Had a little mishap the other day with my 96 Holiday Rambler Endevor LE. Damaged rear end cap and bumper and bumper trim. Got a quote from a bone yard dealer in kY for the parts. A whopping $4000 just parts no shipping does this sound unrealistic. Is this par. Has anyone on here have any experience with this. Thanks in advance.
Rear End Cap
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darsben
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How many rear caps do you expect to find out there. Law of supply and demand.
Did you turn the accident in to your insurance.
Price is not out of line
Did you turn the accident in to your insurance.
Price is not out of line
Ray-IN
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Expensive, yes. Now the rest of the story. When an RV mfgr. changes design of the end caps the molds are sold or destroyed. Storing them requires too much space. There's now a company buying up cap molds and making them to order, but I forget the name. My front cap is busted, and Progressive says the estimate is too much, they will not pay.
The body shop that gave me the 1st estimate said they have a 2019 MH in their storage lot that's been there for 8 months while they wait for a salvage cap to show up at a salvage yard; meanwhile the MH owner is making payments and keeping insurance while unable to use the MH.
The body shop that gave me the 1st estimate said they have a 2019 MH in their storage lot that's been there for 8 months while they wait for a salvage cap to show up at a salvage yard; meanwhile the MH owner is making payments and keeping insurance while unable to use the MH.
Gary RV_Wizard
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RV salvage yard prices aren't cheap - it's a rare antique market rather than a scrap yard. It's not at all like car junk yards, where there are literally thousands of every year/make/model available.
Kirk
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If the seller is removing the cap for you to buy, that is also expensive and likely part of the price they are asking. You might be able to find a fiberglass shop that could repair the present cap.
