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Swift Bolero 680FB 2009 model
Has anyone experienced movement of the unit the fridge fits into.
The unit has 3 fixings on each side securing to the wall.
I found that my unit was pulling away from the wall,and at first i thought the wall from bowing.
On closer inspection i found the bottom of the unit had moved away 1/2 inch (in old money ) from the wall,and that there was no fixing from the floor to the unit.
I put some weight behind it and pushed it back to the wall,and fitted a few L shaped brkts from floor to the unit . Job done.
What all this has done is caused the screws in the wall to pull out and there is now no proper fixing.
Just thought i would let other owners be aware of my situation .
It may have been there should have had floor brkts fitted,but were missed off in production.
Bolero owners ,just check ,as it could have been avoided with a simple floor brkt.
Sorry for going on.
Les
______________________________________________________________ My wife says i dont listen to her...........I think thats what she said.
I was not complaining,just wanting people to be aware .
And yes i have contacted Swift.
Les
Les,
I would complain bitterly as that sounds like horrendous build quality on an almost new van.
I hate to think what might happen in the event of an accident.
Just to give you an update,Swift contacted me today with the offer to fix the problem.I have decided to decline their offer ,after they give me the locations of the fixing points and what was behind them.Evidently there is a metal plate behind each screw going into the wall .I have redirected the screw and i am now happy.
Yes ,it should not happened, but i do not have the time now to pursue the matter any further.
Recently retired ,so i`m chilled out
Thanks for the interest
Les
______________________________________________________________ My wife says i dont listen to her...........I think thats what she said.
We found the same thing was happening to our Bolero 680. I mentioned it to the service manager at our dealer, West Country, and he said that it was a common problem. Apparently there are some metal bits in the body side that the Swift fitters do not bother with and the fridge cabinet is screwed to the insulation which then pulls away from the wall.
West Counrty removed the fridge and fitted an ' L ' angled piece of stengthening the whole length of the panel, it looks a good job.
Just a word of warning the fitter told me there is a void between the two panels, table storage cuboard/side of the fridge, where there is some wiring that goes up the the TV and 12/230v sockets, this came to light as I said I was going to put some platerboard screws into the insulation and make brackets to pull the panels together.
West Country carried out the repair under warrantee whilst the van was in for its annual habitation service so there was no inconveniance.
I wonder how many other Belero owners have looked !
Dipsie.
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