door problems

[ridgeline1]

has anyone had problems with upper door section hitting roof from folded position/on 122s/new to site/thanks ps/door has hit inside of roof and left several marks inside of roof possible while towing to campground

[Ford Idaho]

I can not help you with the door problem so I will just say welcome to the forums and good luck.

[thehamguy1]

I have that problem with my 2011 A128. The upper door's edge molding rubs against the ceiling when the camper is folded down, wearing an arc-shaped "scar" through the paint up there. It's unsightly but isn't damaging the ceiling otherwise. Took me a while to figure out where it was coming from. I now put a piece of cloth over that corner of the door just as the roof is closing. I suppose I could adjust the roof latches to not pull the roof down so tight, but that might keep the gaskets from sealing around the roof edges to keep out rain and road spray while traveling. As they're adjusted now, I have no leaks while traveling in storms so I just live with it, but if there's a cure I'll be glad to try it.

[ridgeline1]

yes /the upper door section is hitting inside of roof when folded/dealer repainted upper door marks and put more small round pads on roof interior/wonder why this is only on a few units///////

[rawlus]

theres also a small white lock level for the upper part of the door that is designed to secure it in the frame during transport mode- neglecting to secure that can make the door itself bounce inside the door frame... just another thing to check on.

as to the earlier problem - we dont know if its only affecting a few units or not - no way to know.. could be affecting a majority, but some are just taking it in stride.

due to the design of the folding top, i expect some wear and tear acceleration based on that design - the tension of the roof when closed (as controlled by the cam buckles on each side) could have something to do with the rubbing as well... tighter or looser may hold things more securely or less securely.

[1A Camper]

Yes have the problem and use towel on door when down.

Welcome to the site.

[Pooneil]

I have not noticed this. From previous experience with similar issues though I recommend putting a small piece of strong clear tape on the ceiling area. Something like Tear-Aid. It will protect the ceiling from marring due to rubbing. But not to pressure deformation. A second option is to get some small flat clear bumpers and stick one or two on the ceiling. I use those at home where a cabinet door hits the crown molding.

http://www.tear-aid.com/

[ridgeline1]

do all owners have the round pads to prevent upper door from hitting top during transport/if yes/how many/my roof hold downs are very tight

[Carla]

2014's came with round felt tabs on ceiling to prevent rubbing...although mine were not installed in the correct place so dealer ordered and installed more on the line created on the ceiling by the rubbing. Haven't yet attempted to remove incorrectly placed tabs. Twist lock to hold door in place does not prevent rubbing of door on ceiling in stored position.

[ridgeline1]

yes my dealer added pads as factory ones were in wrong place/they painted door frame and I touched up top inside of unit/sorry I am such a perfect detail person/will know if this fix works on next trip/by the way what is the small door mounted twist knob for/thanks

[D-mo]

the upper door twist knob on my unit never worked for this problem ... as i have the same mark on my roof ...
the tolerances of the roof .. are just a little too tight for the door framing ... most of us just live with the mark on the roof ... and do like others .. put a dish cloth on the upper rear portion of the door ..

d-ni

[ridgeline1]

thanks for feed back on door problems/seems it is happening on a lot on all year models/guess I will use small towel as back up with extra pads dealer put on/you would think rockwood would fix it after 4 years of mfg hard sides/thanks again

[OutAndAbout]

OK, there has been a lot of talk about this door problem. I bought my 2014 a122s in Oct. last year, only has about 400 miles on it but have not noticed the rubbing on the ceiling that the talk is about or the little white locking knob to keep it from bouncing. So I went out this afternoon, opened it up to take a look. What I have is a little rubber bumper about 3/8 to ½ inch long screwed to the ceiling that holds the door from rubbing/bouncing. See attached pictures. This should be an easy add-on for anybody.

[ridgeline1]

my roof problem was already there on delivery/ door was not secured from factory /noticed small scratch on upper door and on roof but did not complain at that time/1000 mile round trip to first camping with some pot holes on I 95 with door not fastened down/put a towel on door to get back home/as I said before pads on inside of roof were in wrong place/white twist knob was never mention by dealer/it does hold door secure on fold down/ just tried it/also think small white screw near door and roof is possible hold down to secure door from bouncing also/just crawled out of unit/door is secure now/a122s 2014 purchased in nov 2014/I think FR did some mods over the last 4 yrs/great camper/thanks for feed back

[1A Camper]

OutAndAbout I have the white rubber stopper and the door still rubs. I had not notice the rubber stopper before. Thanks for pointing it out. Mine was rubbing from the factory. The dealer had put some 2 inch wide felt tape up, I did not like the looks and I am using a towel.

[OutAndAbout]

1A Camper, could be your stoper is in the wrong location and is not coming down against the trim on the edge of the door?

[catworker]

You can purchase felt, that is sticky on one side from a fabric store. I trimmed two sections of white felt, large enough to cover the damaged area. Works great.