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Warpath, Showhauler does not have an answer for me as to why the panels have let loose. They just shrug their shoulders and say that they haven't seen this happen before. Well, it's not like I could do anything to make it happen. It just did. They've given me the 'I dunno' many times on...

Congradulations, Warpath, on the new rig. From my experience, the one thing that I did not have problems with was the truck. I have an '03 Columbia with the Mercedes and 12 speed freedom transmission. Knock wood, it's been 2yrs, 2 months and 44,000 miles. I saw the pics of your truck. Take...

Check http://www.wileymetal.com They're located in Indiana just like everything else in the industry.

Those are the problems built in to a trailer. Mine is a Showhauler garagecoach. Almost every truck conversion that I've seen and especially the garage units, have long back ends behind the rear axle. Every one of the major truck converters does not do enough to prevent damage to the back end...

I know that this is and old post, but I would like to bring up a point. How many of you have banged up your rear basement doors in the course of using your conversion in everyday driving? If you've had your truck for 6 months, I'm sure that the bottoms of your doors or even worse, your...

Since you brought up the topic of 3M tape for the adhesion of aluminum panels to the steel framing, I would like to ask a question of anyone that has owned a conversion built with this system. Have your panels ever popped open? My Showhauler is now just over 2 years old with 42000 miles and...

I agree with you in regard to the sun, but my coach is garaged-and there aren't any windows for the sun to beat down on it. The corrosion is not rusty steel, but aluminum corrosion. My guess is that it's due to contact between dissimilar metals, ie: steel framing and aluminum skins in full...

Several of you have sung the praises of the 3M tape system of attaching the aluminum skin. I'm currently up here in Elkhart to have repairs done to my coach which is 2 yrs old and has almost 40,000 miles. Among the repairs is a fix to one of the panels that came loose. This is the second time...

Hey Polartuner, Tiling is definitely possible. I did it in the bathroom of my showhauler and have not had any cracks at all. You have to do it a certain way, though. First, start off with 3/4 plywood that's screwed down very well. Then put down either 1/4" durrock, hardie backerboard or...

It all depends in what state you purchased the truck/RV. Do a search for lemon laws on the internet and they will then direct you to the specific state. Lemon laws vary greatly from state to state and it matters what state the dealer is located in. Document everything. The lawyers are...

Thanks for the reply, but the reason for my posting had a two fold purpose. First, was to inform those who are considering purchasing a truck conversion that the experiences that I've had could happen to them. Overall, I'm in love with my truck even with all the problems and decided long ago...

I have a Showhauler garage coach conversion on a Freightliner chassis that I purchased new in 2003. Since day two, it has been plagued with one problem or another. These troubles have ranged from a bad water pump, a converter that shorted out almost all the electronic items and water heater to...

Does anybody have a Frightliner Columbia chassis shop manual that shows how to change the dessicant bags in the air dryer or how to install the rebuild kit for the air dryer? I really don't want to buy a shop manual at this time, but some p/m is due on my air brakes. I turn my own wrenches to...

I believe the Kingsley Coach factory is right near you. However, if that's out of your price range, take the time and make a trip to the Elkhart area of Indiana. Go see what Showhauler, Renegade, United, Haulmark and NCR are building. They are all within a half hour of each other. Most...

Hi, Been There. I have a 45 foot Showhauler with a garage. It's a 24/10 unit on a Freightliner. I've traveled through a good part of the country and have never had a problem getting a campground because of the length. Of course, there are campgrounds that can't accomodate a rig of that size...

Hi Big toy. I have a Showhauler 24/10 garage coach which I use for hauling two Harleys and pulling a 1/2 ton Dodge pickup. My wife and I travel with two kids, 13 & 7 and have plenty of room for all. We're on the road almost all summer, continuously going to various biker events and generally...

Thanks for your reply. I told you that I was too lazy to look it up. This was easier. LOL.

Hey Photoguy, I have a Showhauler garage coach and I looked at the others that are built in the Elkhart area. I chose Showhauler for the same reasons that most of the members on this site have spoken about. I've seen and been in a number of Kingsley coaches. Their factory is located in Pa...

I know that the answer to this question is probably in the manual, but I'm too lazy to look it up and read it. LOL At least I'm honest. I have the bigfoot levelers in my Showhauler garage coach. Can I operate the levelers independently to raise one corner or one end of the coach if I want to?

Are many of you guys members of Family Motor Coaching Association? It seems like truck conversions are really taking off and maybe they should pay attention to us. Perhaps if there's enough interest, a new chapter could be in the making. What do you think?

Ok, ok, you guys have convinced me. I'll keep the 14 grand in my bank account and use it for something else. LOL. Well, maybe not. I still have a yearning for a nice flame job, but not like the one on that Kingsley. That's too much.

Thanks to all of you. Warpath, those are the numbers that I heard about also. It's not very encouraging. The gray coach with the graphics is definitely an NRC. That one was done by Performance Painting in Elkhart. I heard that the cost of that paint job was in the neighborhood of $22000...

Thanks for the info, geof. I was hoping to find someone who had their entire motorhome painted with some graphics in a two part system like they do on conventional coaches.

Have any of you had your coach painted? I'm considering such an investment and would like to know any experiences that you might have had. Costs? Who did it? Anything that you might want to tell me about your experience. Thanks.

After visiting all the factories that are mentioned in this topic, this is the scoop on their exterior wall structure. Showhauler uses a steel cage and skins it with .063 sheet aluminum that's bonded to the steel with a super sticky double back tape. Renegade uses FRP (a 3/4 inch plywood...