derek500 Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Found this on a Spanish MH forum today. Well worth a look. http://acpasion.net/foro/showthread.php?t=15635 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel E Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 And that's how they actually build them - the sides (and then the roof) go on last. Which is the reason, of course, why so much is inaccessible in a coach built motorhome - such as that Truma boiler right at the back of a really deep cupboard with the circuit board tight up against the outside wall. It's really easy to get at, however, if you just take the roof and walls off! Mel E ==== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
derek500 Posted February 2, 2007 Author Share Posted February 2, 2007 I was wondering how they put the fridge in!! But how do they take appliances out if they need replacing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel E Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Often with very great difficulty! The fridge, for example, will be installed so it can be slid out from the front. But you will often find that the corridor in front of it is simply too narrow to get it out! We had a motorhome with a fridge that could simply never be taken out - because, having put the side wall on, the one piece metal door striker plate had a cover that fouled the front of the fridge, restricting the door opening to about 60 degrees and making withdrawal completely impossible (the striker plate bolts were, of course, hidden behind the fridge). So the message of your photo is check the maintainability of your potential purchase. At least with van conversions, the walls and roof stay there and everything has to be put in from inside! Mel E ==== Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 derek500 - 2007-02-02 10:31 AM But how do they take appliances out if they need replacing? My neighbor had to have a fridge replaced in a Lunar and that wouldn't come out of the door so they had to remove a window to get it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Hmm, I've heard of slide outs but this is the first time I've seen a slide off :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Kirby Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Mel E - 2007-02-02 10:39 AM Often with very great difficulty! The fridge, for example, will be installed so it can be slid out from the front. But you will often find that the corridor in front of it is simply too narrow to get it out! We had a motorhome with a fridge that could simply never be taken out - because, having put the side wall on, the one piece metal door striker plate had a cover that fouled the front of the fridge, restricting the door opening to about 60 degrees and making withdrawal completely impossible (the striker plate bolts were, of course, hidden behind the fridge). So the message of your photo is check the maintainability of your potential purchase. At least with van conversions, the walls and roof stay there and everything has to be put in from inside! Mel E ==== MelBefore you crow too hard, have a look at where Adria have hidden the Truma in the Twin (van conversion). It is quite easy to render them inacessible in van conversions as well, if you put them in first and build the furniture around them!And you can't even take the side wall off a van conversion! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icelander Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Fridge comes out easy from my new but 05 model Knaus Sport Traveller. One day after getting it home from the dealers the fridge was out and there it is sat in the garage. Never had one in the Land Rover or Old Transporter, never used the one in the Topaz, and no fridge means that there is less to get serviced or stolen now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Newell Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 icelander - 2007-02-02 6:42 PM Fridge comes out easy from my new but 05 model Knaus Sport Traveller. One day after getting it home from the dealers the fridge was out and there it is sat in the garage. Never had one in the Land Rover or Old Transporter, never used the one in the Topaz, and no fridge means that there is less to get serviced or stolen now. So how do you keep your beer cool? D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Kirby Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 Dave Newell - 2007-02-02 6:58 PM icelander - 2007-02-02 6:42 PM Fridge comes out easy from my new but 05 model Knaus Sport Traveller. One day after getting it home from the dealers the fridge was out and there it is sat in the garage. Never had one in the Land Rover or Old Transporter, never used the one in the Topaz, and no fridge means that there is less to get serviced or stolen now. So how do you keep your beer cool? D. In the fridge, in the garage. Doh! :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest peter Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 I don't think Rapido's are built like that, as I could completely dismantle mine from the inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flicka Posted February 2, 2007 Share Posted February 2, 2007 peter - 2007-02-02 10:53 PM I don't think Rapido's are built like that, as I could completely dismantle mine from the inside. HID's says It's the putting everything back together that's my problem. Where the h**l did this this thingy come from? Flicka Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icelander Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 Beer? Cool? Thanks for the offer lads but never drink beer or wine. Just good old cheap water and herbal teas for a treat - honest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Newell Posted February 4, 2007 Share Posted February 4, 2007 Brian Kirby - 2007-02-02 8:43 PMDave Newell - 2007-02-02 6:58 PM icelander - 2007-02-02 6:42 PM Fridge comes out easy from my new but 05 model Knaus Sport Traveller. One day after getting it home from the dealers the fridge was out and there it is sat in the garage. Never had one in the Land Rover or Old Transporter, never used the one in the Topaz, and no fridge means that there is less to get serviced or stolen now. So how do you keep your beer cool? D. In the fridge, in the garage. Doh! :-)that's not a lot of use when one is comfortably ensconced on one's CC site though Brian!Each to their own Icelander.D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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