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Hi, I fabricated a reinforcing piece from a piece of strap steel I had laying around. You should be able to use the top hinge to try the fit since the door is reversible. The big hole on my piece measured 1/2"; that is a nice snug fit, and will stay snug because there is no movement to wear it larger. I drilled some holes for Pop-Rivets in the piece, painted it & cut it to size & shape. ; On my broken door, I used some epoxy to re-attach the hinge, then installed the rivets. At today price that $600 should buy you somewhere in the neighborhood of 150 gallons of regular gas.   Happy Trails KamperAl

What does the Jeep owners manual say about towing? You will need a braking system, there are many on the market, I'm using a Roadmaster Brake Pro that I've used for years. I prefer to have the lights wired with extra sockets, that way I don't tap into the vehicles wiring.

Am I reading that right? You have to stop, and run it thru the gears, EVERY HOUR of every trip, for 5 years? That would seem terribly inconvenient!!! (JMHO)

The longer and farther I tow my 2000 Ford Explorer, the happier I am. Bought it used 10 ten years ago, had the Neutral Tow Kit installed as part of the initial deal. Now with almost 130k showing on the clock, and an "estimated" 30/40k behind the motorhome.

I also call and advise them of my travel plans. I usually use the pay inside option, once with the pay at the pump trick, shut off at $100, restart, and before I could get the pump restarted my bank called my cell, I told them it was me and all was well.

I bought a kit from Camping World for my old rig, it worked like a charm. I've got enough left over to do the new rig, just got to fing the right glue, the original spray on worked great but there's none left for the new one.

Well, my dealer said that they'd replace the door, which they've done, at no charge. I was told that "There's no stop on the door, and it could swing all the way open, putting too much stress on the hinge." My response was that it was just like the fridge in his home, there is no stop because the stop will put too much stress on the hinge. I was also asked if I put stuff in the door bins, "uh yep" I always thought that was the reason for those bins. I did a bit of "creative engineering" on the second broken door after the break, before the dealer & I could get together, it worked like a charm, guess what's going to happen to the new door? Correct a "Preemptive Repair!"

The update is, I did not apparently get the "New Improved Door." The door that replaced the one that fell off in September 2011, has now BROKEN OFF in July 2012, somewhere in the neighborhood of 10 months, not quite as long as the original door lasted. One could just scream, I guess it is my fault, after all I did put some milk and orange juice in the door, I did assume that's what the DOOR BINS were for, silly me. Winnebago, and my dealer tell me I'm the only one with this problem. I did ask Winnebago. If I was the only one, to extend the warranty for an additional year on just the door, the initial response was "we'll see," Well we will see if they return my calls. I'll try to keep you updated. Happy Trails KamperAl

We're towing a 2000 Ford Explorer, when I bought it used in '03, the Ford salesman knew nothing about the Neutral-Tow-Kit, that I knew was required. He told me that I obviously knew more about the project then he did (True). Ford installed it as part of the deal. We've towed it untold miles with no problem. The miles don't show on the odometer.

Traveling home from Darien IL to NJ around noon on June 5th, on what must have been I-294 headed east, we stopped at one of the toll booths, apparently I was interrupting the young lady's phone call. Not only was I an unwanted interruption, I had the audacity to actually ask "How much?" Instead of me knowing the toll schedule. She told me $1.50 which I paid, when the barricade didn't raise, I asked her to raise it and she began to berate me for not telling her that I was towing. "You have to tell me you're towing, I can't tell if you're towing or if somebody just pulled up behind you, You owe more money!!". Again I asked how much, $0.75 which I paid, and asked for a receipt. "I can't give you a receipt 'cause it got rung up wrong!!" Like a fool I left, I think I should have taken some kind of action. Shutting down the Rig and calling for supervision comes to mind. If anyone is interested, I can and will name names. 2400 miles on this trip, and she was the only one that couldn't spot the toad, or ask if there was one!!! The next go-round of layoffs due to eazy-pass, I have a prime candidate!!!!

We crossed the Tappan Zee last fall, traffic was heavy, but not as heavy as the TOLL. The collector wanted to know if I wanted a receipt, "Yes, my wife won't believe I paid that much without one" but at least he was a civil civil servant.

PITA as opposed to the RPITA We've all seen cars backwards on dollys, among the problems with that method is locking the front wheels perfectly straight, with an actual lock not just the ignition switch lock, nobody wants to see your car going down the road like a crab.

My seal dryed out and wouldn't hold water. After I purchased a new one, and before I worked up the courage to actually replace it, I poured a cup or two of RV anti-freeze in the bowl, figuring it was a bit thicker than water and might not run away quite as fast, Lo and Behold it softened the seal to where it worked again. Anybody looking for a new seal cheap?

