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The Crow Cover [message #242337] Wed, 05 March 2014 07:19 Go to previous message
kerry pinkerton is currently offline  kerry pinkerton   United States
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At Branson, Forrest Crow was telling me about an alternative he discovered to the commonly used but expensive and difficult to install Panduit covers that I used on one side of our coach.

I never got around to seeing what he had but remembered it when I was redoing my interior and called him. He said he used a mobile home vinyl trim piece that he found at Lowes/Home Depot. He doesn't post on the site but he said I could do a write up for him.

I didn't find the exact same product but found something that will work.

The gallery with photos and descriptions is here:

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/g6557-crow-trim.html

This is the goal:

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/crow-trim/p53412-crow-trim.html

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6557/Internals_002.jpg

The product is vinyl siding facia, 16' feet long for 20 bucks. Some work required.

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/crow-trim/p53415-forrest-crow.html
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6557/Internals_004.jpg

The first thing I did was cut off the old lip, leaving a 1/2" flange.

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/crow-trim/p53418-forrest-crow.html
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6557/Internals_005.jpg

Next I used a heat gun to bend the lip into a "J".

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/crow-trim/p53419-forrest-crow.html
<a href=http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6557
/Internals_006.jpg">

The heat gun...

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/crow-trim/p53420-forrest-crow.html

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6557/Internals_007.jpg

Pressing the heated plastic down while it cools. Legal declaimer....When you heat things with a heat gun, they get HOT and can cause burns and discomfort and sore heads on chickens. Care should be taken not to be stupid... Shocked Laughing

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/crow-trim/p53421-forrest-crow.html

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6557/Internals_012.jpg

Then the panel is trimmed down to desired width. I used 4.5"...5" might have worked a bit better.

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/crow-trim/p53422-forrest-crow.html

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6557/Internals_014.jpg

Then you just hook your newly formed "J" into the channel.

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/crow-trim/p53424-forrest-crow.html

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6557/Internals_016.jpg

And here it is after the upper cabinet is installed.

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/crow-trim/p53426-forrest-crow.html

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6557/Internals_018.jpg

I shortened my overhead cabinets behind the cockpit so the seats would recline. Here you can see the bare cover.

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/crow-trim/p53427-forrest-crow.html

http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/data/6557/Internals_019.jpg

You can also see my new headliner in some of these photos. I can't believe I didn't take any photos of it. It is white Naugahyde glued to masonite shower wall with the waterproof side up. I was able to use the old headliner panels as patterns. Not as difficult as I thought it would be.

Kerry Pinkerton - North Alabama Had 5 over the years. Currently have a '06 Fleetwood Discovery 39L

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