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2019 Eriba Retro - USA

in Anything Eriba-related Tue Oct 16, 2018 10:07 pm
by rs540 | 261 Posts

Yuck! Interior looks cheap and it also appears to be a fibreglass body...

https://www.fretzrv.com/product/new-2019...etro-855549-102


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RE: 2019 Eriba Retro - USA

in Anything Eriba-related Tue Oct 16, 2018 10:48 pm
by Soulbluesman (deleted)
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This is really interesting to look at. It looks like an Eriba that we know and love but also doesn't.

You are right in that to me it also looks cheap and a bit nasty. Would like to see one close up in the flesh though. MikeT


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RE: 2019 Eriba Retro - USA

in Anything Eriba-related Wed Oct 17, 2018 8:57 am
by Randa france | 12.831 Posts

There are some interesting views of it in Lesley Blueyonder's Thread here:- US Eriba Touring model

Also this video:-



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RE: 2019 Eriba Retro - USA

in Anything Eriba-related Wed Oct 17, 2018 9:06 am
by zippy | 69 Posts

Quote: rs540 wrote in post #1
Yuck! Interior looks cheap and it also appears to be a fibreglass body...

https://www.fretzrv.com/product/new-2019...etro-855549-102





Hinges on the overhead lockers look decent though


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RE: 2019 Eriba Retro - USA

in Anything Eriba-related Wed Oct 17, 2018 12:56 pm
by steamdrivenandy (deleted)
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It's got that horrible thick pillar between the front windows, which destroys the exterior frontal aesthetic. Notice the dealer pics don't show an exterior front view.


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RE: 2019 Eriba Retro - USA

in Anything Eriba-related Wed Oct 17, 2018 2:44 pm
by Eribanut | 2.024 Posts

Quote: rs540 wrote in post #1
Yuck! Interior looks cheap and it also appears to be a fibreglass body...

https://www.fretzrv.com/product/new-2019...etro-855549-102





Stephanie looks good tho'


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RE: 2019 Eriba Retro - USA

in Anything Eriba-related Tue Oct 30, 2018 9:53 pm
by Strathspey (deleted)
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By chance, today I saw this fibreglass 'van on UTube - a (poor) video by the US dealer/agent

However, the overhead lockers have full length metal hinges...... A huge improvement over the feeble hinges in our 2017 540 GT....... see recent post on poor hinges to interior cabinets
lots of responses including a photo of "proper" (double jointed?) hinges

Our 'van is going to ALV at Tebay next month (water test and minor improvements) -- any advice on best type of new hinges for loo door & overhead lockers?
All suggestions welcome.

Yrs Aye


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RE: 2019 Eriba Retro - USA

in Anything Eriba-related Tue Oct 30, 2018 10:06 pm
by Strathspey (deleted)
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Hi... the thread on (poor) Quality Issues in recent Eriba Touring 'vans was started by eribaMotters on 26/5/18; the photo of the superior hinges (cast articulated !) was posted by Pepe Le Pew on 1/6/18

So, are these articulated hinges available ?
and
which is the better retro fit option? full length or articulated?

"Little Jon" at Tebay is a magician but great if I can give them positive suggestions to solve this problem.

VMT


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RE: 2019 Eriba Retro - USA

in Anything Eriba-related Wed Oct 31, 2018 3:12 pm
by Eribacamper | 108 Posts

Doesn't look right.


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RE: 2019 Eriba Retro - USA

in Anything Eriba-related Wed Oct 31, 2018 3:43 pm
by Eribanut | 2.024 Posts

Quote: Strathspey wrote in post #8
Hi... the thread on (poor) Quality Issues in recent Eriba Touring 'vans was started by eribaMotters on 26/5/18; the photo of the superior hinges (cast articulated !) was posted by Pepe Le Pew on 1/6/18

So, are these articulated hinges available ?
and
which is the better retro fit option? full length or articulated?

"Little Jon" at Tebay is a magician but great if I can give them positive suggestions to solve this problem.

VMT



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RE: 2019 Eriba Retro - USA

in Anything Eriba-related Sun Dec 16, 2018 11:38 am
by Randa france | 12.831 Posts

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I have to admit that I really like the inside. In my opinion it's such a shame that they've ballsed up the outside proportions by using a strange window spacing at the front and such a small window at the rear. Presumably, it's something to do with the structural integrity of the glass fibre? They don't say if it has a metal skeleton.

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RE: 2019 Eriba Retro - USA

in Anything Eriba-related Sun Dec 16, 2018 12:01 pm
by Randa france | 12.831 Posts

Not wishing to sound too pedantic about it but it's more a 555 than a 550. Also, it doesn't have a wardrobe

Nice hinges though

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RE: 2019 Eriba Retro - USA

in Anything Eriba-related Sun Dec 16, 2018 3:42 pm
by Williebraveheart | 351 Posts

And the awning rail is.....where?


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RE: 2019 Eriba Retro - USA

in Anything Eriba-related Sun Dec 16, 2018 3:58 pm
by Randa france | 12.831 Posts

Yes, that's half the problem isn't it? The awning rail is not only essential for constructing a fixed awning, but a line around the van at that point breaks up and defines where the roof finishes and the sides start.

Also, if they couldn't fit more appropriately sized windows then some shadow graphics around the front and rear windows would have been the answer to making the exisiting windows look as though they fit the space better.

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RE: 2019 Eriba Retro - USA

in Anything Eriba-related Sun Dec 16, 2018 4:31 pm
by eribanaut | 1.228 Posts

https://www.gohymer.com/wp-content/uploa..._brochure-1.pdf

https://www.gohymer.com/touring-gt-overview/

I cant see any mention of a steel frame, and I think probably in years to come this is how the European ones will be built.
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