Fixing corners

daystrom wrote:
The corner molding is not that expensive, like $14 for a 12' section but you'll pay top dollar for shipping if you can't find locally.

The rear of my trailer came a bit close to a parked car outside my house. Ended up taking the mirror of the car off with the rear corner molding of my trailer. The corner molding got pulled off and mangled up.

I could get 8' sections shipped to my house no prob by UPS but I needed a 10' piece or I'd have a seam.

Crossroads had exactly what I needed for $14 a piece. I had to pay $120 for shipping by freight due to its length.

So if it is mangled up pretty bad I'd see if your dealer can get one first. Mine could but was going to pass the shipping onto me so I bought myself. If you can reuse it you'll probably have to put the screws in new holes if they ripped out.

To avoid the costly shipping you might check with your local RV dealer since sometimes they might carry various moldings in their repair shop where they have paid more reasonable shipping on a larger stock order or have left overs. You might need to talk to the supervisor of the repair side since a normal inquiry probably won't know of this sort of "hidden stock".

Another great source is if you are anywhere near an actual RV manufacturing plant they often have prior year stock items that can be purchased if you can again get thru the "front office" red tape. I have had luck going to the plant in person (in my case the Fleetwood Prowler plants in Hancock and Hagerstown Md.) and talking directly to a supervisor in the repair side of the plant.

Larry