Another Keystone leak

[triple602]

Posting for a non-computer using friend with a 2013 Outback.

It appears that the cut-out for the front basement storage door was made too big - you can see into the compartment via a gap between the door mounting flange and the sidewall of the trailer.

The dealer attempted to fix by ordering and installing a new door. Shockingly the new door had the same dimensions as the original and didn't fix the leak.

My friend is at his wits end. Before he pushes it off a cliff or torches it in front of the Keystone factory, does anyone have suggestions, besides just gooping 3 tubes of caulk, on how we might fill this gap??

Mike

[triple602]

Thanks to all for the feedback. Will look into next bigger size door - disappointed we didn't think of that one on our own.

[myredracer]

Yes, just install a new over-sized door.

Look at the Challengerdoor.com website. They are an OEM supplier to RV manufacturers. Their website has an order form for each of the different door types. You can order any size and they have lots of options.

This might actually have a silver lining to it. Many storage compartment doors could be much larger and would make getting larger items like BBQs in and out much easier. If you can enlarge the opening without issues, I'd go for a bigger door.

For 2014, KZ enlarged the pass-through door in our Spree model and now we can put the BBQ in sideways whereas before they had to go in end to end. Big improvement.

[ripperoo]

handye9 wrote:
Maybe, they could do a little cutting, and install a larger door.

Bingo! That's what they did on my 2011 Keystone Sprinter. It was the larger back storage door, that opened into the bunk area.

[handye9]

Maybe, they could do a little cutting, and install a larger door.

[Crawfordville]

We had a similar issue. We also have a keystone. Keystone also went through several doors with no successful result. Luckily the trailer was still under warranty and we said that we would not accept it until it was fixed. Anyways, the dealer came up with a solution (we also thought the same thing about caulk). They used a 2 - 3 inch rubber seal that went all the way around the inside of the storage door. That solved the problem and it looked very nice. It was a rubber seal that had a lip for the door and wall to fit into.