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08-17-2011, 09:25 PM
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DIY Repair $6 lots of Patience
About three weeks ago we got caught out of fuel, had to go into a very busy and tight gas station, which involved a U turn to get out. I missed judged the tail over hang and it scraped the concrete bollard that protects the pumps. Boy was I mad with myself
I even hated taking the photographs......anyway I am the kinda person who will not be beat... so I bought one piece of trim for $6 from Larrys RV Bend, OR, great guy http://www.larrysrv.com/ good old fashioned service with a smile and set to work. Cleaned all the black paint off with thinners the horizontal trim just unscrews, the rest was just very gentle persuasion and finish of with silicone caulk.
Am no longer mad with myself!
Here are the before and after pics.
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08-17-2011, 09:37 PM
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Nice work.
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08-18-2011, 12:50 AM
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Wow! You can't even tell it was damaged. Very nice job.
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08-18-2011, 03:10 AM
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wow, I agree, can't tell it was ever damaged.
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08-18-2011, 05:04 AM
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Excellent repair work! Rest easy because you did a very professional job putting it back together!
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08-18-2011, 06:38 AM
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Great job, looks like you sent it back to the dealer. Nice what a little patience and doing your own work will accomplish.
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08-18-2011, 06:43 AM
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Great job!!
Tail swing can get you.
Just camped next to a guy with a FR Cardinal 5th wheel.
He'd swung hard to miss a tree in front and the tail end swung into a tree on the
left rear.
It scraped 1/3 of his dining room slide and broke the window in the rear corner
behind the slide and tore off his rear ladder which just happened to be right on
the left rear corner.
There were tears in the fiberglass on his slide and the trailer wall behind the slide.
It was a mess! He'd used about 2 rolls of duct tape and covered it as best he could
but it rained and he discovered a leak on top of the slide in that area.
He was heart broken.
It all happened in a second while he was looking the other way.
Gotta stay aware of all 4 corners when you're maneuvering in a tight place!!
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08-18-2011, 06:50 AM
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what can i say, nice work.
i haven't hit anything yet but always think abt the back swing...usually after i have completed a turn.
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08-18-2011, 07:09 AM
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Very good work. Better than most shops will do.
I live in a cul-de-sac. Two campers ago I was pulling around at the bottom of the sac and my back end decided to check the neighbor's mail. Cast iron mailbox posts cost $400 to replace (around these parts). It ripped the back of my camper open like a sardine can. Yellow insulation swinging in the breeze. Pushed it, taped it, took it to the dealer. They fixed it better than the side that didn't get damaged. Since then I have purchased two new units from them. (I believe in rewarding good customer support)
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08-18-2011, 07:28 AM
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Is that the before picture on the bottom?
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08-18-2011, 07:37 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rugged Brown
Is that the before picture on the bottom?
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Yeah, those photos could be reversed.......before the accident, and after the accident.
Great lookn' fix !!!
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08-18-2011, 10:20 AM
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Great repair!
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08-18-2011, 01:13 PM
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Looks great!!
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08-18-2011, 04:07 PM
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Nigel, would that have been the Naviguessers job to see that cement thingy.
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08-18-2011, 11:36 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mg0427
Nigel, would that have been the Naviguessers job to see that cement thingy.
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Exactly! Difficult to get good staff these days!
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Brit Driver & Canadian Naviguesser
We summer in Cowichan Valley BC Canada & winter in Monchique Portugal great camping in both!
2011 Rockwood Signature Ultra Lite 8280ws 2011 Dodge Ram 3500 4x4 Diesel 2000 Honda S2000
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08-19-2011, 12:17 AM
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Fantastic work, I just shelled out 100$ for almost the same damage! I just finished 2 months travel and got to a RV park at my final destination where I am storing the unit for the winter. It was real tight and I stuck too close to the fence trying to swing wide to get in a site the manager was trying to put me in. Back caught on fence making that damage. I was foaming at the mouth from anger with my self, my wife, the manager ... Well it wasn't pretty . Since then I am horrified how many times I didn't even consider the back swing, ugh.
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08-19-2011, 03:47 PM
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Nigels
Sorry to hear about your accident but as the true repair all guy you are the result was fantastic.
How is the axles alignment doing and the bolts you added and how are the tires holding up?
Iggy in the cool part of Arizona
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