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Old 01-26-2017, 02:24 PM   #1
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Skirting separation

This past week while traveling eastbound on I10 across the Florida panhandle in high winds, the skirting on my 2013 3900FB blew out. By that I mean that the lower aluminum panel from the front propane door to the rear main slide on the drivers side detached and was flapping in the breeze. I pulled over as soon as I saw the condition. Luckily the panel did not crease or deform too badly, however I cannot get it back up in the plastic channel.

For the meantime, I have used an excessive amount of gorilla tape to hold it just under the channel as well as few self tapping screws with fender washers in a horizontal aluminum beam I saw about 3 inches below the channel.

I also replaced the screws underneath into the frame that had corroded/elongated the holes and broke loose.

My question to this forum is how do I get the panel back up into the channel? Do I need to remove the entire plastic channel?

Or should I just bite the bullet and take the rig into the dealer and deal with an insurance claim?

Has anyone repaired this panel? Can I allow it to ride about 1/2 to 3/4 inch below the plastic channel and just rely on silicone adhesive? Any and all thoughts are appreciated.
 
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Old 01-26-2017, 07:09 PM   #2
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If the plastic trim you are referring to is the piece between the aluminum and the fiberglass wall, then pull the plastic trim off. It is held on by a metal strip that is screwed on, and the aluminum is held on by this strip. I had ours come off in a couple of places and it is really easy to fix. After you get things back into place, remove the old silicone caulk and recaulk the plastic trim that covers the metal strip.
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Old 01-27-2017, 11:34 AM   #3
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Awesome! I was afraid of trying t pull the plastic off assuming that it was the full attachment strip. I know what to do now. Thank you so much!
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