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2003 entry door grab handle

Here we go again, new problem, old solution doesn't work. The lucite "s" shaped rod in my entry door handle is cracked. It has been repaired with epoxy once. I am afraid someone is going to wind up with a pratt-fall if it gives way. Mike at FOT assures me this fixture is no longer available and manufacturer (Trusty) is out of business. He is out of the handles but still has the brackets. Replacements from Fleming Sales in Elkhart do NOT have the same foot-print and will require some fiberglass work and painting to accomplish a decent repair.
Does anyone have an alternative solution? Are there any "pre-owned" lucite handles out there? Can a replacement be fabricated, if so by whom? Remember this is the "s" shaped rod in  lighted brackets with the doorbell push button in the top bracket.
No RV! Have hung up the keys.
In the past: 2016 Winnebago Era, 1994 Foretravel U240, 1995 Foretravel U240 (wide body), 1999 Foretravel 320, 36 Foot, 2003 Foretravel U320 38 foot,

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Reply #1 –
Try pinging Jennifer at Xtreme.  She was asking the same question a couple of months ago and was checking with a supplier to see if the bar could be fabricated

'03 exterior grab bar needed (split from Part Number Collection).
Learn every day, but especially from the experiences of others. It's cheaper!  - John C. Bogle

2000 U320 36' non-slide / WildEBeest Rescue
2003 U320

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Reply #2 –
on line try 1997 foretravel u320 parts. they are parting out a foretravel.Gam
joseph gambaro
1999 U295 36'

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Reply #3 –
Thanks Michelle. just got off the phone with James, reckon he still talks with Jennifer?
No RV! Have hung up the keys.
In the past: 2016 Winnebago Era, 1994 Foretravel U240, 1995 Foretravel U240 (wide body), 1999 Foretravel 320, 36 Foot, 2003 Foretravel U320 38 foot,

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Reply #4 –
Quote from: gam –
on line try 1997 foretravel u320 parts. they are parting out a foretravel.Gam

IIRC, the 2003 uses a different handle.  They're longer than other years, I think.
Learn every day, but especially from the experiences of others. It's cheaper!  - John C. Bogle

2000 U320 36' non-slide / WildEBeest Rescue
2003 U320

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Reply #5 –
Horace,

Here are some links to folk who sell acrylic handles.

Keith

Grab Handles

RV Surplus

http://www.millers-rv.com/pdf/rv/hardware/hardware2.pdf

http://www.nwrvsupply.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=NWRV&Product_Code=08408299&Category_Code=MRVP
Keith, Joyce & Smokey the Australian Cattle Dog
1995 U320 SE Extreme 40' WTBI Build # 4780, with a Honda CR-V hopefully still following behind.
Motorcade # 17030
FMCA # F422159

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Reply #6 –
Are these handles more than cosmetic?  I treat it like an orniment, never use as a handle.
Look tooo fragile to me.

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Reply #7 –
Dave M You are obviously a youngster. Us senior citizens need all the boost we can get. Having said this, I realize that I have always used it  as a "grab handle". Present status involves a potential replacement from Jennifer Stallings that does not have sufficient seating in the brackets to be used as a grab handle, believe I will defer on this.
No RV! Have hung up the keys.
In the past: 2016 Winnebago Era, 1994 Foretravel U240, 1995 Foretravel U240 (wide body), 1999 Foretravel 320, 36 Foot, 2003 Foretravel U320 38 foot,

Re: 2003 entry door grab handle

Reply #8 –
If you mean the lighted entry door handle, I just ordered one for our 2002 from FOT.  All they needed to know was whether we had a doorbell or no doorbell.  I had heard that they were difficult to come by, but apparently not.  Our replacement just slipped right into place.
Carol & Jeff Savournin
Usta have a '93 U225 36', Usta have a '95 U320 40', Usta have a '02 U320 40'
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Re: 2003 entry door grab handle

Reply #9 –
Quote from: Carol Savournin –
If you mean the lighted entry door handle, I just ordered one for our 2002 from FOT.  All they needed to know was whether we had a doorbell or no doorbell. 

Carol,

Let me guess - you don't have the doorbell, right?

Doorbell integrated into one of the mounting ends was unique to 2003, I believe, and that's where the problem lies. 
Learn every day, but especially from the experiences of others. It's cheaper!  - John C. Bogle

2000 U320 36' non-slide / WildEBeest Rescue
2003 U320
 

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Reply #11 –
GOOD NEWS. Today, I took the entry door grab bar assembly off. The lucite rod is not broken, It was all a false alarm created by a repair tech. I did take the opportunity to reseal all of the waterproof connections and put a new gasket under the bottom bracket.
 
No RV! Have hung up the keys.
In the past: 2016 Winnebago Era, 1994 Foretravel U240, 1995 Foretravel U240 (wide body), 1999 Foretravel 320, 36 Foot, 2003 Foretravel U320 38 foot,