I am preparing for raising the roof of my bus and I have a handful of questions.
1) Is it fine to reuse the old wires to extent the wires to all the lights or should I buy new?
2a) Unless I can find a REALLY good deal on double-pane windows, I’m looking for single-pane rv windows (with frames). Where is a good, reliable, cost effective place to buy these new? I read something about Lippert being an ok place to buy windows but that customer service is horrible/non responsive? I’m very hesitant buying anything from Amazon because of quality issues with other products from that site.
2b) Where does one buy shuttle bus windows?
3a) I really like what Transcend Existence (MuddaEarth) did with the openable window for the transition. Is there a reason why the window opens to the sky vs the regular way? All I could think of was to be able to pass things up to a roof deck.
3b) Are there specific vehicles that are better to source the hatch window from?
3c) How do I rig the latch system to open from the inside? Preferably manually but I’m open to having an electrical opening, too.
4) I have a Thomas, is it better to make all the cuts in the same place or to stagger them?
5) For the back corner support, do I need to fabricate an extension that matches what’s already there or is there any easier way? Note: I’m raising 16”
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*I’m not sure why the photos rotated when I attached them*