Space behind couch-too much

What I took out of my '94 Bounder measured 1 & 1/4". If they changed, they must have changed to 1 & 1/4" sometime in the early '90's. Which makes sense since the 1 & 1/4" stuff is just right. Though I think either size would work fine.

It would be great if those folks finding T-moulding online and posting links here, could find a place that sells it in 25' rolls, instead of 250' rolls. Most of us don't need all that much.

I have replaced all my moulding (but that company seems to be closed now) and don't need to know...but I bet lurkers might benefit.

BTW, when I decided to replace my old cracked and broken off moulding, I could only find it at RV dealers, at $6/ft. One place asked $11/ft. Just think of it, asking $150 for what cost me $25. All it took to install was a sharp pair of scissors, a knife, and a rubber mallet.

Thanks!

West & Barker Inc. was the original supplier for that 1 1/8" t-molding used in the Bounder back in the 90's.

http://www.westandbarker.com/82004.pdf

Here's some wood grain molding. Molding

Thanks a bunch. Looks like an L bracket which is then hidden by a wedge of wood. I can duplicate that.

Where did you get the trim. Mine is shot too, and burgundy looks great.

I just went to Amazon to look up my order details (ordered in '14) and it seems that Amazon stopped carrying the moulding. All it shows is my order, but no info on the company, no substitute part number. A quick search of Amazon doesn't show anything close that might work either.

Called "Plastic T-moulding". It was made by a company in or near Eugene, Oregon, came on a 25' roll and was 1&1/4" wide. The width is what Fleetwood originally used. It's wide enough that there's a small overhang on the top that helps keep small items on the shelf as you drive. The 25' roll was just enough to do all the moulding in the RV with around 18" left over. Cost was $25.73 (including shipping), so around a dollar a foot.

Can't find info on that company so you'll have find a source on your own. If I do run into that info, I'll come back and post it here. They have (had?) a web site but I can't find that either, now. The big problem of finding it online is finding a company that will sell just 25' of the trim. Most have a minimum order of 250'!

Anyway, back to the shelf, here's a picture of the underside of the shelf. You can see the brackets are wood. At least on the shelf under the LR window. Some other shorter shelves are simple 'L' brackets. But, the reason is that with the other shelves, you're not in bed gazing up at them like you are with the J-couch shelf.

The screw is part of my modifications. I cut out sections of the moulding on the backside to make it easier to go around corners. Then I added a screw after a sharp bend. Probably unnecessary as the barbed part of the moulding really held fast.

davhlt wrote:
Where did you get the trim. Mine is shot too, and burgundy looks great.

My trim was shot too. I found wood grain trim at Walt's RV.
The vinyl was shrinking and pulling loose. I replaced it with high quality shelf liner, also wood grain. Rather than mess with the original shelf material, I made new shelves from 1x4 pine.

Richard
95 Bounder

Are they simple angle brackets that hold up the shelf?

Thank you for the pics. I will see what I can drum up to build

Where did you get the trim. Mine is shot too, and burgundy looks great.

As promised, here are the pictures of the shelf. This is original EXCEPT the vinyl edging. I replaced that last year because the OEM vinyl edging was all cracked and broken. Couldn't find the OEM 'cream' color at a reasonable price so went with burgundy at $25/25 foot roll:



And here's a photo of the shelf when the couch is down:



And a shot of the dinette end of the shelf:



The shelf is 4 & 1/4" wide, and 75 & 1/2" long.