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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / RVs / February 2006Coleman roof seal
The seal material around the roof on my Coleman Niagara has come loose in a couple of spots. Can anyone recommend a adhesive to keep the seal in place. Thanks! > The seal material around the roof on my Coleman Niagara has come loose in a > couple of spots. Can anyone recommend a adhesive to keep the seal in place. > > Thanks! If you are the original owner and have the benefit of the lifetime roof warranty, contact your dealer and have them repair it. I am, and I did. Fleetwood has a "kit" which the dealer can order and install. My experience has been that once it starts separating, it will continue no matter what you try...you can slow it down, but you can't stop it. The best stuff I used when mine started down this road was automotive weatherseal adhesive. It's really crappy to work with, but it worked...for awhile. Then I emailed Coleman/Fleetwood, they sent an email back confirming that they consider the gasket to be a part of the roof and subject to the warranty. But a dealer has to inspect and verify. If you are not the original owner, I'd still go ahead and ask the dealer what the kit would cost to order and install for you. At least you'll know what the score is, for that inevitable time when the damn thing comes loose everywhere.  SignatureSteve Kranz Homebrewer extraordinaire, banjo player mediocaire Visit the Midnight Homebrewers' League on the web at: http://users.adelphia.net/~smkranz I had the same problem, but was not the original owner. For $400 you can get a new seal and glue, I decided to use 100% silicone and it has worked so far (6 months) but does not look like a permanent fix. Ed Smolen ===================================== >> The seal material around the roof on my Coleman Niagara has come loose in >> a couple of spots. Can anyone recommend a adhesive to keep the seal in [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > know what the score is, for that inevitable time when the damn thing comes > loose everywhere. Is that a rubber roof? If so, all I hear is that you should not use silicone. All the RV places sell a "self leveling" sealant. http://www.rvtraveler.com/roof.html http://www.pplmotorhomes.com/parts/caulks-sealants/49487.htm > I had the same problem, but was not the original owner. For $400 you can get > a new seal and glue, I decided to use 100% silicone and it has worked so far [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > know what the score is, for that inevitable time when the damn thing comes > > loose everywhere. Rich, it's a pop-up, so not a rubber roof as on TT or 5er. the Coleman roof is made of ABS, and I think nothing stays glued to it very easily Mel Rich256 a écrit: > Is that a rubber roof? If so, all I hear is that you should not use > silicone. All the RV places sell a "self leveling" sealant. [quoted text clipped - 54 lines] > >>>loose everywhere. > I had the same problem, but was not the original owner. For $400 you can get > a new seal and glue, I decided to use 100% silicone and it has worked so far [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > know what the score is, for that inevitable time when the damn thing comes > > loose everywhere. I used some black automotive Silicon on my Seapine. Its been working for about 9 months. It came off right over the door area. I'm the original owner. It will go to the dealer if it comes off again. jw > I had the same problem, but was not the original owner. For $400 you can get > a new seal and glue Ouch! :( Then again, it IS, after all, a CRITICAL component in the folding system. I wonder how much $ an official service center would charge for their labor to do the work. > I decided to use 100% silicone and it has worked so far > (6 months) but does not look like a permanent fix. I wonder the length of the warranty, if any, on such work done professionally. Would it be worth having the $400 "part" professionally installed? Signature:) JR 2000 Skamper Ultra 249 TT 2002 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD Vortec 8100 - Allison 1000 >>I had the same problem, but was not the original owner. For $400 you can get >>a new seal and glue [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I wonder how much $ an official service center would charge for their labor to > do the work. Actually that's a bit high, my dealer charged me about $275 for both. However, the new ABS seal is peel and stick, no glue needed. >>I decided to use 100% silicone and it has worked so far >>(6 months) but does not look like a permanent fix. > > I wonder the length of the warranty, if any, on such work done professionally. > > Would it be worth having the $400 "part" professionally installed? The instruction indicated that 90 minutes was the expected install time. That probably doesn't include the time to clean off the old adhesive. Greetings, I've only seen this once, but you MIGHT be able to look at the mounting surface for the factory gasket and find a replacement weather strip for car doors that could clip on in its place all around the perimeter of the roof. The one I saw had this plus another door type gasket with double-faced tape also mounted around the perimeter on the top edge of the camper box (plus a cut piece along the top edge of the folding door). When the roof was down, the two gaskets met firmly and looked to make a very good seal. This should be much cheaper than the factory gasket repair kit for $400.00 (!). I suggest inspecting the roof edge where the original gasket is coming off, then look in a J.C. Whitney catalog at the various door gaskets they sell (they also provide a profile cutaway drawing of each type of door gasket) and find one that will match. For the section along the top of the walls, use the gasket they sell for sealing the gap in the tailgate of pick-up trucks. I had the old style one-piece roof replaced on my Coleman a few years back so I'm unable to go look for you at how the roof edge is formed where the gasket is mounted and suggest a specific style of replacement. Cheers - Jonathan > The seal material around the roof on my Coleman Niagara has come loose in > a couple of spots. Can anyone recommend a adhesive to keep the seal in > place. > > Thanks! I think the problem with these is to have to gasket stick permanently to the ABS... seems like most product won't last long... Mel Jonathan a écrit: > Greetings, > [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >> >>Thanks! Thanks for the great info! I will contact the dealer. > The seal material around the roof on my Coleman Niagara has come loose in > a couple of spots. Can anyone recommend a adhesive to keep the seal in > place. > > Thanks! Thanks for the info. I got my Niagara back from the dealer today. The total cost for replacing the roof gasket was $37.50 for freight and tax. > The seal material around the roof on my Coleman Niagara has come loose in > a couple of spots. Can anyone recommend a adhesive to keep the seal in > place. > > Thanks! good thing the warranty covers for the gasket cost! I think they are very expensive! Mel pjharren@sbcglobal.net a écrit: > Thanks for the info. I got my Niagara back from the dealer today. The > total cost for replacing the roof gasket was $37.50 for freight and tax. [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> >>Thanks! |
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