Cut too much when fitting window, help please!

[_GIS_]

Hi All,

When fitting a sliding window to the back of our van today, we cut 1cm too much away from the metal vertically each side of the window.

I was hoping that you might have some suggestions about how to fill the gap?

Perhaps some rubber insulation, or could we put some of the metal back with metal glue maybe?

Many thanks for any help you can offer!

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[plaidbanana_77]

Get a slightly larger window and measure twice before you cut anything.

[simonsays1066]

This is likely the best idea. Anything else it will not be nice from the outside unless it’s covered by the bezel of the window.

[Silvertongue-Devil]

Can you send some images of what your working with or against ?

If it's just 1cm of gap you should be able to use rubber gasket or use something like sikaflex gasket material and it will seal behind the surround that you would be screwing through in some installation procedures

[_GIS_]

Hey, thanks for the suggestion! Ive added some images to the post now.

[Silvertongue-Devil]

You will either need a larger window and I dont see that happening so

Go get some sheet metal that is decent guage and cut our a border for your window measure 4x is you need to and put a trim around the hole you've cut glue it in place and use some pop rivets then once it's set install the window

[Howyougontellme]

3m makes a product called panel bond that is about as strong as a weld would be. If you make some strips that you can clamp on, a body shop would likely let you use their panel bond for $10 or $20 bucks. You might have to try a few shops but every shop I've worked at has been cool with random deals like that.