Diamond Plate Trailer Nose

[MNFox]

I unfortunately poked a hole throught the outer skin on my 2007 Jayco Jayflight 213 last weekend. The hole fortunately did not penetrate the inside,so I filled it with expanding foam to make it ridgid and then put an Eternabond bandaid on it. I have decided to have some diamond plate put on to cover my error. The installer asked me how far up I wanted to go withh the diamond plate. He suggested going four feet since that was the width of the sheet of material. Is there any reason I should not go this high?

[Dtaylor]

The one on mine is maybe 24 inches?? 4 foot does seem to be a lot. I would go up to a contour change so it blends better. That way you do not end up with multiple lines

[Poppy___Nana]

uzikaduzi wrote:
other than weight, i don't see why it would be an issue. i assume he'll chage you for a full 4x8 foot sheet anyways and it will provide more protection. maybe i shouldn't discount the weight side. i bet it aint light

MNfox are you using real diamond plate or the thin "RV" stuff?????
I didn't give weight a thought - when we re-did the front of our Sunline 2499, we used the light weight "RV stuff".

[renopker]

Get a 4x8 sheet cut it at 2' and use the left over 2' next time or when it gets all white and sand blasted.Its thin and light.

[uzikaduzi]

other than weight, i don't see why it would be an issue. i assume he'll chage you for a full 4x8 foot sheet anyways and it will provide more protection. maybe i shouldn't discount the weight side. i bet it aint light

[bradnailer]

Agree, 4' seems a tad excessive.

[Poppy___Nana]

I would take a closer look at the front of the trailer and see where there is a good cutoff point.....maybe a body change area, perhaps just below where a decal line may be!

Take a look and then make your decision. There is really no reason to have it 4' high if you don't want it that high!