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Subject Topic: Conway Countryman Panel Rot Post Reply Post New Topic
Personawesome78
24/5/2011 at 10:33pm
 Location: Surrey
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Hi,

The side panel on my Countryman from the wheelarch toward the kitchen is very soft and moves when pushed :oS Assuming this is severe rot and only the aluminium skin and vinyl is keeping it together. Also, a bit of the aluminium skin has cracked. Can this be patch repaired from behind when fixing the rot or is it better to reskin totally?

Happy to replace this myself in the winter (plan to put it to the back of my mind and enjoy the summer!) but was after advice on how you dismantle. Is it a case of drilling out the pop rivets, wheel arch screws etc. until it comes free. Anything else to bear in mind?

The rest of the panels seem to be ok and the floor solid so will go about treating those with wood preservative. Any opinions on the best to use?

When putting back together, what have others done to prevent it happening again? Obviously ensuring the wood is treated and all places sealed. Can you also bond plastics over it or other new methods to keep out the rot or even use GRP instead of wood?!

Thanks for any help. If you have any photos or other stuff from when you did your repairs, e-mailing them to me would be a great help

phil.awesome78 at gmail.com

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Persondundeedouglas
24/5/2011 at 10:56pm
 Location: Alsager Cheshire
 Outfit: 1999 Conway Crusader View dundeedouglas's Profile View Profile   Reply to dundeedouglas Reply   Quote dundeedouglas Quote  
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Look up posts on here by Frederico...he had worse problems than you and I think replaced both sides of his Crusader. He posted some great pics and fantastic advise regarding the best way to replace rotten panels.


Personmiss daisy
06/1/2013 at 9:03pm
 Location: highland
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   Hi i have a pennine sterling just bought last April year 1999 we have same problem both side panels on each side completly rotten...taken one side of sofar with new wood panel back on just to order aluminium a big job plus roof  and stuff to come of to do this..only problem we have is we stay in north of scotland and every supplier way down south :( so having problems and big expence getting things to us and aluminium size that we need..... :( folding campers seemingly need resealed every 5 yrs previous owners did not do this

     ola



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Personandymos1
07/1/2013 at 12:49pm
 Location: derby
 Outfit: pennine fiesta folding camper View andymos1's Profile View Profile   Reply to andymos1 Reply   Quote andymos1 Quote  
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hi,we have the same sort of problem,we have a 1994 fiesta,just replaced one side pannel as rotted away but could do with a new piece of aliminium as got holes on the bottem lip as it folds under.any ideas were we can get a piece from.andy.



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