A/C filter cover
I'm sorry if this post appears twice. I'm new to the forum and not sure what I am doing. I posted this on the 17th originally and it didn't look like I had any responses. Looking at how many read and respond to others postings I'm guessing it didn't "go out" like I thought it did. Here is my issue:
I own a Class A 2008 Fleetwood Excursion 40X. The cover over the rear A/C filter is affixed to the "soft" interior ceiling material with 4 screws in the corners of the cover. Over the years of pulling to cover to clean the filter the screw "holes" in the soft ceiling material have worn to the point they will no longer take the screws. Longer screws proved fruitless. Larger diameter screws (like going from a #6 to a #8 for example) would require enlarging the holes in the cover and, even if this were initially successful, would eventually result in the same issue (worn holes). I tried applying Velcro squares (hooks) on the ceiling and wrapping corresponding strips (loops) around the corners of the cover. Although the adhesive on the back of the Velcro "loops" sticks pretty well to the cover (hard plastic) the adhesive backing on the Velcro "hooks" does not stick well or long to the soft ceiling material and the cover falls pulling the Velcro from the ceiling. I do not want to use contact cement in an attempt to make the Velcro stick to the ceiling better because that seems rather drastic at this point in time. Add to the is just doesn't look good. Has anyone out there come across this problem? Have you come up with a fix? Any ideas? Anchors of some kind?
I own a Class A 2008 Fleetwood Excursion 40X. The cover over the rear A/C filter is affixed to the "soft" interior ceiling material with 4 screws in the corners of the cover. Over the years of pulling to cover to clean the filter the screw "holes" in the soft ceiling material have worn to the point they will no longer take the screws. Longer screws proved fruitless. Larger diameter screws (like going from a #6 to a #8 for example) would require enlarging the holes in the cover and, even if this were initially successful, would eventually result in the same issue (worn holes). I tried applying Velcro squares (hooks) on the ceiling and wrapping corresponding strips (loops) around the corners of the cover. Although the adhesive on the back of the Velcro "loops" sticks pretty well to the cover (hard plastic) the adhesive backing on the Velcro "hooks" does not stick well or long to the soft ceiling material and the cover falls pulling the Velcro from the ceiling. I do not want to use contact cement in an attempt to make the Velcro stick to the ceiling better because that seems rather drastic at this point in time. Add to the is just doesn't look good. Has anyone out there come across this problem? Have you come up with a fix? Any ideas? Anchors of some kind?
