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Title: Did any of the Monaco era Beavers have the "bus style" basement doors?
Post by: Mike Shumack on March 09, 2019, 02:19:03 PM

I really like these "bus style" basement compartment doors. The photo below if from a 2002 Patriot (the SMC/Beaver era).
Did any of the Monaco/Beavers (2003+) have doors like these?

Title: Re: Did any of the Monaco era Beavers have the "bus style" basement doors?
Post by: Pat Long on March 09, 2019, 02:30:13 PM

Mike,      That is an exact picture of my coach passenger side basement door configuration.   My coach is the 2000 Beaver Marquis Amethyst

Title: Re: Did any of the Monaco era Beavers have the "bus style" basement doors?
Post by: Steve Huber on March 09, 2019, 03:26:49 PM

Mike,
The Marquis brochures through 2005 show that type of door in use. I've had all 3 styles and IMHO the current Monaco door is by far the easiest to use and most convenient. The swing up door can't be used on basement compartments unless the compartment is attached to the slide so the Monaco body design and move to 4 slides ended that door design,
Steve

Title: Re: Did any of the Monaco era Beavers have the "bus style" basement doors?
Post by: Mike Shumack on March 09, 2019, 03:42:23 PM

Quote from: Steve Huber Co-Admin on March 09, 2019, 03:26:49 PM

The swing up door can't be used on basement compartments unless the compartment is attached to the slide so the Monaco body design and move to 4 slides ended that door design,
Steve

That's a good point/reason.

Title: Re: Did any of the Monaco era Beavers have the "bus style" basement doors?
Post by: Lee Welbanks on March 09, 2019, 03:46:05 PM

Two of my doors on the drivers side are the swing up style. The utility door is large and heavy in fact that's the door I remove the latch anchor a couple years ago, reason being that it the latch fails in anyway there is no way to open this door because you cannot get at it from the inside anywhere. I'm with Steve the swing out door are much better.

Title: Re: Did any of the Monaco era Beavers have the "bus style" basement doors?
Post by: Keith Moffett Co-Admin on March 09, 2019, 11:31:00 PM

Newer Monaco Beavers have the side swing door with the post latch.  This is far more secure than the previous version latches such as are on the lift style doors on the Marquis.  Any dirt causes the nylon latches to get sticky and when they no longer  move they break on closing.  The lift style doors have four latches and four struts.  Spendy even when maintained well.
Just my 4 cents worth.