"The person who remodeled our GMC told us that in case of fire in the fro=
nt
that we only had to lay on the bed, which is against the rear wall and
below
the rear window, and push hard to push the entire rear window out. I look=
ed
in the GMC manuals and I saw no mention made of this. I didn't see an eas=
y
"rip cord" on the window rubber retainer strip either. This is something =
I
don't want to practice and I'm leery of relying on it"
The rubber used is known as "rubber and filler" in the trade.
When the filler strip is removed the gasket is no longer tightly clamped =
to
the glass.
I suspect that over the years the pull ring has been removed from many
GM's. Mine has.
I plan on using a key ring to replace the lost ring. In an emergency the
key
ring is used to free part of the lock strip. The strip can then be easily=
be removed.
This approach to a "safety exit" has been used by many manufacturers,
however I really don't know how effective it is.
Given that the lock strip is on the interior, the window is actually
intended
to be removed from the interior.
If I remember correctly the window is laminated safety glass and therefor=
e
if it was kicked as hard as I would with a fire, the glass could be made =
to
go out.
If one is kicking the glass hard enough to make it go out the wrong way I=
don't know that removal of the lock strip would be all that important.
HTH
Regards
Gary Zingle
1973 GMC 26 foot
(Journeyman Glassworker in a former life)
nt
that we only had to lay on the bed, which is against the rear wall and
below
the rear window, and push hard to push the entire rear window out. I look=
ed
in the GMC manuals and I saw no mention made of this. I didn't see an eas=
y
"rip cord" on the window rubber retainer strip either. This is something =
I
don't want to practice and I'm leery of relying on it"
The rubber used is known as "rubber and filler" in the trade.
When the filler strip is removed the gasket is no longer tightly clamped =
to
the glass.
I suspect that over the years the pull ring has been removed from many
GM's. Mine has.
I plan on using a key ring to replace the lost ring. In an emergency the
key
ring is used to free part of the lock strip. The strip can then be easily=
be removed.
This approach to a "safety exit" has been used by many manufacturers,
however I really don't know how effective it is.
Given that the lock strip is on the interior, the window is actually
intended
to be removed from the interior.
If I remember correctly the window is laminated safety glass and therefor=
e
if it was kicked as hard as I would with a fire, the glass could be made =
to
go out.
If one is kicking the glass hard enough to make it go out the wrong way I=
don't know that removal of the lock strip would be all that important.
HTH
Regards
Gary Zingle
1973 GMC 26 foot
(Journeyman Glassworker in a former life)
