If you are lucky the van you buy has windows already. Mine didn't .I decided I wanted rear door windows,and a window in the sliding side door.As these are often added in the factory the van will retain the "stealth" appearance of a working van .The sliding door window also greatly improves visibility to the left when at staggered junctions,and is invaluable for visibility when driving on the right in Europe.
I didn't fancy cutting huge great holes in my new pride and joy myself.I booked some professional fitters who came,and did the job on my drive.Actually a relatively easy task,I suppose,in retrospect-but one which if it went wrong would wreck the van.Essentially they just used a jigsaw,cut out the template holes in the door panel ,already obvious from the build of the doors,and the window panes then go over the holes and are fixed with a quick setting glue.An hour later and it looks as though the job had been done on the production line.
I didn't fancy cutting huge great holes in my new pride and joy myself.I booked some professional fitters who came,and did the job on my drive.Actually a relatively easy task,I suppose,in retrospect-but one which if it went wrong would wreck the van.Essentially they just used a jigsaw,cut out the template holes in the door panel ,already obvious from the build of the doors,and the window panes then go over the holes and are fixed with a quick setting glue.An hour later and it looks as though the job had been done on the production line.
 |  One strip of masking tape is all that's needed to hold the pane on while glue drying |
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