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06-21-2002, 01:06 PM
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3 Rivet Member
Join Date: May 2002
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Stone Guard/ Keep it or Remove it?
Is this stone guard a desirable item? Looks kinda ugly. I guess I could polish it up. The body behind it is perfect. Was this an option? I would rather have a window cover. It would really look goofy if I had both guards don't you think?
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06-21-2002, 06:19 PM
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Just a member
1978 28' Argosy 28
Lutz
, Florida
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 4,549
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It depends on where you plan to tow. Lots of back country, gravel roads I wold keep it. I did not have a lower rock guard on my 77 Sovereign but you could see the wear from rocks etc. I had the rock guard over the front window. I think it is a better option as the windows are big $$$$.
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Brett G
WBCCI #5501 AIR # 49
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1978 Argosy 28 foot Motorhome
Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something. -- Plato
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06-21-2002, 08:10 PM
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4 Rivet Member
1983 27' Excella
Airstreamville
, Kansas
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 410
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The rock guard looks fine to me, it's there to keep the skin from getting dinged up not to be stylish. I would put on on the front window too you'll wish you had if the window eats a rock.
John
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06-21-2002, 10:32 PM
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Rivet Master
1965 20' Globetrotter
Currently Looking...
Houston
, Texas
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 1,002
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Polish it up. They look pretty cool all nice and shiny. This is also going to stop that 65 mph rock from denting the shell.
Regards;
-BobbyWright
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AIR# 123
-"You want to make it two inches - or, if you're working in centimeters, make sure it's enough centimeters for two inches."-Red Green
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06-22-2002, 07:22 AM
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Contributing Member
2018 Interstate Grand Tour Ext
Austin (Hays County)
, Texas
Join Date: Jun 2002
Posts: 7,164
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Keep it!
Flying gravel is a fact of life here in Texas. The gravel guard is a must-have option for me.
I would polish it up and keep it.
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2018 Interstate GT, "Sabre-Dog V"
WBCCI #9632
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06-22-2002, 09:55 AM
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Rivet Master
1986 25' Sovereign
Southern Middle
, Tennessee
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 3,319
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If you want small dents throughout the front of your trailer then by all means remove it. I have a rock guard over my front window but none over the front lower panels. I have had 4 new dents in the front panels that have made me sick. They will stick out like a sore thumb when I polish my trailer. I'm sure you will feel the same way once you drive through gravel and later hit the blacktop. A rock thrown from a tire at 60-65 wrecks havock with soft aluminum skin. Just my 2 cents worth. Craig
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AIR #0078
'01 2500hd ext. cab, 8.1 litre gas, 5 sp. Allison auto
3.73 rear end
Mag-Hytec rear diff cover
Amsoil Dual by-pass oil filtration system
Amsoil synthetics all around
265 watt AM Solar, Inc. system
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06-23-2002, 02:00 PM
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Moderator
2004 30' Classic Slideout
Fenton
, Missouri
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 10,411
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Personally I would keep the stone guard.
Considering if mine ever got too ugly or took a big hit, I could replace them. I think the cost of replacing the stone guard is a lot less than removing and replacing a front panel.
Jack
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STL Mo.
AIR #56 S/OS#15
'04 Classic 30' S.O.,'03 GMC Savana 2500
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06-24-2002, 07:40 PM
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Moderator dude
1966 26' Overlander
Phoenix
, Arizona
Join Date: Apr 2002
Posts: 7,510
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Another reason
I do not have a guard like your pic. And I lost a tire (right rear) on my van the last time I towed. The tread flew off. It was an older tire with tread and a warrantee. And it did not cover damage to my van or the beauty mark on my bullet. Just got a new tire
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1966 Lincoln 4 door Convertible 462 4V 1971 Ford LTD Convertible 429 4V Phoenix ~ Yeah it's hot however it's a dry heat!
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06-26-2002, 11:07 AM
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Patriotic
1973 23' Safari
North of Boston
, Massachusetts
Join Date: May 2002
Posts: 4,546
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what do you suppose a lower stone-guard would cost? I'd assume that model #/size of the trailer shouldn't matter much...they all look the same from the front! just curious...perhaps I'll add one, if they don't cost an arm and a leg.... Oh, and how do they attach?
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06-26-2002, 01:09 PM
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Rivet Master
1986 25' Sovereign
Southern Middle
, Tennessee
Join Date: Mar 2002
Posts: 3,319
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Check www.inlandrv.com. I believe they have them in stock. I priced them at one time but have forgotten what they run.
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Craig
AIR #0078
'01 2500hd ext. cab, 8.1 litre gas, 5 sp. Allison auto
3.73 rear end
Mag-Hytec rear diff cover
Amsoil Dual by-pass oil filtration system
Amsoil synthetics all around
265 watt AM Solar, Inc. system
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