down to the point it wouldn't hold the window open.

[davidmurphy02]

Originally Posted by Donna D.

I too did this mod, but drilled the hole a lot closer to the red handle. I actually needed to do this mod as the 'catch' on the red handle had worn down to the point it wouldn't hold the window open.

My original intention was to drill a hole in the red handle also. However, the red handle that was metal in our old trailer is now plastic and I was a little worried about drilling into it. If yours has been holding up fine I'll probably go ahead and do that too. And I just realized that I could drill a second hole in the metal bar just in a little bit from the red handle and the window would still be open plenty wide and the handle wouldn't protrude enough to poke us when sitting there.

[JStelly]

Originally Posted by davidmurphy02

My original intention was to drill a hole in the red handle also. However, the red handle that was metal in our old trailer is now plastic and I was a little worried about drilling into it. If yours has been holding up fine I'll probably go ahead and do that too.

Mine has lasted 4 years with a hole in the red handle with no problems. I recommend it.

[Ian and Sue]

Originally Posted by davidmurphy02

My original intention was to drill a hole in the red handle also. However, the red handle that was metal in our old trailer is now plastic and I was a little worried about drilling into it. If yours has been holding up fine I'll probably go ahead and do that too. And I just realized that I could drill a second hole in the metal bar just in a little bit from the red handle and the window would still be open plenty wide and the handle wouldn't protrude enough to poke us when sitting there.

I drilled about 3 or 4 holes along the way(including one in the red plastic as ours did not stay open) that way I can open it as much as we want. No problems with the red plastic....very little force on it anyway.

[JStelly]

Originally Posted by Donna D.

I too did this mod, but drilled the hole a lot closer to the red handle. I actually needed to do this mod as the 'catch' on the red handle had worn down to the point it wouldn't hold the window open.

Agree. I did this also but drilled the hole in the red handle (it’s plastic). I like to idea of drilling a second hole in the bar about halfway to give me another option.