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Originally Posted by Skiho3020
Hello, I just bought and brought home a 2018 Cougar 326 RDS last night. While driving home I noticed in the mirror that the fender skirt was flapping in the wind. I pulled over to inspect what was loose and found that the screws holding the fender skirt were loose and stripped out. someone overtightened them so there was no way to fully secure things. Since the part wasn't secured properly, the bottom "main support" of that piece of plastic broke. It looks like it was attached to some aluminum stud from the bottom of the slide.
Wondering what the chances are of getting help to replace this piece? I am 3 hours from the dealer I bought it from and I am more than capable of replacing the plastic fender skirt. I plan to buy some larger self tapping screws to secure it in place but it must have that bottom support which broke to stay in place.
Thank you for any info you can provide! Love the layout and hate seeing you are discontinuing the floor plan.
THANK YOU
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You probably already know that this forum is not affiliated with Keystone in any way but the highlighted part made me think I needed to state that to be sure.
As far as replacing the fender; I had one side replaced 3 times and the other once on warranty. They sent so many that I still have a spare in my barn. They might send a fender with just your pics but you will have to go through the dealer to get it. All of mine were sent to the dealer and they put them on with the exception of the last one.
If they are discontinuing the model you need to check right away to make sure you can get a fender. My model was discontinued and they ran out of fenders in the right color. The last one had to be painted to match the other.
If the fenders are split, ie; have to be cut because they cross a slide, you may have the same issue I did - a bed design for the fender. It funneled wind under it and kept it flopping. I had to fabricate new supports under the front "scoop" edges to eliminate that plus install "finish"? washers under the heads with 8x32 speed nuts on the back side. They have held up for 3 years now. I do go by about twice a year a check them with a screwdriver.
If you have cracks that need repair I've had good success with JB Weld (gray - the color of the fender).