What's behind the light bar screwed below the awning?
Had some delamination in an area below the awning light bar several months ago. It was happening right below a seam in the gutter/awning rail where water was dripping down onto the light bar. Took all the screws out and filled the holes with caulking then put the screws back in. Fast forward to a month ago and I noticed that the delamination area had started growing again.
This time took the light bar off and found the only thing behind it was some foam tape with the sticky side towards the light bar. The light bar came off the trailer very easily once the screws were removed leaving no sticky residue on the trailer, just a little dirt. In some places the foam tape that was stuck to the light bar below the screw holes leaving them exposed so there was virtually no water protection.
Replaced the foam tape with butyl tape after cleaning everything with alchohol , making sure the screw holes were completely covered and reinstalled the light bar. Wrapped the top of the screw threads with a little butyl tape before putting them back in the holes so it would squish out and seal behind the head of the screw (at least that's what I was thinking). Had a few that wouldn't grip so went up a size on those. Then covered the screw heads with caulking.
The whole process took about 3 hours.
Keeping an eye on things around the gutters but thinking it wouldn't be a bad idea to pull them down and do the same thing to them.
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Bill and Kathy
2018 Passport 2670BH "Bubbles"
2017 Titan Crew Cab "Thirsty Lady"
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