That would be a problem with the built-in-whole house water filters, out of sight out of mind. The in-line ones force you to at least acknowlege it's existence from time to time.

One of the cylinders on my PowerGear jacks has an apparent internal leak. I put the rig on the jacks and took measurements on all 4 legs, Roughly 24 hours later I took the same measurements and find the LF jack had collapsed/relaxed/bled down 1/4". Confirmation IMHO that there is a problem, and an explanation as to why I often need to relevel. No external leaks that I can see.

Full Hook-Up Plus Extra charge for 50amps Plus Extra charge for A/C in summer Extra charge for Heat Pumps in the winter, Plus Extra charge for cable, Plus Extra charge for WI-FI. Sure gives a whole new meaning to FULL HOOK UP doesn't It? We were in a park on this last trip and there was a sign over the door inside the Office/Store/Lounge, that said: "If you don't like the rules of the campground,buy it & write your own rules". In this part of the country rates are often calculated on 2 adults & 2 children, never a discount for not having children, but there is a charge for extra adults?

Thanks for you help, sorry about the wine and other stuff. Maybe we'll run across each other in the valley, we're not Pharr.

Grandiver, I have in my possession the beautiful, broken, 12 lb Cherrywood Panel. The old broken door was turned in at McKay RV for the replacement door, under warranty which we all hope is the new improved model. I'll be taking the rig to my local dealer this week for service, including the fridge door panel. I might try Norcold to see if they can or will tell me the difference between #-628459, #-623942 Thanks for you help.

Thanks for you replys. Yes, we're Northeast Coasters, and customer service isn't as good as out west. This particular campground was in Canada, and was near Montreal. We rarely use their facilities, but my brother-in-law always does. I don't think there was a water shortage in the area. When you levy charges based on number of persons, shouldn't that cover at least the basics? State, National & Provincial campgrounds are a very good alternative when they are available.

On a recent trip, we pulled in to a campground, and I went in to register. The young lady at the desk inquired as to what kind of hookup we wanted, I told her Water & Electric would be fine, looking out the window at my Type A she said that they required Type A's to have full hook ups. She then asked if I had a 50amp power cable, I told her yes but I rarely pulled it out except when I needed both AC's relying on the adapter & the 30amp and the weather certainly didn't require that. If you've got 50 Amp that's what you need to take. When we got to the site the electrical box had them all, 50A, 30A, and a couple 20A's. Extra passengers are charged for too, understandably, but when my brother-in-law went to use their shower, there's a coin slot, isn't that just a bit of overkill? A big difference from other places we've been recently where they were honestly glad for my business. I think I'm going to have to start voting with my wheels.

RPITA might be an even better description. After the fact I downloaded Norcold's parts list, dated 2/21/2011, probably a year after my rig was assembled. The part number on my replacement door is #-628459, while the list identifies it as #-623942. What do you think my odds are of having the New & Improved model? Winnebago has a Stainless Steel panel set that is available, hopefully I'll be able to convince them it's the way to go, less expensive for them, and better for me. When the door fell off, the wood panel hit the floor first and broke, so it does need replacement.

Thanks for your input. The coach is a 2010 Itasca Sunova, and the fridge is the same vintage. Mileage on the fridge door, and the rest of the rig was 11500 when it broke. Until we got the replacement I was trying to design something to get us thru the rest of the trip.

Has anybody else had this problem, or am I as Winnebago said the only one? On a recent trip with us, my Brother-in-law opened the fridge door, only to have it drop to the floor, narrowly missing his foot. The rig and the Norcold N1095-IM fridge were not quite a year old. The lower door hinge, the part that is on the door (actually an integral part of the door) broke off. Fortunately for us, the fine folks at McKay RV in Holden Maine, were able to get me a new door the next day, under warranty, Thank you very much. As anybody who has ever held an RV fridge door in their hands knows, they don't weigh much, being all plastic and Styrofoam. The beautiful Raised Panel Cherry front that Winnebago put on the fridge weighs in the neighborhood of 12 lbs, yes about as much as a gallon and a half of milk. That would be in addition to the milk, orange juice, mayo, mustard and whatever else we hang on the fridge door. Anybody have any thoughts?

We stayed @ Riverview Campground, listed as Loveland, Colorado back the end of May this year. Located right on the bank of the Big Thompson River. A scenic uphill drive to Estes Park. Nice sized flat & level sites, all the usual discounts, and they are Passport America. I'd stay there again, but I'd like to try staying in the park too, I guess we'll just have to go back again. Maybe you'll get lucky as we did, and the local in park residents band will perform for your listening & dancing pleasure.