My fiver (in sig) got side swiped over a month ago. Been working through insurance (mine of course, because the offending driver was uninsured...), and working with a local RV dealership in repairing the over $3,000 in damage has been....well...as expected. Truly a bunch of clowns, whom know not professionalism.So now I have to take the last parts of the repair into my own hands. Here's my question: how do I get the correct color replacement water heater door / frame? It's a Suburban 10 gallon water heater. The dealership installed a black door, and the previous door was color-matched to the trailer. I don't even know what color you would call my trailer (beige?). It's not white, not black.Calling and leaving voicemails with Forest River has yielded no response over the past 2 weeks. How do I find the correct color water heater door / frame?

Any auto body shop can paint one with a perfect color match.

downtheroad wrote:Any auto body shop can paint one with a perfect color match.We've got a paint shop here in Mesa that can color-match any paint =and= put it in a spray-can for you! DIY paint job. :B Might be a similar place near the OP.Lyle

Good suggestions for color-match paint, but I would think that with as many of these trailers that come off the line, I would be able to source the correct color door, sans my effort to paint.I would think that somebody, somewhere has one of these sitting on a shelf. Maybe wishful thinking.

kep5niner wrote:Good suggestions for color-match paint, but I would think that with as many of these trailers that come off the line, I would be able to source the correct color door, sans my effort to paint.I would think that somebody, somewhere has one of these sitting on a shelf. Maybe wishful thinking.They are painted when the RV is painted at the factoryFactory doesn't have a 'shelf of painted doors' Doors come with water heater......Get a body shop to paint it to match

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DutchmenSport
Explorer
Nov 02, 2016
You can probably color match if you have any item that can be removed from the camper side (like one of the hatch doors, or anything with the same color). You can take it to any Lowes or Home Depot and they can color match. Automotive repair shops can probably do the same. Depending where you go, you may be able to match a spray paint. Then, do it yourself. Or take your sample from the side of the camper and simply go into a home depot type store and walk the spray paint aisle and see if you find a match, or near match yourself.
Old-Biscuit
Explorer III
Nov 02, 2016
kep5niner wrote:
Good suggestions for color-match paint, but I would think that with as many of these trailers that come off the line, I would be able to source the correct color door, sans my effort to paint.

I would think that somebody, somewhere has one of these sitting on a shelf. Maybe wishful thinking.

They are painted when the RV is painted at the factory

Factory doesn't have a 'shelf of painted doors'
Doors come with water heater......

Get a body shop to paint it to match
kep5niner
Explorer
Nov 02, 2016
Good suggestions for color-match paint, but I would think that with as many of these trailers that come off the line, I would be able to source the correct color door, sans my effort to paint.

I would think that somebody, somewhere has one of these sitting on a shelf. Maybe wishful thinking.
laknox
Nomad
Nov 02, 2016
downtheroad wrote:
Any auto body shop can paint one with a perfect color match.

We've got a paint shop here in Mesa that can color-match any paint =and= put it in a spray-can for you! DIY paint job. :B Might be a similar place near the OP.

Lyle
downtheroad
Explorer
Nov 02, 2016
Any auto body shop can paint one with a perfect color match.
popeyemth
Explorer
Nov 02, 2016
Maybe have it painted?

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