Dometic Fridge Vent Colour

[sallylillian]

Our new Morelo is white. There are of course a multitude of whites and looking at the "white " Dometic vent against the "white" Morelo the vent hits you straight away as in the example below.

Has anybody taken one of these to a body shop and had it painted? I am looking for a solution as white on white looks crap!
Michael

 

[Lenny HB]

Why not spray it yourself with an aerosol results will be quite acetable if done carefully. You can get special plastic paints and plastic bumper paints but the ordinary car paints work well but dont use any primer or undercoat on plastic. Should be able to get an aerosol paint colour matched to the body.

 

[sallylillian]

Why not spray it yourself with an aerosol results will be quite acetable if done carefully. You can get special plastic paints and plastic bumper paints but the ordinary car paints work well but dont use any primer or undercoat on plastic. Should be able to get an aerosol paint colour matched to the body.

I have a mate with a large body shop and with the right colour code or he can measure the colour I am sure that I can get a better match. The concern is the moving latches and if the plastic will hold the paint, so if someone had done it I could get a heads up on issues. Having said that I understand that Dometic do different colours although I cannot find any confirmation, but I have a grey one on my Flair.

 

[scotjimland]

wouldn't worry, it will soon go yellow,

 

[sallylillian]

wouldn't worry, it will soon go yellow,

Gee thanks! I think they do a black one which might work better??

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[scotjimland]

Gee thanks! I think they do a black one which might work better??

nah it will go grey ..

 

[Drexxer]

I think black will work well too, cannot look any worse than that white one

 

[tonyidle]

U-Pol do a plastic primer that works really well. Without it aerosol car paint goes on well but is easily chipped. The primer prevents that from happening.

 

[Riverbankannie]

I’ve spray painted our white vent covers black to match the vent frames. Ordinary car paint.
No problems or issues found ............. yet !

 

[sallylillian]

I’ve spray painted our white vent covers black to match the vent frames. Ordinary car paint.
No problems or issues found ............. yet !

Thanks, useful, I have seen that black vents are available which may be easier and more durable, if I can get them!

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[Riverbankannie]

Thanks, useful, I have seen that black vents are available which may be easier and more durable, if I can get them!

The black vents seem to be available, our van fitted with them, but not the vent covers. We had no covers supplied so I had to buy white ones.

 

[sallylillian]

The black vents seem to be available, our van fitted with them, but not the vent covers. We had no covers supplied so I had to buy white ones.

Missed the subtle difference in your first post!

 

[Lenny HB]

I think the covers only come in white & grey, we have grey ones on our white vents, they are on there 3 rd van. Bought grey because the 1st van had grey vents but of course being Dometic the vents & the covers are not the same colour grey. Domectic don't only employ idiots for designers who can't even make a fridge that works properly they also employ colour blind ones as well.

 

[mitzimad]

get the color code from dometic and have the van sprayed to match

 

[EuroTrotters]

I have some Black mercedes mirrors

Plastic primed, primed and finished in white with laquer. Look mint 10 years on

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[landscaper]

Our Motorhome only has a real thorough clean once a year - so frankly couldnt see any difference between the covers and the MH due to dirt! Well done you for keeping yours so pristine.

 

[sallylillian]

That isn't mine, my Morelo has not started build yet?

 

[Richard Birkett]

Slightly off topic but it appears to only have 1 vent, as does my Carthago, despite the Dometic manual showing it should have 2. I had the fridge serviced recently and the engineer couldn’t understand how it worked so well and suggested fitting fans. Are all Morelos like this?
Richard

 

[tonyidle]

Slightly off topic but it appears to only have 1 vent, as does my Carthago, despite the Dometic manual showing it should have 2. I had the fridge serviced recently and the engineer couldn’t understand how it worked so well and suggested fitting fans. Are all Morelos like this?
Richard

There may be a floor vent - my last Hymer was like that.

 

[sallylillian]

Slightly off topic but it appears to only have 1 vent, as does my Carthago, despite the Dometic manual showing it should have 2. I had the fridge serviced recently and the engineer couldn’t understand how it worked so well and suggested fitting fans. Are all Morelos like this?
Richard

Not sure about your Carthago, but Morelo install a roof vent. Allegedly and indeed logically this creates a better chimney effect. It was a question I asked from the first floor offices of my German dealer, he took me to a window and pointed out the roof vent. Feed back I have had from others is that the solution outperforms the standard venting. Get up some ladders and look on your roof!

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[Richard Birkett]

Thanks Sallylillian, I’ll check it tomorrow. It would explain why it works so very well.
Richard

 

[Theonlysue]

Why not contrast rather than try to match?

 

[sallylillian]

Why not contrast rather than try to match?

Sort of my logic in considering the black vent cover, the other standard is a grey which I have on my Flair. It would be good if I could try both to see?

 

[sallylillian]

Thanks Sallylillian, I’ll check it tomorrow. It would explain why it works so very well.
Richard

A quote from someone on the German forum LinerTreff:-
"The one with the ventilation on the roof we had with our Carthago too. That worked great. This was our first mobile that did not need a fan."
Interesting!

 

[Richard Birkett]

I have checked and the void behind the fridge is indeed vented through the roof along with the oven (in a separate flue) and the SOG.

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[two]

Roof vents are fine, so long as not covered by snow.

If the colour of an outside vent was the only problem on my van, I'd be rather chuffed.

 

[sallylillian]

Roof vents are fine, so long as not covered by snow.

If the colour of an outside vent was the only problem on my van, I'd be rather chuffed.

If it was snowing the temperature is therefore less than 5c so the fridge would need its vents covered anyway