| Re: Wanted-- Fridge vent cover for Birchaven ~ 20" x 12" [message #328710 is a reply to message #327695] |
Tue, 30 January 2018 13:31   |
Joe Weir
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Registered: February 2013
Location: Columbia, SC
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Tim,
I used one of the plastic ones from Jim. It is larger, and I did have to shave off the inside framing, but it is plastic and was easy to do. I did not have to modify the opening on the coach in any way, so if I wanted to go back I could. I did have to make a bracket for the latches to use, but that was a 12" length of aluminum angle and some dremel work.
Once you remove the inside framing of the plastic door frame, it conforms to the curve of the coach, and IMHO,, looks more original than that factory door did.
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/adventures/p57979-contoured-fridge-access-door.html
The vents in the door itself fit inside the opening, and the frame has enough depth to secure the tabs on the door without disturbing the surface of the coach. I used puty tape to position it, and then ran some screws to fasten the frame to the surface - much the same way the original was fastened.
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/adventures/p57981-very-rough-opening-with-framing.html
It appears from my rough opening that my original door was installed at 4:59 on Friday afternoon...
good luck on the quest.
Edit: I just realized I replied to this in the other forum. My apologies - CRS is setting in.
timthenomad wrote on Tue, 02 January 2018 23:31Hi Ken,
I called Applied, the Sirum's, Cinnabar, sent the co-opt an email. I might have even called Gateway.
Jim didn't have the Dometic aluminum cover in the right size (he does have the Royal one). He does have one of the newer plastic covers in a size that could be made to work on the Birch, but one would have to remover the frame and expand the hole some.
--tim
76 Birchaven - "Wicked Mistress" - New engine, trans, alum radiator, brakes, Sully airbags, fuel lines, seats, adult beverage center... those Coachmen guys were really thinking about us second hand owners by including that beverage center...
Columbia, SC.
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