Cracks in GRP

Hi

I had a similar problem with our Nuevo. Top near side at the rear. It was a split about 75mm long. Got it repaired under warranty.

What a surprise I had when I saw the repair in progress. At least 300mm length by 50mm wide material removed and re-built.

All seem ok now.


The body shop man told me that the resin may have moved which caused the crack.

Thanks Skyrakes, reassuring to know I'm not the first, it gives me hope my problem will be sorted out under warranty - although I wish it hadn't happend in the first place!

regards - Joe Janssis

I am used to boats and was shocked at the standard of glass work both on my Nuevo and my previous van.
My Nuevo has bubbles in the gel coat, blistering in the gel coat and stress cracks around all the locker door locks. Nothing major or structural but a boat builder simply wouldnt get away with it.
Its long out of warranty and the faults arent worth fixing but at the same time they shouldnt be there

In all probabilty its crazing rather than cracks, it needs sorting if the van is new but dont think of it as a crack.   IMO the thickness (actualy measured) of the current/recent vans is nowhere near that of the older vans and particular a fraction of the thickness of the monocoques

Thats what I thought a crazy mark. I then had a look through a magnifying glass and it was a crack. Not right through (As the bodyshop man told me) but still a crack. Small crack today little bigger next week and before you know it out of warranty.

Get it repaired.

Question. The company that did mine was in Blackpool near the official dealer where i bought mu MH from. Brilliant set up and very professional. They had the mh for a week

I submitted a warranty claim this week for cracks in the GRP on the roof....initially AS have rejected the claim!
In their view it’s caused by collision or impact, I have contested this assumption and since I have sent them my photo of the faults, they are reviewing the decision, it’s less than 12 months old!

Ray

That is awful, I have heat ripples in my black grp ( Broadway EB 2014) but nothing like that! As for AS suggesting collision or impact, where are the scratches and dents associated with that sort of damage?  Good luck with the claim. We had oversized securing screws coming through the black grp round the window over the cab area. This was dealt with by AS under warranty a few years ago and the area resprayed Black. All ok but you can see where the gloss paint starts and finishes especially when the black grp loses its shine which is every 5 to 6 weeks! So so shoddy!

Pete

Thanks for your support,  think that the photo says it all really...there are no witness marks, scuffs or other indications of an impact or collision.
I’ve talked to Theo claims mediator at AS and it’s because I sent this photo that he is reviewing the rejection.
In my view it’s a simple stress issue! Root cause may be attributable to the way the grp was fitted...it’s clear that it’s fairly localised!

I’m hoping for a decision this week, maybe they will feel it necessary to visit me and offer an expert opinion?


Ray