Shower wall not secured ??

[CO_Mom]

Hi all,
We're the new owners of a (not as new, LOL) 2007 Keystone Cougar 314BHS. So far we've just slept in the driveway a couple of times, and haven't used any water/plumbing yet. (3 feet of snow a week ago!)

Our model has the corner/angled shower. I noticed that one of the shower walls is "floating" - the plastic "pins" (for lack of a better word) don't seem to have purchase on anything. It might not be that big of a deal, but I can't find replacement pins.

Can anyone provide any advice/leads? Maybe it doesn't matter, but I'm the type to fix all these little details or be driven crazy by them...

Thanks!

[chuckster57]

The plastic pins are called blind rivets. Usually come in white or bone color, and should be available at any RV parts dealer.

The pins are normally only used on the edges of the shower wall, so unless the edges are pulling away, the walls are fine.

[CO_Mom]

At least now I know what to look for. Mine actually aren't on the edges - they go right down the middle!! So the whole plastic piece bows a little away from the wall. Probably not a big deal, but I am worried about that much of a gap at the bottom between the wall and tray of the shower - seems like a moisture problem waiting to happen.

I read the other threads about shower fixes - I am guessing there's no 2-sided tape behind my wall. It's pretty loose!

[bsmith0404]

If the pins have pulled away from the wall, the holes in the wall most likely are enlarged and new pins won't hold either. A good bead of silicone is probably your best, cheapest, and easiest fix.

[JRTJH]

What you're looking for is called a "blind rivet" They come in different sizes so if the current ones aren't holding and you can confirm that the holes are enlarged, just buy the next size larger, drill the shower stall panels to fit the new ones and reinstall. If you can get behind the panels and reapply new double-stick tape, it will go a long way toward helping keep the panels from bowing.

Here are pictures of the blind rivets and plasti-rivets. Don't get the ones with the center pin, they tend to weep water through the center pin and eventually will rot the backing wall.

[CO_Mom]

Thanks for the great information. Guess I have today's project cut out for me!!

My husband joked yesterday that we need to find someone older and wiser to "mentor" us on RV ownership.... this forum may be the next best thing.

Jill

[sourdough]

We have a 14 Cougar High Country with the corner shower. Our blind rivets are located about a foot down from the ceiling and a foot above the shower pan - two in each panel, top and bottom. One has been somewhat loose since we bought it but poses no problem and seems like the panel itself is a little bowed; probably due to the placement of the outside rivet so I leave it alone. The rest are secure but the panels do flex in the middle. You can feel the sticky tape try to adhere but it pops back off. Hasn't been a big issue and i don't worry about it. The shower pan has a lip that extends up at least a half inch under the side walls so I don't worry about it leaking.