AP Products 015-201512 Slim Shade Upgrading Your Door Window

I have no doubt, this product improved the value of my 5th wheel. To me anyway. I, a lady of 63 years, ordered and installed this myself in about 20 minutes. It was simple, especially after watching a You Tube video before I even ordered it. I absolutely love being able to see out of the door window. The previous window was white, textured and opaque. This window fit perfectly and matches the other windows exactly. And, the quality is A+. (Hence raising the overall value.) The blind is a nice touch but for me, will likely never be used.

Got this for my 2008 Wildwood trailer that had the old style frosted window that had started rattling and was loose. This fit perfectly and took about a half an hour to uninstall the old one and install this. My old window had the white (it had started to yellow) frame, this is one is black but it looks great and not out of place on my older trailer. My old window also had the screws holding it on just like this one and I think it might have been from this manufacturer. This one came with the glass sealed to against the outside frame, and the outside frame came with sealant already applied around the inside edge of the frame so when you installed and screwed it together, it pulled the frames tight against the door for a totally weather-proof fit. If you have an older trailer with the screwed-in frame, this one should work perfectly and literally be plug-and-play installation. It is also an easy one-person installation and the instructions are simple and straight-forward and everything appears to be high quality, even the packaging was well thought out.. The shade functions perfectly too. I suspect people having trouble with it don't have the frame equally tightened all the way around. Two installation tips: Install the shade to pull-up from the bottom instead of pulling-down from the top if you getting it more for privacy. Make sure all the screws are equally tightened and you have to tighten them more than you think. Go slow, tighten in a "star pattern" doing opposite sides and corners and be sure to not over-tighten and crack or strip the frames but do snug them down so that the frames don't have any gaps.

Like other reviewers, our trailer had all clear-view, reflective, dark tinted windows. That is, except the window on the door, which was a pebble grain, frosted, white window. It looked out of place and was somewhat annoying that you couldn’t see through the window on the door. Plus, the door window had no way to block any light coming through it at night. Just sort of an epic fail on the part of the trailer manufacturer, in my opinion. I saw this window advertised and thought that would be great. I ordered it. OEM manufacturer and quality. It came in excellent condition in good packaging, installed with little hassle, and looks great! It changes the look of the trailer, making it look sleeker and more modern. Plus, it’s so much more functional in that the reflective dark tint keeps the heat out, the built-in shade keeps the light out at night and keeps others from being able to see in, and you can see out through the door window when you want. It’s hands-down one of the best upgrades I’ve made to our trailer. Do follow the installation advice on some of the other reviews. Since others have already given detailed specifics, there is no need for me to go into it here, but the masking tape trick is the way to go, and makes installation much easier. I’m glad I read those reviews before I Installed this window. Thank you for those that posted those specifics. If you are reasonably handy, installation is pretty straightforward. It would be easier with two people, but I did it easily enough by myself. If you’re on the fence about this one, just get it. You’ll be glad you did.

Overall we are plenty happy with this new window for our camper. I installed it in our 2019 CrossRoads Sunset Trail 33SI travel trailer and had no issues with the fit. I was able to install it in about 20 minutes by myself. Likes: - the ability to see out the window when the shade is up (we hated that the stock LCI window was etched glass where you have no idea who is outside your RV before opening the door) - the ability to pull down the shade and (almost) fully block out outside light - relatively painless installation - unless there is a lot of light coming from inside the RV, you can't really see anything from the outside. At the most you see silhouettes of people inside. Dislikes: - the stock LCI window snapped together from both sides, thus requiring no screws for installation. This gave it a nice, clean look and makes this window look a bit cheaper because you can see all the screw holes from the inside - the shade is a bit difficult to pull up and down, and sometimes, when opening the shade, the "accordion" style shade material doesn't fold quite properly, requiring having to poke it a bit to get it to fold correctly while raising the handle. Another dislike, but at no fault of the manufacturer of this window, is that you can't pull up/down the shade while the door is closed due to the screened door. Just something to think about for future purchasers is that if you want to move the shade, you will have to open the door, go outside, close the screened door (if you have one), adjust the shade, open the screened door, and then close your RV door.