Good Idea with the dental loss 👍

They rely on the sealant, but there is no pressure on the wires in their defence, just imagine the cost if they did put grommets in 😳

Totally agree with you. We bought a 2022 Swift Icon 4 berth. Build quality is atrocious. If I paid a similar amount for a new car, I would expect it to be perfect on delivery. When you complain about a caravan, most people shrug their shoulders and imply that poor quality is standard.

Just got rid of a 2021 Swift Sprite Alpine four because of the poor build quality. We are the second owners since new. Purchased it at two months old. We thought we had got a bargain. The previous owner probably realised like us that the caravan was built poorly and was slowly falling apart around us. We thought that a two month old Swift Sprite being purchased for £19,500 in 2021 was just that but the Sprite range is even cheaper in build quality and therefore we made a loss when we sold it onto a dealer at the end on 2023 for £13,500. With that money we purchased a 2013 Vanmaster after waiting over a year for a warranty repair on two badly cracked windows and a fold down tray that had come loose from the front wall of the Swift Sprite caravan. The difference in build quality on our (new to us) Vanmaster versus the aforementioned two year old Swift Sprite is very noticeable.

Good Idea Phillip. The fishing line works very well, it's only a foam seal so goes through very easy. 👍

Thanks Kevin 👍

When we went to the factory, we mentioned it, it was like no one had ever said about them before, the one chap said they hadn't had any problems 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@@thecaravanplace surley they see amount of warranty claims lol most of the ones we have done this year are one / two years old its as if they have had a really bad batch of them 🤣 , either that or the old manufacturers thoughts of the dealer will sort it 🤣

easy fix 2x 2mm holes is the bottom so it can drain/vent

They are a real pain, always the ones you think will be easy too 🙈 👍

Ouch, hope it didn't crack or would be an expensive fix? Hope they sorted it for you.

@@thecaravanplace Had it repaired on site , put us off opening the rest of the windows , it got to us that much we are trading it in and getting a new Swift

There are quite a few forum threads about new and nearly new coachman windows falling out

You could try drilling a small hole in the bottom to let the water out? At worst you are going to replace with a new one anyway 🤷👍

Yes the trim tools will do it 👍 good shout on the tar remover too. It is a very thin bead of glue so does come off pretty easy.

I think the plastic cover clips off from the top bottom and maybe side. This will then reveal everything to clean or replace. Small clip remover tool to ease the top frame up and it should start coming off. 👍

@thecaravanplace i have had alook at it today, the top half if stuck on with mastic, do I need to cut the mastic and then prize the cover off? Thanks for your help

I think so if the wire goes to the back of the panel it's the best way to access it. 👍

Just Look on ebay and match to what you have.

Might have just stuck a hammer through it 🙈 at least it was in the right place 🤣🤣

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Yes not cheap, and then we keep putting the same back on 🤦👍

It's best to tell you how to do it, and show how not to do it 🙈 you can then be more prepared 🤣🤣🤣

I don't think much else can be done as when the light goes on the sealant behind is going to go everywhere. Iv seen worse. Yep the trim removers are better than a screw driver lol.

Yes we should be fitted an alternative really. 👍

Yes or fishing line, I like to show how not to do it, so you can do it properly 🤣 It's so much easier with the fishing line.