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Location: little rock, ark 72210 | I purschased a new Sundowner and my first trip out the first week, I blew a tire. Instead of the tire blowing off it stayed attached and 6 foot of the rubber marked my trailer up very ugly. How can I remove this safely without removing my paint or contacting the insurance |
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Location: Arkansas | Hello neighbor! Congrats on the new trailer, sorry to hear of your tire (had one do something slightly similar) .... are the tire marks on a painted finish, or aluminum, etc? Somebody will really help ya ... I have tire marks on both painted and aluminum surfaces... |
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Location: little rock, ark 72210 | 95% are on the painted skin, it took my new fender off also. I was thinking about some WD40 and a low RPM buffer. |
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Location: Rocky Mount N.C. | I can't help myself here, but what make tire was it? Goodyear, Carlisle, Uniroyal, Towmaster? If it was a new trailer with new tires and it blew out because of a construction flaw or poor build quality... Then I would be looking for some help from the trailer manufacturer or the tire maker!! |
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Location: little rock, ark 72210 | Sorry I should have been more clear, it was a used trailer from Sundowner that was 2 years old, not any name brand tire on the trailer. I have been looking it on the lot for a few months sitting there. It still has a 1 year warranty left on Sundowners Hitch to Bumper warranty, but does that include tires? I dont know !! thanks |
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Location: North Carolina | I hope you transfered the Sundowner warranty. Last I heard, it cost $100 to transfer it to a new owner. If you did, "Hitch to bumper" means the tires and associated damage to me... If you didn't ... count it as an expensive life lesson, then pay the fee to transfer it for the remaining structural warranty years.
Edited by hosspuller 2008-05-02 11:15 AM
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Location: KY | I can't say for sure about the Sundowner hitch to bumper warranty, but most others don't cover wearables like tires and brakes they are covered by their manufacturer. |
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| Hi for this I have used bug and tar remover. Regards Jeff |
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Location: little rock, ark 72210 | Yes, I did transfer the warranty, but I do not know about tires. But I will sure ask, thanks |
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Location: little rock, ark 72210 | I will be sure to ask this week, thanks |
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Location: little rock, ark 72210 | Ha, I didnt think of that, thank you, I will give it a whirl |
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Location: Labelle, FL | From Sundowner's warranty site "This new warranty includes 3-year, from the date of purchase, hitch-to-bumper coverage on all Sundowner horse, stock, cargo, sport utility, and Living Quarters units with the exception of tires, brakes, " |
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| We did the same thing to our Exiss on the aluminum and the white skin. When it blew up, it hit the window and we were so lucky it didn't bend it. Blown tires are no fun. I used a tire/rim cleaner from AutoZone (it was in a silver bottle) and a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. The eraser got it, but it just takes some elbow grease. |
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