Hi all
Newbie member - I've posted in the introduction forum btw!
We have a 2008 Cityvan CV60 ( built by Pilote) which is a compact A class with a cab door on the continental side. On a recent trip I shut the cab door on my walking boots which I had stored in the footwell and broke the bottom hinge. What a twit!
The hinge is a 5-segment affair made from aluminium pieces with a steel rod through the sections, the rod itself has broken off between each segment leaving the door just hanging by the top hinge.
I’ve had a friend of ours who’s a very skilled mechanical engineer take a look and he’s been unable to drive out the sections of broken rod. He said it’s no good trying to drill them out either because the drill will just wander about and chew up the softer aluminium. So what I have isn’t repairable.
I have of course extensively googled for parts and found nothing, the trouble is our van is pretty rare and they were only made for a couple of years. I’ve emailed O’learys with photos and had no response. I've also seen the threads about the chap that manufactures replacement Ellbee hinges, these aren't the same as mine. My next plan is to email Pilote but I there’s just a generic email address on the French website so I don’t have much hope – but I’ll try.
Does anyone have any ideas please? Is this a job for a motorhome accident repair place? - I tried to link a couple of photos from my Google account but it wouldn't work - am I allow to post the links on here?
Thank you!
Newbie member - I've posted in the introduction forum btw!
We have a 2008 Cityvan CV60 ( built by Pilote) which is a compact A class with a cab door on the continental side. On a recent trip I shut the cab door on my walking boots which I had stored in the footwell and broke the bottom hinge. What a twit!
The hinge is a 5-segment affair made from aluminium pieces with a steel rod through the sections, the rod itself has broken off between each segment leaving the door just hanging by the top hinge.
I’ve had a friend of ours who’s a very skilled mechanical engineer take a look and he’s been unable to drive out the sections of broken rod. He said it’s no good trying to drill them out either because the drill will just wander about and chew up the softer aluminium. So what I have isn’t repairable.
I have of course extensively googled for parts and found nothing, the trouble is our van is pretty rare and they were only made for a couple of years. I’ve emailed O’learys with photos and had no response. I've also seen the threads about the chap that manufactures replacement Ellbee hinges, these aren't the same as mine. My next plan is to email Pilote but I there’s just a generic email address on the French website so I don’t have much hope – but I’ll try.
Does anyone have any ideas please? Is this a job for a motorhome accident repair place? - I tried to link a couple of photos from my Google account but it wouldn't work - am I allow to post the links on here?
Thank you!
