Re attaching bottom part of the Fly Screen on Sky Light.

[Zydeco Joe]

Hi, Has anybody re attached part of the Fly Screen on the over cab Sky Light. Van is a 2018 Carado T135 .

[teccer1234]

yes I've done it, when you want to fix the flynet to the screen slider, fold the net and shove it into the metal and then push the plastic rod? through the fold inside the metal piece to hold it there.(if you pull the canvas piece out so the metal connector is out you will see the plastic rod pushed through the ally), (hold one side of the ally piece pull the other side of the ally towards you then it will come out ).

you can see the fold on your flynet

sorry for my explaination but not sure how to explain it better, it is easy to do,

I expect sombody could explain it better than me

[Zydeco Joe]

On 18/08/2023 at 17:18, teccer1234 said:

yes I've done it, when you want to fix the flynet to the screen slider, fold the net and shove it into the metal and then push the plastic rod? through the fold inside the metal piece to hold it there.(if you pull the canvas piece out so the metal connector is out you will see the plastic rod pushed through the ally), (hold one side of the ally piece pull the other side of the ally towards you then it will come out ).

you can see the fold on your flynet

sorry for my explaination but not sure how to explain it better, it is easy to do,

I expect sombody could explain it better than me

Can you show what you mean with some photos please. Have tried again today with no luck. What plastic Rod ?.

[Keithl]

@Zydeco Joe That looks exactly like how the flyscreen in our bathroom window failed many years ago!

There is a small pocket sewn across the bottom of the flyscreen mesh with a round plastic filler rod slid into it. the mesh and rod are then slid into the groove on the aluminium bar. You may have to fully dismantle the screen and housing to slide the rod out then back in again after resewing the pocket. There looks to be evidence of the sewing having failed in your photo.

[Zydeco Joe]

Is it much of a job to dismantle the Screen & Housing ?.

[Keithl]

4 minutes ago, Zydeco Joe said:

Is it much of a job to dismantle the Screen & Housing ?.

Yes, my window was a very small bathroom window and was a pain so I wouldn't envisage a skylight being any easier!

[Zydeco Joe]

Not sounding Good then. Might try to tape it back up.

 

[Keithl]

How easy does the whole surround come off the roof?

[teccer1234]

2 hours ago, Keithl said:

Yes, my window was a very small bathroom window and was a pain so I wouldn't envisage a skylight being any easier!

mine was a skylight and was fairly easy to do, I'll try to take some photos tomorrow

 

3 hours ago, Zydeco Joe said:

Is it much of a job to dismantle the Screen & Housing ?.

no need to do that, it's easy to do when you know how

[teccer1234]

12 hours ago, teccer1234 said:

mine was a skylight and was fairly easy to do, I'll try to take some photos tomorrow

 

no need to do that, it's easy to do when you know how

first photo, push back one side then it will lift out to work on.

second photo, shows the aluminium bar with the net attached.

third photo, closup of the end of the bar showing where the net is folded and the plastic rod pushed through to hold it.

I think you will have to slide the net completly out and start again with the whole net

hope this helps

[teccer1234]

Just now, teccer1234 said:

first photo, push back one side then it will lift out to work on.

second photo, shows the aluminium bar with the net attached.

third photo, closup of the end of the bar showing where the net is folded and the plastic rod pushed through to hold it.

I think you will have to slide the net completly out and start again with the whole net

hope this helps

photos loaded in wrong order but you will understand when I mean

[Keithl]

@teccer1234 Was there any evidence of the net being sewn into a pocket across that edge? My bathroom window had and I had to resew the pocket to prevent it pulling out again.

[teccer1234]

on mine it was just folded so when I bought some new net I replaced it the same as before, you can see it's just folded and has been ok for the last 5 years

[Zydeco Joe]

14 minutes ago, teccer1234 said:

first photo, push back one side then it will lift out to work on.

second photo, shows the aluminium bar with the net attached.

third photo, closup of the end of the bar showing where the net is folded and the plastic rod pushed through to hold it.

I think you will have to slide the net completly out and start again with the whole net

hope this helps

Thanks for the photos but ours is from a Over the Cab Skylight and a different sliding effect with no bar. Its attached (or was)) to the top of the normal night screen a concertina one. See my original photo. You can see the way it pulls down or up using the white handles The mesh is not attached on the sides just top and bottom.

[Keithl]

If the mesh is attached to the concertina blind how do you access the handles to open the skylight?

[Zydeco Joe]

If you look close at my photo you can see one of lug handles in white. To open the front window above the cab and use the fly screen, you first unlock and open the window, then you pull down the night time concertina blind to fully closed, and then you pull down on the white lug handles, which then brings the fly screen mesh into place by pushing the concertina blind down out of the way. It sounds more complicated to explain than to do.lol

[Keithl]

Yes I understand, so the flyscreen is permanently attached between the blackout blind and the top of the frame. Looks like you're going to have to remove the entire frame to effect a repair. Start looking for fixing screws, possibly hidden by plastic caps.

[Zydeco Joe]

Might try just using tape and or glue first. Not looking forward to removing the frame so fingers crossed but if I have to so be it and to think I missed the fly I tried to kill when I damaged this, so a big own goal LOL. Thanks for your input much appreciated.