handsj replied on 28/07/2018 14:43
Posted on 28/07/2018 14:43
We recently carefully shut the locker door on our 2016 Affinity 550, as we have always done. After we noticed a slight resistance, the door literally snapped at the top by the hinge! It now has a split, about a third of the way across, which is now being held in place with duct tape.
After the initial shock we set about trying to find out how this happened. We were horrified to find that the 'door' is in fact just a plastic window, sprayed grey. The 2 supporting gas struts seem far too powerful and due to the width of the window, the struts had literally forced the window hinge out of it's mounting at each side. The resulting distortion meant that the 'door' couldn't then close and hence the 'door' split (horrifyingly easily!) at its weakest point.
IMHO this is just poor design for which there is no excuse. Any Elddis owners reading this - please take care! Any comments welcome.
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handsj
Caravanner from Wiltshire