Habitation door hinges

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Hi all does anyone know where I can get habitation door hinges for my 1998 swift kontiki 640 they are 5 part type with a fly screen door. I have been pouring penetrating oil all sorts down them for months and two are now broken and it will be a tad draughty without a door. I have been hitting the hinge pins with a lump hammer and punch to remove them but so far no movement and they are pop riveted on so do not want to remove till I find replacements.I was thinking of getting them welded but after all the tapping and bending they might be too far gone.

All thoughts gladly received and I once again await you good people in anticipation. I will now go and play with them some more maybe a bit of heat if I don't set fire to the whole shed!!:idea-007:
 
I was just about to ring them up ta the hinges will have to be drilled off at the pop rivets cannot get heat near them without doing damage.:mad1:
 
got one wooie

seems same can order another two now I mean only 35 quid each :rolleyes2:
 
antiqueman said:
Hi all does anyone know where I can get habitation door hinges for my 1998 swift kontiki 640 they are 5 part type with a fly screen door. I have been pouring penetrating oil all sorts down them for months and two are now broken and it will be a tad draughty without a door. I have been hitting the hinge pins with a lump hammer and punch to remove them but so far no movement and they are pop riveted on so do not want to remove till I find replacements.I was thinking of getting them welded but after all the tapping and bending they might be too far gone.

All thoughts gladly received and I once again await you good people in anticipation. I will now go and play with them some more maybe a bit of heat if I don't set fire to the whole shed!!:idea-007:
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I had some similar hinges on a static caravan and they had similar troubles.
I found the cheapest place to get them was direct from the caravan manufacturers.
I applied wheel bearing grease to the NEW hinge pins, BUT they were TOO smooth and in the wind the door would slam.
 
antiqueman said:
seems same can order another two now I mean only 35 quid each :rolleyes2:
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Nice 1 :dance: half an hour sat on Victoria Road looking glum :sad: with a bowl and note will soon rake in £70 now all the holiday makers have started arriving :wacko:
 
Wooie1958 said:
Nice 1 :dance: half an hour sat on Victoria Road looking glum :sad: with a bowl and note will soon rake in £70 now all the holiday makers have started arriving :wacko:
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Am gonna need a bigger bowl they are putting pennies in despite borrowing a shivering scruffy dog from neighbours :dog:
 
ran out

I got one hinge and it fits, rang to order another two and it seems they are not being made anymore so it looks like "The shed" is a scrapper :mad2: unless anyone knows better.
Thanks for all the help so far.
 
antiqueman said:
at the moment I have sent pics to this one.

http://www.caravanbreakers.net/

but the more the merrier till I am happy

amazing thing is o learies from earlier link said none left but have sold 10,000 of them and at 35 smackers a time its obvious its not worth anyone making them!!!!
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Remember olearies charge £10 delivery. I ended up buying 3 leaf hinges which cost £7 each from my local caravan dealers.
 
In the same boat

I too am searching for Ellbee 5 part habitation/flyscreen door hinges. Willing to pay whatever they cost but just can't find any. Everyone is saying they are no longer available. Please tell me what I can do as an alternative. Not that I can do it myself but hopefully I can find a man who can, as they say. At the moment it is holding together on the top two but fear once one of those goes I have had it. Can't just scrap a camper for the sake of a hinge.
 
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