We had sliding mirror doors on the closet across the back of the MH in the bedroom. They never stayed on track at the bottom and would swing loose no matter that they were stable and locked into position in the little plastic brackets on each side when we started out. I would brace them with pillows and such to keep them from moving around too much. All in all, a PITA.
DH was coming down from the Rockies 2 days ago and the doors simply fell out, onto the bed and cracked the mirrors. DH tossed them into a dumpster.
Of course, we have to replace the doors. I love the mirrors because they add light and depth to the room but they never did work properly.
Questions:
Are these standard mirror doors that can be bought at one of the home stores like Lowe's and the Depot or are they 'special' to MH's?
Have any of you had to replace your doors and if so, did you use mirrored doors or plain sliders?
Does anyone else have a problem with their sliding doors staying put?
I had the same problem breaking the plastic latches, so I just went to the hardware store, purchased two each 1/2 in dowels, cut them to length, closed the doors and put the dowels in the track. I have not had a problem in the last 25000 miles.
Your question was about the mirrors....I would guess they are a special size, but you might do some measurements just to see if anything is viable. We have the mirrors also and I don't like them. I have tried to find a cabinet person that would build some slotted type doors that would simply open like a door.... maybe 3 or 4 panels. Still looking.
The dowels are a good idea, but knowing me, I would forget to put them in place. So, everytime we are in a RV store that has those little plastic jobbers, we buy as many as they have. One day, we will not be able to find them I know.
I will be interested to see if you do find a solution. It may be an option for us.
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Iris.....Typically there is an adjustmment at the top so that there is no play. The mirror fits into the track at the bottom and the adjusters prevent the mirrors from being lifted up while the adjusters are in place. You almost have to crawl into the closet to see the hold down/adjusters at the top.
I hope your husband didn't toss the frames, the mirrors could have just been replaced by a glass store.
Don & Mary
2005 Monaco Diplomat 36SKT
400 Cummins
2007 Dodge Dakota 4WD
Our plastic holders have both broken, about 10,000 miles ago. So far the doors haven't come off the tracks and don't move much at all. We leave them open so one or two of the cats can sleep back there when we travel. I don't even bother to prop them open or closed.
Deen - Vancouver, WA
'02 Dutch Star 4090 (41+', triple slide)
435/1200 ISC Cummins/Banks PowerPak
'08 Honda Civic/dolly
'05 Honda Odyssey/dolly
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FMCA f47302s, Life Member: Good Sam, Newmar DP Owners Group
52nd yr of RV'ing
We had that problem with our 2002 Discovery about a year after we purchased it.
The plastic/nylon adjustable keepers were warped/broken, and could not be properly adjusted to prevent the doors from jumping off the tracks.
I took one of the good keepers off the doors, and using some aluminum stock, I made four near identical versions, using a hacksaw and files.
In the past six years and 50,000 miles, they are still keeping the doors on the tracks.
Bill
2002 Discovery 3126E CAT
2004 Saturn VUE
Mountain Master Tow Brake
Not only are the plastic keepers just this side of useless they are evry sharp when the back of your hand and one of them decide to make contact. I relaced them once and then decided this would be a never ending process. Off to Wally World to the curtain department and picked up 2 spring loaded adjustable curtain rods. Been using them for almost 5 years now and I put them in same area where the original plastic keepers were. Works for me, Ken....
I broke a plastic latch while towing and one of the mirrors cracked from sliding back and forth. Cost $95 to have a local glass guy replace the glass in the frame. Now I use dowels to back up the doors and lock them in place. And the only time we break the plastic latches is occasionally when we try to open the doors.
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