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FionaW1971

07/8/2013 at 8:12am
Location: Cheshire
Outfit: Elddis Avante 636

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Yes it's plastic, just traded our 2009 Lunar 546 in with similar fractures, which were pointed out (but no money deducted for them phew) by dealer taking van off us. Ours were horizontal though but apparently very common in vans a few years old, and servicing dealer should be searching for them. Apparently, they are just caused by a lack of flex in tray when you step into it and kids jumping about in the shower or just an adult stepping in and out over time, we suspect that wrong sealant was used which caused this lack of flex. I would speak to your dealer about best fix as they should be very familiar with it. What other problems have you had with the van fradillian?

fradillian

07/8/2013 at 10:46am
Location: Lichfield
Outfit: Lunar Quasar 546

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I've emailed our service centre and am awaiting a reply.

Other problems, where do I start.....
- Fridge never runs more than 12 hours on gas before locking out. Its an ongoing problem.
- Shower door fell off
- Major damp repairs to front of the caravan.
- Rear lights continually misted up.
- All three aerial points needed replacing as they were faulty.
- Truma Ultraflow inlet needed replacing as it cracked.
- Stereo has packed up.
- Loose trim.

Despite these problems though, I still love our van. I love the layout and I know there are now other manufacturers with the same layout but I can't justify the expense of swapping to the same as what we have now.

I don't think we'll be buying Lunar again but we could have similar problems with whatever we bought. It's a shame there isn't a JD Power survey for caravans like there is for cars.

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FionaW1971

07/8/2013 at 11:05am
Location: Cheshire
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Gosh we had, shower door fall off too, also rear aerial point was faulty and heater pipe gasket into shower not sealed properly causing a small leak behind shower thankfully caught early by great dealer. Sounds like you have had way more than your fair share! Oh our rear lights misted up too on one side.

LobeyDosser

07/8/2013 at 11:25am
Location: Argyll Scotland
Outfit: 1997 Bailey Ranger 470 4

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The "misting" of light clusters is normally caused by water getting into the innards and then condensing when the heat from the bulbs raises the temperature of that water.

You have two choices;-
Either find out where the water is getting in and seal it, firstly drying off the innards.
or
Drill a small hole in the bottom of the light cluster to allow any water that does get in, to drain out.

Really, whatever method you use will depend on the type of light cluster you have.

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fradillian

07/8/2013 at 4:08pm
Location: Lichfield
Outfit: Lunar Quasar 546

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Thanks Lobey. I'd be scared to drill anything for fear of the whole caravan collapsing around me :-D

DrivenMad

07/8/2013 at 9:11pm
Location: Wakefield
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fradillion

No I did not drill.
Drilling holes means you have other holes to fill and can also cause a weakness.

fradillian

08/8/2013 at 1:24pm
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The Captain Tolley's has arrived. I will give you an update of how it goes.

Wish me luck.

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