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11/3/2013 at 4:39pm
 Location: Sussex
 Outfit: Swift 645 Elegance - Range Rover Sport
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Hi all

I have just booked my van in with my local dealer for next week as the door on the  bathroom on my Crusader is getting tight to open and close and is tight on the centre door edge and catching on the latch latch plate screws a little.

On concluding the call he said he may have rto 'take some off the back edge of the door''. Im a bit concerned with this, as am I right in thinking the finish on these doors is just a wood efect covering / laminate?

 If this is the case I dont want him taking anything off anywhere, as it will expose the base whitewood construction and ruin the finish. Has anyone had a similar problem and if so does anyone have any ideas as to the best way to rectify it?    

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11/3/2013 at 7:34pm
 Location: Wales
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Has it always been like this ,because my bathroom door at the end of winter is a little bit tight on the fixings but as soon as spring is here it seems to right itself,I think it is the damp winter weather that makes the wood expand a fraction,I must say my van is as dry as a chip.


11/3/2013 at 9:42pm
 Location: Leicester
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We have also noticed the bathroom door sticking during winter but when the heating has been on for a couple of days the problem clears up. Van just been serviced and is dry, just the damp air making wood swell I think.

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Was the van level during the winter ? Might be its "settled" slighly twisting the frame.I get this at the start of the season some times with a cupboard but it rights itself after a few days on level ground.

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11/3/2013 at 11:03pm
 Location: Lancashire
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take the door off and bring it home for a week lay it very flat somewhere warm ie.under a bed with a weight at each corner to stop it warping.after this the expansion should have gone enough to refit it.

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