We finally found a stained glass window design we liked here at the national Heartland Owners Club rally. There is a couple here that travel around selling them. These windows are a direct fit replacement for the frosted glass installed in most RV doors. We took pictures as Malcolm installed ours and Malcolm decided to make a separate tutorial post on the process. It took all of about 20 minutes.
1. Put tape around the perimeter of the frame on the outside of the door. You don’t want the frame breaking the seal so that you can prevent leaks or having to re-seal the window frame. The stained glass folks recommended duct tape, but Malcolm had a wide roll of blue painter’s tape left over from our house painting. It worked just as well and was probably easier to remove.
Outside framed taped up
2. With the outside frame taped up, start removing the screws from the inside frame. There are about 16 screws around the perimeter. On the last couple of screws, hold onto the frame and let it out from the door gently. Before removing the frame from the door, mark the top in some fashion (another piece of tape works well) so that it can be installed in the same orientation.
Removing the screws from the inside frame
3. Once the frame is removed, the glass will most likely still be stuck to the outside frame. Be careful just in case, though.
Inside frame removed
4. Gently pry the glass off the outside frame and lay it aside.
Glass removed
5. There will be some of the sealing putty from the old glass still adhered to the inside perimeter of the outside frame. Gently roll or peel it off so that you have a clean plastic frame.
Putty on frame (the brown stuff)
6. When we bought our new window, the seller provided a roll of putty for sealing the new window. Determine which side of your window is supposed to face outside and lay the window down on a work surface with that side facing up. Stick the putty strip along the outside edge of the new window so that it overlaps a little to the outside and a little to the inside of the metal frame of the window. Do that for all four sides and remove the brown backing paper.
Applying sealing putty.
7. With the putty all around the window, gently press it in from the inside of the door. There are small tabs around the perimeter of the frame to hold the glass in the proper position. Make sure the glass is aligned inside all those tabs and gently press it in enough for the putty to hold the window in place.
Putting the new glass in (sorry, no detailed picture of the tabs)
8. With the new glass in place and the putty holding it in, put the inside frame back on with the marked side up so that all the tabs align correctly. If everything was done right, you should be able to push the inside frame back flush with the door. Don’t force it.
9. Once the inside frame is in place, start putting the screws back in. It was recommended to use a hand screwdriver since the screws are going back into soft plastic. Malcolm’s cordless drill has an adjustable slip clutch on the chuck that he set down to the very minimum. It was just right to keep from stripping out any screws. You just need to snug them up enough to pull the frame in flush with the door.
Putting the screws back in.
10. Remove the tape from the outside frame.
New glass in, before removing the tape.
11. Using a sharp knife, carefully cut away all the extra putty that squeezes out along the inside edge of the outside frame. You might find you have to do this a second time after everything settles.
Removing the extra putty.
12. Stand back and enjoy your new window.
Woot.
Traveling Talleys 
Now that is a proper window! Must look into it. Do the people you got yours from have a website or email?
Looking for a stained glass replacement but don’t want to wait for Goshen. Do you have the info for purchase?
I can’t remember the name of the couple that were selling them. I do remember that they only sell in person and not via mail. If you look up RV stained glass windows, you can probably find at least a couple vendors online.
How do you determine which side of the glass goes out?
In our case, the vendor sold it to us in person and showed us what side was out. Not sure if they’re all the same, but on ours there were two small, round rings soldered onto one of the short ends of the glass (to hang it in a window or on a wall). Those rings went toward the inside of the trailer.
Hey guys – just to let you know in case anyone asks – that couple you bought that from Richard and Ginger Anderson have retired and my husband and I bought the company. Although we will do rallys too we will ship and have an online store. If anyone asks feel free to send them to our website of http://www.rvstainedglasswindows.com – this is a new adventure to us since we already own the vinyl decal shop called RV Tramp Stamps. We hope to be full time by this time next year. Thanks so much