Installing a Campervan Window With a First-Time Builder

If you’re building your first van and nervous about cutting into it - this is exactly how to approach it. Campervan Window Used in This Build (Includes Internal Blind System): 🔗 https://journeyvanbuilds.com/window/affiliate ✨Use code: Journey5 (5% off)✨ Affiliate link — helps support the channel at no extra cost to you. In this episode of Mel’s Toyota Hiace build, I walk her step-by-step through installing a “push to open” camper window in the sliding door - from making a stencil, drilling the pilot holes and cutting the sheet metal, through to sealing, priming and sandwiching the window frame properly for a watertight finish. We cover: • Positioning and templating the window • Cutting through the sliding door cleanly • Protecting the paintwork • Anti-rust treatment on bare metal • Understanding wall thickness requirements • How the window “sandwich” system actually seals • Why gull-wing style windows are ideal for rain + airflow These European-style windows are my go-to because they: • Open from the bottom (can stay open in the rain) • Have built-in fly screens • Provide serious airflow in hot climates • Completely transform how a van feels inside If you’re following along with the full build series, this is a big milestone - more light, more ventilation, and the van starting to feel like a home. 🔧 My Full Van Conversion Guide (step-by-step build order): https://www.journeyvanbuilds.com/conversionguide 🛠 My Complete Product List: https://www.journeyvanbuilds.com/product-sheet The journey is the goal. Catch you in the next one. Jake Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:27 Creating a stencil 00:59 Drilling center point 01:30 Cutting the van 03:04 File and paint raw edge 03:37 Frame and internal wall 04:47 Window frame explination 05:57 Installing the window 06:32 Thoughts on the window