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RIVET REPAIR
I have a shell question for Prevost
Can a customer when ordering a new motorhome X-3 shell,specify they want the “added flush rivet and patch
panel repair”‘ done as the coach shell is constructed? Would this help add protection/prevention of delamination to a new shell down the road. ?
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I am not sure if Robert Jones is back from the holidays and I believe Bill Jensen will be out until 1/9.
I will send them an email to alert them of the question.
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I asked our warranty service people back in November, 2013 if we had any concerns or problems with the current X3-45 panel adhesion method. The response was that we have not had any panel delamination issues on any of the XL2-45 or X3-45 shells that were manufactured since the new adhesion process was initiated in 2010. Prevost is comfortable that this issue is in the past for new shells. If you insist on the delamination fix that we have been doing with older coaches to be installed a new shell, we can add the rivets & metal strips at our Service Center in St. Nicolas, Quebec prior to painting at the factory.
Robert Jones
Prevost Sales Manager, Bus Shells
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Jim & Chris, is there a NEW bus in someone’s future ? Hope to see you guys soon…..Geo & Corey
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Corey,
Congratulations on selling yours. No, new coach. We enjoy our little speedster to much. When our life slows and we can spend more time on the road, we’ll upgrade. This September will be the celebration of our 5th year owning Beaver Bus #34. What are you looking at???
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Hi guys, bought a ’99 H Vantare(it’s a ’99 shell) 1 slide. 1 owner coach that spent it’s entire life in the southwest. meticulously maintained and cared for and shows as a 3-4 yr. old unit. It’s had the 365 tag & steer upgrade and the original R-Vac was retro-fitted with Coleman-Mach recently.
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Wow, where you did find that. Photo please. Gotta have a photo!!!
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If ya don’t mind boy’s, how about taking this to General Discussions, this thread got hijacked.:)
And we do need pictures George & Cory..
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YES SIR, HERR COMANDANT. This thread absolutely got hi-jacked. Please feel free to move it. I don’t know how. We’ll get pix as soon as possible, the bus is at Parliament/Coach Worx getting stuff done that we knew about going in plus zeroing out all the maintainance stuff. It really and truly was a great find. Geo & Corey
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I can see you guys are going to be a problem. Tom’s carrying the full load while we are galivanting all over TX looking for warmth. There is no place where it isn’t cold.
Just say rivets and this thread is back on track. Rivets, rivets, rivets. No drift here.
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Rivets rule, especially when your coach was born with them.
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Being serious here……I think a bonded construction has significant advantages, but if there are issues the rivet repair is the ideal fix.
Products have been assembled using bonding for a very long time, and those techniques have been very successful. Nobody hesitates to get on a plane, yet for decades almost every plane has used components that were bonded.
The rivets however are an excellent substitute but in superceding them with bonding some of their drawbacks have been eliminated. The major problem from my perspective is the “oil canning” and the noises associated with that as the coach heated or cooled in the presence or absence of the sun.
There is no question the smooth sides of the bonded skins have not only a nice appearance but the noises associated with a skin that is being heated or cooled are gone. If my bonded panels show signs of delamination I will have them repaired using the rivet method now being used, but my coach was repaired just prior to the development of the rivet repair and I see no signs of delamination so I feel as Robert has posted that whatever issues there were on some coaches, those are now gone.
So, Jim and Chris……..time to step up to the plate and buy that new X3.
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Ok, just hand over your checkbook. Oh, make sure it’s loaded. Our plan, when the time comes, will b a DDEC III XL-45 hopefully with Rogue slide or other that is sealed by squeegee system. OTR is a must, along with four cruise airs, Fisher-Pander generator in a box with exhaust pipe thru coach roof. No house computer, dual 12 volt water pumps with combined holding tank. An all wood interior. Granite Lite tiles thru out (for )reduced weight) with full heated floor, bedroom ceiling fan, one bath sink, (no sink in bedroom), manual pocket doors, with complete side aisle and all in one bathroom closed off from side aisle. No ceiling mirrors, and all sides windows mus be left open so not covered by frig, or cabinets. So in an XL45, that would include on the coach 5 salon windows, and two in the bedroom per side. No obstructions seeing out. Two Isri seats in cockpit, manual salon silhouette shades, with a Roman in bedroom Microwave vented thu roof.
A decent 3 or 4 burner stove, not a two burner , LP or induction, a disposal (our coach now has one) a fixed inside front TV, no swing down, and no underbelly entertainment center
This coach would be truly total electric, full of riveted panels, no diesel fired anything except DDEC engine and generator. Inothrwards, no Webasto/Aquahot heating instead using heat pumps /heatstrips, and electric toe kicks. LED lighting thru out
Exterior awnings be manual, no rooftop anything beyond antennas
These are some of our wishes for our next coach.
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I didn’t see the word rivet anywhere in the previous post and I’m just waiting for Tom to chastise you for thread creep.
Wait for it. You know it is coming.
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OK. its fixed with the word “rivet” placed strategically.
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Thread Creep = This is what happens when Jon’s jeans get a little age on them and Di has to get out the needle and thread, but she has to substitute the thread with Acme High Strength Mega string.
Oop’s, now Cory & George will be harassing me for contributing to the creep.
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