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Aug 8^th, 2022 at 7:08pm

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Dropped the caravan off at the repairers to ģet some hail damage repairers.
One complete side and the front of the van.
Talking to the repairers I asked him why caravan builders don't use a thicker aluminium skin on the vans. Apparently it is all to do with the weight of the van.

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Reply #1 - Aug 8^th, 2022 at 7:39pm

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That doesn’t surprise me Brian. New ones are light alloy frames, foam and very thin sheets of fibreglass.

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Reply #2 - Aug 9^th, 2022 at 7:42am

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Hi Brian
Good luck with the repairs mate
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Reply #3 - Aug 9^th, 2022 at 1:28pm

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Hope it's under insurance.

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Reply #4 - Aug 9^th, 2022 at 7:43pm

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TBF wrote on Aug 9^th, 2022 at 1:28pm:

Hope it's under insurance.

Sure is.

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Reply #5 - Aug 9^th, 2022 at 8:28pm

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Did they give you a time frame for the repairs?

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Reply #6 - Aug 9^th, 2022 at 9:47pm

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jclures wrote on Aug 9^th, 2022 at 8:28pm:

Did they give you a time frame for the repairs?

About a week.

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Reply #7 - Aug 10^th, 2022 at 10:26am

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You are lucky Brian. A lot of people are reporting insurance companies are writing vans off rather than repair for hail damage.

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Reply #8 - Aug 10^th, 2022 at 12:27pm

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Went for a look at how our van repairs are progressing.

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Reply #9 - Aug 10^th, 2022 at 1:20pm

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Are you getting ready for a trip Brian??

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