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ZuluSafari
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 Posted - 06/29/2012 : 11:27:09 AM
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| Any updates for us on your camper, Rich? |
2010 850
2010 Dodge 3500 DRW 4x4 Dsl. |
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admin-Rich
Founder
USA
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Posted - 06/29/2012 : 11:44:29 AM
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I stopped in LeGrande, Oregon to meet with Mony so that the could see the damage.
Repair requires the removal of the rear cap - and in that process the rear cap will be heavily damaged according to Mony.
He says that a new rear cap replacement is a better way to go rather than attempting to patch up the old cap after it's removed.
There's also interior indications of frame damage - seam separation in the rear bath and wall separation next the kitchen microwave.
The slide has a crack at it's exterior surface - looks like the frame may have cracked there too.
Here's where it gets interesting;
I took the camper to Clearcreek RV in Silverdale Washington for an estimate.
The repair manager said that it was minor damage. They won't be replacing the rear cap.
When I asked him about the interior wall separation and how that would be repaired, he said "Oh, that just goes back together."
Huh? I asked him what he meant by that and he said that "those kind of faults just go back together on their own during the repair process."
I won't say that that is a load of horse$hit.
But I find that an unacceptable explanation.
They probably plan to cut off the existing long attachment screws and clamp the clamp the cap frame back to the body frame, then insert some long screws to attach it.
Then cover up the repair with some cosmetic work, bill the insurance a bunch of money and call it good.
If I go back there it will be with brass knuckles and a shotgun.
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wnjj
Senior Member
USA
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Posted - 06/29/2012 : 12:03:23 PM
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Without knowing the construction details I don't know for sure, but it would seem like maybe someone could remove the right side wall material and "pull" the back wall into place and re-weld/bolt from the inside without removing the cap.
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ZuluSafari
Contributing Member
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Posted - 06/29/2012 : 12:19:38 PM
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| Boy -- don't know that I like the sound of that from the estimate shop. I have had other mishaps that worked out well, but none of them were completely through from inside to ouside, and I can't imagine it just going back good as new on its own by repairing the one pulled out piece. Like has been speculated, probably would be a quick repair billed as a much greater one, with you and your insurance company both big losers. Mony's assessment sounds the most credible, given the man's experience!! |
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Goldspace
Contributing Member
USA
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Posted - 07/22/2012 : 11:43:17 AM
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Hey Rich, How's the repair coming. Are you ready to give us an update?
Regards,
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admin-Rich
Founder
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Posted - 07/22/2012 : 12:28:20 PM
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Originally posted by Goldspace
Hey Rich, How's the repair coming. Are you ready to give us an update?
Regards,
Not yet. No response from the insurance company yet. . .I was told that they would send a check.
Also, waiting for Mony to finish up some arrangements with an RV company in Oregon that may allow him to do the repairs - if I can get it through insurance. Stay tuned. . . |
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mangymarmot
Contributing Member
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Posted - 07/26/2012 : 10:44:43 PM
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If Mony ends up doing the repair, please have him take lots of pictures. I'd like to see how the rear cap is attached and repaired.
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admin-Rich
Founder
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Posted - 07/27/2012 : 06:28:53 AM
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Originally posted by mangymarmot
If Mony ends up doing the repair, please have him take lots of pictures. I'd like to see how the rear cap is attached and repaired.
According to Mony, and the insurance inspector that visited to see the damage, the rear cap sustains so much damage in the process of removing it, that they simply replace the cap with a new one (rather than attempting to patch together the old cap).
Wholesale price of a new cap is $2700 according to Mony.
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admin-Rich
Founder
USA
2515 Posts |
Posted - 08/23/2012 : 1:29:09 PM
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Disaster. It turns out the insurance company wants to total it!
Our beloved 1150 will be no more. And we've never seen anything better.
I took the 1150 to Wescraft RV & Truck repair in Tacoma.
They have a booming RV repair shop and could repaint a small motorhome in their industrial-sized spray booth. And there were only RV's there, no trucks.
Karl at Wescraft knows his stuff. . .he went over the 1150 inside and out. About a 20 - 30 minute damage inspection. He couldn't conclude exactly how deep the frame damage went without getting into it.
But his estimate was close to Mony's and he said it could even go higher.
So the insurance company sent a guy out to look at it.
Karl (or someone at their shop) showed him the damage inside and out and explained the uncertainties.
The insurance will cover up to current blue book value.
We're giving it some time to think about it, but I think that we'll throw in the towel on this one.
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Donlu
Contributing Member
USA
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Posted - 08/23/2012 : 5:05:06 PM
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| So sorry about the loss of your EC... after having our previous truck camper totaled by our insurance carrier last year, we understand what you are going through. Hope you decide to replace it with another EC and good luck on your search on finding another. |
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Hit by a steel fence post on way out. . .
