Date:         Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:43:48 -0500
Reply-To:     Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
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From:         Kim Brennan <kimbrennan@MAC.COM>
Subject:      Re: Alternative to Cover Camper Fridge Vent
Comments: To: Richard Golen <rgolen@HOTMAIL.COM>
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The fridge vent cover is only supposed to be used when washing the
vehicle (to prevent water from the spray getting into the vent.) It is
not supposed to be mounted semi-permanently. It is not UV safe (which
is why it crumbles.)

I've had one in my cabinet now for about 4 years (I made the mistake
of leaving the first one on the outside for several months...and like
you had it break) .


On Nov 10, 2008, at 3:28 PM, Richard Golen wrote:

> Hi,
>
>
> Over the past 9 years that I've owned my 87 Westy, I've purchased 4
> fridge vent covers from various vendors. After a year or two, the
> plastic dried, and then cracked and the covers crumbled into
> fragments. I had just about given up when I noticed we had a round
> Rubbermaid container in the cabinet in the kitchen. It looked about
> the size of the vent, so I took it out to the Westy to measure it.