Motorhome salvage lots in central Florida

During my summer trip a post jumped out and damaged the right side of my motorhome. The damaged part is a part of the body. I can afford the part from Winnebago, but the shipping would be extreeemely high. I would like to see if one might be available from a salvage yard in central Florida where I can go to and pickup.

Does anyone know of a salvage yard here in central Florida?

I live in central Florida and I have never heard of an RV salvage yard here. Catblaster will have the answer since he has lived here all his life.

  A Google for Motor Home Salvage yards in Central Florida brought up several.  You will have to get on the phone and call to see if they might have the part.

Ed

after Irma,  there should be a bunch of new salvage yards opening up.

I've been to one near Gainesville. Mostly trailers at the time, but that was years ago.

This Google Search will find a bunch:
https://www.google.com/search?q=rv+salvage+florida&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8

Here's some to check out:

ARS RV Svc. & Salvage Orange Blossom Trail at East Martin Street, Kissimmee, FL
1-407-846-4916RV Service & Salvage location

Bob?s Used RV Parts RT 2 BOX 1145 High Springs, FL 32643
1-386-454 5733 Wide selection of used RV parts, we buy wrecked RVs.

Brandon Auto Salvage, 3159 State Road 60 E Balrico FL
1-800-282-7462 RV parts for all types of RV?s

Bryant RV Service 2819 West State Road 44 DeLand, FL 32720
RV appliance manuals on-line.

Conibear RV Center. 11636 N. US 98, Lakeland, FL 33809
1-800-981-2787 Inventory of some original Avco motorcoach parts. Also, good supply of other hard-to-find parts.

Creative Coach. 8250 State Road 33N, Lakeland FL 33809
1-888-234-3439, or 1-863-984-3439; FAX: 1-863-984-1876 Custom painting, graphics, special effects. Specializing in Prevost, Bluebird, Newell, Country Coach,
Monaco, Holiday Rambler, Beaver, Safari and Fleetwood products. New and used parts.

Discount Aluminum 1461 Seminola Blvd. Casselberry, FL
1-407-695-2555 Supplier of ALUMINUM SIDING

Dixie trailer supply/rv parts/service 4135 N. Dixie Highway Fort Lauderdale, FL 33334 1-305-565-9210 In business more than 27 years. New and hard-to-find trailer and RV parts.

Giant Recreation World. 13906 W. Colonial Drive, Winter Garden, FL 34787;
1-800-654-8475, FAX 1-407-573-6434. Hundreds of appliance manuals and service prints available.

Holiday RV Super Stores Inc. - Orlando, FL
1-407-351-3096 Specializing in vintage Airstream and Holiday Rambler parts.

Holiday RV Super Stores Inc. Tampa, FL
1-813-622-8777 Specializing in vintage Airstream and Holiday Rambler parts.

Holiday RV Super Stores Inc. - N. Ft. Myers, FL
1-941-731-2266 Specializing in vintage Airstream and Holiday Rambler parts.

Holiday RV Super Stores Inc. - Orlando, FL
1-407-363-9211 Specializing in vintage Airstream and Holiday Rambler parts.

Lairson Enterprises 10812 66 North , Pinnelas Park, FL 33782
1-727-541 1809 All kinds of Surplus RV parts from Appliances to Running Gear.

PALM TRUCK & RV CENTERS 2441 State Road 7 (441), Fort Lauderdale, FL 33317;
1-954-584-3200; fax: 1-954-584-3228
Very extensive inventory of RV parts for nearly all makes and models.

RV Dealer Parts Surplus P.O. BOX 512307, PUNTA GORDA, FL 33951
1-941-764-0879 RV Dealer Parts Surplus Online Parts and Accessories

RV Renovators, Pinellas Park, FL ? Dean and Pam --
1-727-521-1161 Repairs on older RV?s as well as newer ones.

Skycraft Parts & Surplus PO Box 536186 Orlando, FL 32853-6186
1-407-628-5364 Specializes in surplus electronics and wiring.

Toms R.V. Parts and Clearance (813) 661-4421 1005 West U.S. Hwy.92, Suite A, Seffner, FL 33584

Window Components Manufacturing Inc. 8076 N.W. 74th Avenue Medley, FL 33166
1-800-382-9541, Manuals, etc., Call for information.

I picked out some addresses that were available and made sense. I called the posted numbers and found that two had disconnected numbers, two did not have the parts and one number was busy longer than I was able to wait.

Guess I will have to try my blacksmithing skills and try to straighten the part.

Thanks to all.

Wayne, what part were you looking for?

I am looking for the piece of trim which is just at the junction of the bay doors and the upper body. It is an aluminum extrusion about 1 3/4" wide by 3/16" thick by 110 5/8" long. The cost is about $110 plus shipping. The cost of shipping from Winnebago could be as much as several hundred dollars because of its length. I was looking for a used part that might be available within 200 miles from the home base where I could pick it up. I talked with the local Camping World and was told that they had recently received a similar part and with all of the added shipping costs the shipping cost was over $200. I have purchased several parts from Winnebago sources and found that the shipping costs are very ridiculously high so the projected costs do not surprise me. Next week, I will extend my search toward Miami. If all that fails I will try to straighten the part myself. The material is very hard and does not bend very easily.

The part number is found on page 132 item #1 and is 123993-01-02A EA TRIM - COVER - 182" ALUMINUM - BLACK
FROM: 07-29-02 THRU: 99-99-99 

Ouch. I think the length is the killer for shipping charges. I think UPS has a 72" limit (??) and maybe > 96" pushes it into a different truck freight category.

John Canfield said:

Ouch. I think the length is the killer for shipping charges. I think UPS has a 72" limit (??) and maybe > 96" pushes it into a different truck freight category.

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I forget the exact numbers but last season I had my side awning material replaced.  The original had the aluminum cover guard over the length of the closed awning and it was part of the orignal.  Because of it's length (16 ft), the shipping charges were going to be ridiculous so I just ordered the material itself and decided to do away with the cover - it always seemed to hold water anyway.  I remember the installer saying I saved at least $200 plus he said he had never received one yet that was not bent in shipping....lol

I just straightened out the part and I believe it is good enough to go back on a MH that is 14 years old. Yesterday I was up to the local RV dealer to get a door awning part that I had ordered about 3 months ago and noticed that all of their motorhomes regardless of manufacturer had a part that looked the same as on mine. They may all use the same part. It might be a way to get a used part without looking too hard.

Glad you were able to reuse the part, thanks for checking in. I get stuff delivered by truck freight every now and then and it's more expensive for residential delivery and again more expensive if you need a lift gate (I don't, my tractor has forks.) I just had a Rec Tec pellet smoker delivered by truck freight and shipping was $200 (20% of the cost of the smoker  :.)

Several times I've had the supplier just cut my long part in half and ship it (probably wouldn't work with a smoker grill) 

Not always possible but it works sometimes and greatly reduces the shipping.

Thanks, I had thought about that.