Hi Tim,
I saw your message about your trim repair. I just brought my T@B out of storage for the spring, and I have discovered several cracks in trim similar to your description. I live in Boulder County, so was wondering if you'd be willing to share the name of the shop you used as they seem to be practiced in this repair. :)
Thanks much!
Chris N.
--- In tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com, "BocoTim" <varechel@...> wrote:
>
> Hey Pierre - I'd have to agree, if expansion is the problem, then it would seem that having smaller pieces would help prevent the cracking, or maybe they should just make the trim out of foam rubber. ;-)
>
> Tim
>
> --- In tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com, "Pierre" <pierredemers72@> wrote:
> >
> > Tim,
> > Don't you think that if the rear part of the trim would have been itself in two parts in place of one long, it would help for expansion?
> > On my trailer (2005) both sides of the rear trim are cracked, while the front ones, which are shorter, are still intact.
> > Pierre (Québec)
> >
> > --- In tabtrailers@yahoogroups.com, "BocoTim" <varechel@> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Folks,
> > >
> > > This is a brief recap regarding a repair on some trim cracks that developed over the winter on my 2010 T@B camper:
> > >
> > > A month ago I took the camper in for repair at a former T@B dealer. Incidentally, there was another T@B in the shop for the exact same repair. They suggested that the reason there is a common problem with the trim cracking is because the trim is fastened down by screwing directly through the trim piece. This can cause little fissures in the plastic that expand in hot/cold extremes and can cause cracking over time.
> > >
> > > They said the solution is to drill small holes in the trim first and then screw it down.
> > >
> > > So, the shop affixed a couple new trim pieces, but they cracked overnight! They could not explain the reason for this..... So, they reordered, and then it turns out the trim length wasn't quite right.
> > >
> > > Long story short, after a month in the shop, I got the camper back on Saturday. It is not quite good as new, but close - they had to add a small piece at the top to make up for a gap, but it looks okay. I'm just happy to have the camper back and looking forward to the season. To their credit, the shop didn't charge me anything (not even labor) for this repair, even though the trim was past warranty. So, overall, I feel fortunate with this outcome.
> > >
> > > Anyway, I hope this is informative for anyone else seeking repairs and that the fix is a little more straight forward for you than it was for me.
> > >
> > > Tim
> > > Boulder, CO
> > >
> >
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