I have a 2006 Nimbus. I am wanting to put mirrors on the back of the sliding door between the bedroom and the shower area. I am wondering if anyone knows if the door slider (mounted on ceiling) is mounted in the "meat" - if not is going to be too heavy for the sliding frame if I put mirrors on the door?
Leanne
David, is there enough room between wall and door for the mirror to fit? I don't think on my coach there would be room, aren't most large mirrors usually 1/4 in thick.
It appears on my door it would handle the weight , but the mirror would have to be about 1/8 in or so. Just wondering.
Regards,Irwin
Irwin, the door is not a true pocket door it is always exposed on the bedroom side where we are contemplating adhering the mirror. So space is not a problem only weight
David, you can get a roof plan for your coach from FT. It might take some effort to getbthem to send it to you but it will,show you wpall of the structure in the roof.
I am assuming you are talikng about the sliding door where one side is facing the bedroom and the other side is facing the wall between the bedroom and the bathroom not the pocket door and you want to mount the mirror on the BR side. If so the ceiling is probably flat where the track is mounted. There is a secondary structure below the curved roof structure for the flat ceiling and the AC ducting. Some or all of that track has to screw into something solid.
On our 2001 these doors are made with an internal wood frame about 7/8" thick faced with cherry plywood on each side. Final thickness just under 1-3/8". This is a very strong way to do this. The skins glued to the frame keep everything flat. So mounting a mirror on the BR side of that door with a trim frame around to hold it in place should be OK. I would verify that the track is mounted into ceiling structure with a call to FT. The mirrors might be held in place with some dabs of silicone. Your mirror supplier can help with that.
If you aren't sure keep asking.
Silicone adhesive is the way to go with the mirror. The door skin just needs to be roughed up with sand paper where the silicone beads will be added.
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Silicone is great, but acidic cure silicone will degrade the back of your mirror and lead to black spots over time. Dow Corning 737 or GE Silicone II are advertised as neutral cure. Your mirror supplier will have mirror adhesive, which is another option.