The cracking is taking place around the screws holding the fenders to the trailer sidewall. Cracked fender skirts; If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. It started off with one or two but is slowly progressing to more and more every year. I'm assuming it is fiberglass, but no pieces are missing yet and I want to repair it before it gets worse. Trailer Fender Skirts; Quickly and easily replace those cracked or damaged fender skirts with our custom factory replacements. Also reinforce the cracked areas to eliminate the crack from spreading. In 2015, we had to have the off-door side fender skirt replaced because of a blown tire. Used double sided tape to hold in place, silicone. We've owned our Landmark Augusta for 8 years now. anyone ever repair a plastic fender skirt,i have a crack on the rear fender at about 12 oclock -how did you do it-what type of plastic is it-and did you do it on the coach.any info would help I ordered the fender, a large piece of aluminum skirting and metal wheel shield - all shipped it cost me about $400 total. drilling a hole worked for awhile on the first fender but it decided to keep going a couple years later. _____ As long as you can use a screwdriver, you’ll be able to easily replace your RV fender skirts in a matter of minutes. It’s that quick and easy! Follow the instructions on this tutorial to fix a cracked bumper yourself for under $50 instead of spending $1000-$1500 on a new bumper replacement. Any ideas on what to use? The trick is to repair the crack … Both had to be painted to match the rig. In any case, my experience with my repairs on my fenders has taught me that a repair of the cracks while ignoring the fact that the area around the cracks is very brittle, ("work hardened" if you will) you might be wasting your time. I'm assuming it is fiberglass, but no pieces are missing yet and I want to repair it before it gets worse. Anyway they then forward it to Tiara RV sales who ships it. It wouldn't look pretty on the back side but it's out of sight. I did some unsuccessful searching in both the axles, brakes section and the wheels/tires section about fender skirts. In this tutorial, we will show you how easy it is to fix a cracked bumper. Before I installed I sanded down the ridge around the screw hole so its flush with the trailer wall. The plastic weld method described here is very durable. These skirts have a series of screws plus a layer of silicone that were used in the original installation. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. The repairs for the two will be relatively similar, but with a few extra steps if it’s cracked all the way through. So, I decided this summer to pull … Epoxy rather than Poly Resin because resin may not adhere well to the plastic. Excellent service!!! Thanks. Depending upon the material makeup of the plastic, it can be repaired in a number of ways by using different products and applications. If you have a structural crack that means the entire piece of fiberglass has cracked through. drilling a hole worked for awhile on the first fender but it decided to keep going a couple years later. The only problem is when I took it out of the box to my surprise it too was cracked almost in half. Mine have been cracked for the past three years. Our 2013 Dutchmen Coleman travel trailer’s sun-faded, scratched and cracked fender skirts had become an eyesore. When replacing or repairing wheel fender skirts while doing RV body repair, it is a good idea to get parts that were made for your recreational vehicle.In some cases, you can even replace all of them with new skirting that matches your frame. Just received one new fender skirt via my local dealer who shipped this right to our home. can you help me get one - Answered by a verified RV Mechanic I have a 2010 Northtrail 280RLS with the widetrac suspension. We also had the door-side fender skirt replaced because of cracking around the screws. Plastic fenders on ATVs, motorcycles and automobiles can suffer any number of damages, particularly impact damage from abuse or collisions. There are a lot cheaper RV's out there with fender skirts that never break. RV Full-time Posts 1,347 Mentioned 0 Post(s) Tagged 0 Thread(s) Repairing fender skirt I'm trying to figure out an easy repair for this fender skirt on our '15 380TH.