Exterior Door Stop Ideas?

Question

We love our little Sunseeker, but one issue has been nagging at me for some time and before our big trip next summer I want to resolve it once and for all...

Our exterior coach door opens 90 degrees (the awning frame prevents further opening) and has a piston stop at the top to control the speed of the opening as well as hold the door open. One end of the piston attaches to the door frame on the outside, and the other ends attachment to the door is where the problem arises. A 90 degree metal bracket has two long screws that go into the top of the door. Whenever the wind catches the door, the leverage applied to the bracket has worked those screws loose and I don't trust the door stop design at all anymore.

How would you use for a sturdy RV exterior door stop for a door that can only open 90 degrees or so?

brucemc · Answer

There is a post on Forest River Forums in either the Sunseeker or Forester sections, but I can't seem to find it at the moment; they took a handicapped handrail & cut it off, then added a rubber cane tip on the cut end. They mounted it on the wall below the awning, and removed the gas shock. I'd like to do something similar, but I haven't taken the time to think it through.
The shock mounts on the threshold & bottom of the door are weak; they were not designed for a shock. Ours was sloppy on the day we picked it up, but it has held together.

off_pavement · Answer

BruceMc wrote:There is a post on Forest River Forums... they took a handicapped handrail &amp; cut it off, then added a rubber cane tip on the cut end.  I think this may be the post you were thinking about... Forest River Forum Door RepairI really like the door stop idea as long as the wind doesn't catch the door and punch a hole in it!  Perhaps a piece of flat steel as a bumper to spread out the force.  Would stop the issue of the door going too far for sure, and would save the door bracket from opening too far... Perhaps a better mount for the gas strut is what I now need to find.

dick_b · Answer

Maybe I don't understand the problem but many stick and brick storm doors have a chain and spring assembly that cushions the door when blown open and the spring keeps it from opening more than is desirable.

lc0338 · Answer

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4x4van · Answer

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