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Old 06-17-2009, 09:08 PM   #4
CrawfordGene
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Profile:  2008 25' Safari FB SE
Crawford , Colorado
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I would quickly learn to not look at the end cap. It's in the back up high, so try to ignore it.

Nicks on the rock guards are normal. They are stainless steel and I haven't heard of filiform on them.

Trim pieces—which ones? If it's the strip in the center of the extrusions at the base of the aluminum panels and around the beltline, it is delamination, not filiform. The strip is silver color on many newer trailers, comes in rolls, has a glue backing and is relatively cheap. Depending on what other "trim pieces" have filiform, you can call the Airstream dealer near Minneapolis and get prices to replace them (and ask about the end cap). I called them once to get information and they were very helpful. If that's all that's wrong with it, it seems pretty minor (except for the hail).

I don't know what the floorplan looks like. If it's like the FB's, that's what we have and we like it. But our "sofa" is just a bench and is on the side, so it may be different. Where's the dinette?

You didn't say what they were asking. You can use the hail damage to work the price down. Hail damaged vehicles can be hard to sell. I wonder why they didn't get it fixed with insurance money? Ask them—if they pocketed the money, they've already discounted the trailer in their minds.

Gene
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