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Old 05-26-2020, 03:07 PM   #1
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Interior Plastic Endcap replacement?

Has anyone replaced the plastic endcaps in their airstream? Mine have tears/cracks in them. I believe I can repair them and seal them and paint them. My boyfriends says to replace them. I did a search and could not find where to get them replaced.
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Old 05-26-2020, 04:28 PM   #2
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A picture of these endcaps would help your search.
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Old 05-27-2020, 08:51 AM   #3
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A picture of these endcaps would help your search.
I will post pictures when I get back to her.
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I think you will have an extremely difficult time finding a replacement. Most people use overlapping strips of aluminum or wood like the exterior 13 panel vintage exterior endcaps. I repaired my plastic endcap...


https://beahmstream.com/repairing-a-...astic-end-cap/


Also, the front endcap is plastic, but the back one (at least in mine) is fiberglass. You might also check with an autobody shop, or better yet, a fiberglass boat repair shop.
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I think you will have an extremely difficult time finding a replacement. Most people use overlapping strips of aluminum or wood like the exterior 13 panel vintage exterior endcaps. I repaired my plastic endcap...


https://beahmstream.com/repairing-a-...astic-end-cap/


Also, the front endcap is plastic, but the back one (at least in mine) is fiberglass. You might also check with an autobody shop, or better yet, a fiberglass boat repair shop.
Thank you so much for the link to what you did!
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