>The person who remodeled our GMC told us that in case of fire in the front
>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 looked
>in the GMC manuals and I saw no mention made of this. I didn't see an easy
>"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
As several people have replied, there was originally a little metal
wire ring at the top center of the window that started the rubber
lock strip to pull open. You can easily fashion one out of a small
piece of stiff wire. Make the round part about the size of a quarter
and fashion two legs about an inch or so long. Open the rubber strip
about an inch and push the legs of the ring wire behind and push the
rubber back into place over the wire legs.
In the event that you want to use the window as an emergency exit,
pull the ring so as to start to "unzip" the rubber insert. Then grab
the rubber and pull it completely around the window. The glass can
then be easily pushed out so that you can use the opening as a fire
escape. Of course, if you have a ladder and a spare tire, the glass
might not move out of the way, but you can probably push the glass to
one side. Since it is laminated safety glass the edges are not sharp
so you can grab it and shove it to one side without worrying about
cutting your hands.
Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Santa Fe, NM
>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 looked
>in the GMC manuals and I saw no mention made of this. I didn't see an easy
>"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
As several people have replied, there was originally a little metal
wire ring at the top center of the window that started the rubber
lock strip to pull open. You can easily fashion one out of a small
piece of stiff wire. Make the round part about the size of a quarter
and fashion two legs about an inch or so long. Open the rubber strip
about an inch and push the legs of the ring wire behind and push the
rubber back into place over the wire legs.
In the event that you want to use the window as an emergency exit,
pull the ring so as to start to "unzip" the rubber insert. Then grab
the rubber and pull it completely around the window. The glass can
then be easily pushed out so that you can use the opening as a fire
escape. Of course, if you have a ladder and a spare tire, the glass
might not move out of the way, but you can probably push the glass to
one side. Since it is laminated safety glass the edges are not sharp
so you can grab it and shove it to one side without worrying about
cutting your hands.
Emery Stora
77 Kingsley
Santa Fe, NM
