You would need to remove and clean the rubbers ( but it can be a long job ) , my idea was to get you by for now . Also, is there anything I should/could be brushing on to either side of the new ply, to give it some added protection?

Thanks once again for reading my problem and I hope you can decipher the above, it's hard to put it down in the correct manner on a screen when so in depth. If you plan to fix your grab handles horizontally, and you choose a rear seat handle with a coat hook, you will also have a serviceable coat hook!At this point, vigorously test the strength of the modified handle by bolting it to a large plywood offcut and giving it a good tug, before committing yourself to drilling a fixing hole in the caravan’s woodwork. You should be able to get 3.6mm board ( plywood not hardboard or mdf )from B and Q ( but it will not have a covering on it ) . I know everybody goes on about Silkaflex but I just can't justify the expense to the Mrs. when there's going to be a hell of a lot of tubes required from start to finish.

At least four holes are going to be drilled into the bodywork, and you don’t want to get that wrong. This advice is to hopefully repair the caravan well enough to get you away , and you may need to redo some things to a better quality when you get more time .If you want to get out of the caravan (which I can understand) it may just be worth asking your dealer for his best deal on another make, given the disappointment with your current van, To keep quoting the SOGA to try to achieve a replacement, even with a reduced value of your current van isn't going to work. Speak to Trading Standards and then you have to put up to take into court. The SOGA needs to be determined by a court that it has been breached, you cant just print a copy of it and throw it on your dealers desk. It seems the offside (Drivers side) window hasn't been sealed / seals seated correctly and a haphazard sealant job that's so uneven, lumpy and shoddy it's untrue.

Then the nearside whilst it maybe the window again, I'm more unsure on where this ones leaking from... It's nowhere near as bad as the other front corner though.The dimensions of this suction grab bar are 300 mm in length (12 inches), and the maximum user weight limit here is 95 kg (15 stone). Many modern caravans and motorhomes come with a water ingress (damp) warranty. Typically for a period of 8-10 years from the date of manufacture. Having said that, there's no guarantee that the UK weather will hold out on the days I need it to weather wise to finally start the repair job and hence why I've started it now. Is there ever a time when it is ok to use traditional external grade trade silicone sealant for generic re-sealing around joins, joints and so on of a touring caravan on it's exterior? This as there is a newish piece of 2" x 1" viewable on the inside of front of caravan and I'm sure I can affix the aly corner metal through/on to this. This 2" x 1" planed timber is also set at an angle itself which leads me to think it will all fit snuggly together.

Swift do not provide information to us on specific parts they fitted to their caravans or motorhomes. We would require the name of the manufacturer of the appliance as we can not search by your specific Swift caravan or motorhome. I know now I can use White Spirit to take off any old sealant and then use Methylated Spirit to clean off the white spirit residues, or the new sealant won't take correctly. This doesn't affect sprayed paintwork does it in anywya?

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Now having really stripped out all the offending interior plywood walls around the front end, I can confirm there is NO 'Non Setting Bedding Mastic/Sealant' the tape kind one can get on a roll. I think you've lost your way a little with the SOGA, We all understand your frustrations, quite a few of us have been or still are at the receiving end of some of these problems, but at the same time one has to be reasonable. I wouldn't recommend using normal silicone sealant for sealinganywhere on the outside of the caravan . http://www.1carpc.co.uk/wcdr/sealants.htm Hindsight is the most wonderful tool we have... only coming to fruition normally after a major situation.