Exterior damage from slide-out screws
We have a 2017 Coleman Lantern bunkhouse that we've owned for just over a year and have only used it 3 times. The last time we took it out, we noticed two holes on the exterior of our camper, caused b...
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It doesn't take long to become a hardened and cynical RV owner. I could on for pages 'n pages on what we've been through... :(
Agree, best thing is to just deal with it yourself if you can. If you can't, I'd suggest going to an independent RV repair shop. Many dealers are incapable of fixing things correctly anyway and, if it all in some cases (BTDT too many times). You may feel angry, but all kinds of different problems are par for the course in TT ownership. Every TT owner should have a few basic tools - table saw, welder, PEX crimper to name a few and a shop to keep it all in. :)
Exterior screws can sometimes loosen and fall out during delivery to the dealer. Happened to us on two TTs. Perhaps it happened on yours and the dealer replaced them with a different type of screw? You *could* go after them more aggressively, but get nowhere in the end. Thor now owns Keystone and some others, including our KZ brand. I can't see Thor caring about much other than getting units sold and maximizing their bottom line.
We have a screw pushing against the exterior fiberglass wall from the interior side on our slide. Left it alone because an attempt by anyone to fix it, including me, could possibly make it worse. Hopefully it will never breach the fiberglass skin.
Met a Keystone owner at a CG once who bought their TT for his impending retirement. The roof leaked like a sieve. The dealer could not fix it so got sent to the Keystone factory who only made it worse. He ended up dealing with it himself. Have some friends with a Keystone TT. The cabinetry workmanship was worse than awful. The dealer made a mess of trying to fix some of it. I spent a couple of days repairing it including the dealer's work. Moral is, you're better off fixing things yourself wherever possible. It's a good thing to learn RV repairs because this won't be the last thing that needs attention.
Agree, best thing is to just deal with it yourself if you can. If you can't, I'd suggest going to an independent RV repair shop. Many dealers are incapable of fixing things correctly anyway and, if it all in some cases (BTDT too many times). You may feel angry, but all kinds of different problems are par for the course in TT ownership. Every TT owner should have a few basic tools - table saw, welder, PEX crimper to name a few and a shop to keep it all in. :)
Exterior screws can sometimes loosen and fall out during delivery to the dealer. Happened to us on two TTs. Perhaps it happened on yours and the dealer replaced them with a different type of screw? You *could* go after them more aggressively, but get nowhere in the end. Thor now owns Keystone and some others, including our KZ brand. I can't see Thor caring about much other than getting units sold and maximizing their bottom line.
We have a screw pushing against the exterior fiberglass wall from the interior side on our slide. Left it alone because an attempt by anyone to fix it, including me, could possibly make it worse. Hopefully it will never breach the fiberglass skin.
Met a Keystone owner at a CG once who bought their TT for his impending retirement. The roof leaked like a sieve. The dealer could not fix it so got sent to the Keystone factory who only made it worse. He ended up dealing with it himself. Have some friends with a Keystone TT. The cabinetry workmanship was worse than awful. The dealer made a mess of trying to fix some of it. I spent a couple of days repairing it including the dealer's work. Moral is, you're better off fixing things yourself wherever possible. It's a good thing to learn RV repairs because this won't be the last thing that needs attention.
