New dents in the T@B

elgolfo

Purchased a 2007 T@B about 6 months ago,the exterior was perfect but now there are dents?,waves in the aluminum skin.I live in sedona,it was a cold winter for us but not like it is for you all back east,has not gotten above 90 yet,no javila,raccoons or coyotes have been walking on it per my camera,what do you think is causing this?The first two photos are from our first trip to Mexico,the next three from today in our driveway.  thanks

Sharon_is_SAM

It looks like something retracted the outside skin from the inside.  Is this the one with the carpet on the ceiling?  Anything going on inside the Tab?

BirdieJane

Is it dents or delamination, either way so sad to see. 

Newfisher

Water leak from the vent and delamination of the luan panel.

irvingj

Check the floor on the inside. Any spongy areas? This looks like it may be related to the "soft floor" problem on a DM T@B-- is this in fact a Dutchmen version?

elgolfo

Bummer, yes it is a dm, with the  carpet ceiling, no signs or water damage in the T@B ,floor very firm.Thanks for tour assit

gulfarea

To have a curved piece of aluminium bend against the curve like that, In my opinion it looks more like some kid climbed on it or some force from the outside did it. Just my 2 cents & very sorry it happened. Art   

ericnliz

@elgolfo, Looking at the photos, especially the last one, it appears something (as @gulfarea) stated has climbed on to your poor T@B, despite what your camera shows. If you look at the sharp angles in the dents, that takes quite a bit of pressure/force downward to create. Sorry to see this happen to ANYONE. Might take it by a body shop to get an assessment on how much to repair. Just another 2 cents worth.

clinck

Dent people have large suction cups designed to pull the dent out. That may be a solution for you..Google: automotive dent removal

Ratkity

I'm not totally certain, but at first it looked like delamination with the waves. If your DM has been around that long and stayed that perfect, I'd suspect foul play with something about that large and round, like a basketball. I can't remember if the outer skin is aluminum, but paintless dent removal folks are amazing. Apparently, metal likes to be in it's originally set shape. A wee bit of suction and light heat (and some elf magic) and it's as good as new.

elgolfo

Will try the suction method but it sucks!!!,per my 24/7 camera no basketballs,no raccoons,no javalina,no deer have been playing around .I hope the suction works,if not the delamination will be a major problem,thanks for all your input!