5th wheel rebuild from major water damage
The Before part 2. The duct tape was used to get it home from Oklahoma in January. It is a 2006 5th wheel 32' bunkhouse. Bad repair job from previous owner They used close to an inch thic...
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ddndoug wrote:
Since you're so close, have you checked out these guys?
Colaw RV Salvage
Doug
We live about 50 minutes from Colaw RV and we have been there once. We kind of credit them for getting us into this trailer. Before we bought this 5th wheel we actually went to Colaw and saw the exact same model a year older that had a salvage title because of hail damage. It was selling for $10,999
The layout was perfect, EXACTLY what we were looking for. We hadn't seen this layout in any other trailers that were less than $35,000. So when this fixer trailer (with a clear title) became an option we already knew we loved the layout so we made the 10 hour round trip to Oklahoma to pick it up.
Colaw, said they don't really stock siding because there are so many different styles but will sometimes pull it off a junk trailer if needed. When we ended up with the gray piece we were 1 1/2 hours the other direction and had no idea if Colaw would have a match anyway.
I haven't shopped for any salvage parts there yet, I've heard they are expensive. Does anyone have any experience with them? We want to replace the sofa sleeper with a jack knife sofa to gain more storage underneath and thought would be an option. I am planning on re-upholstering anyway.
