Lunar bed slat problems
Has anyone else had problems with the bed slats on their Lunar caravan?The caravan is just 4 years old and quite frequently the made up double bed collapses whilst we are in it. (No ribald comments please!!!). Neither of us could be described as being particularly heavy. On inspecting the slats they appear as though they may have shrunk, possibly by drying out. There is some lateral movement side to side which is obviously needed but if the slats are pushed fully to one side in their running channel there is then only about 2mm in the opposite channel. If the slat is then flexed with a bit of weight it pushes completely out of the channel. Not much fun in the middle of the night having to make up the bed again. Consequently we have taken to sleeping in single beds.
Can anyone suggest a solution but before anyone suggests it, no, we don't want a caravan with a fixed bed. They take up far too much daytime living space in our opinion.
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could always glue one end of slat so other end is still free to move a little. line the end up and mark with pencil so each carrier as the same amount of slat in it and insert with glue up to mark and leave to set. you will always have the same amount in carrier at both ends..Or is it the centre pull out your talking about, if so just ignore me.
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When you take the van in for service, it might be worth mentioning it. We had a similar problem on our Bailey and they did an adjustment (not sure what). However, we dont use our pull out slats very often as there are only two of us and we use a fixed bed. I'll let you know more about it next week when our daughter is also coming with us. Let's see if she ends up on the floor.....
David
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We had a similar issue with ours which was sorted out twice under warranty, it also caused the draw unit to loosen and the slats to disappear under the draws. We have recently changed to another make of van and the slats have plastic ends on each side that not only make them glide better, but also stay in place. Little inexpensive things that make a huge difference!
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Our Stellar is booked in for looking at next week. We make up the bed using slats that pull out from the side to almost meet in the middle. They are metal ones. The Offside one has twisted and sticks against the end side piece. There is also a gap that has appeared behind the offside wardrobe that sits above the fridge.
Whilst we don't have the same problem of collapse we do have to be careful when making it up. This happened on our recent 6 week trip so the van has been booked in to have a look at it.
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We had the same problem with our 2yr old Lunar. (But not with the older model we owned that was properly built) it was a combination of flimsy plastic track, nothing to hold the slats in position when pulled out, and flimsy construction of the locker frame that supports the flimsy track. A couple of lengths of bungee cord arranged to hold the slats under tension when pulled out, and some extra struts to support the frame and stop it flexing helped, and so far we've had undisturbed nights. It's a shame the designers/ builders never take the vans out for a couple of trips before putting them into production, if they did they would surely discover some of the glaring production faults they are happy to sell on to us.
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How old is your Stellar, Wherenext? We've just had major problems with our 2017 Stellar during a 3-week holiday in the Scottish Highlands. Lunar weren't interested in any warranty claim, in fact, their customer service support was appalling. Could be similar to your problem but I'm not sure how we can communicate privately with any advice or suggestions. Keep us up to date on this Forum and I'll watch out for your responses
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you'd think that, in a van without a fixed bed where a 'make up' bed was the primary sleeping area, the mechanism, which will obviously get plenty of use, would be as robustly made as possible....perhaps not.
yet again, more tales of woe from our leading van makers.....
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What do you think of the Autosleeper range BB?🤔
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The bed slats on our Lunar started to tangle so I removed the front draw unit. One of the two soft wood supports had snapped so my SIL made 2 hardwood supports which worked well. Having had success with that I decided to replace the bed slats with hard wood ones
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See ‘IKEA’, excellent👍🏻
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We hate slats on beds. Too much faffing around. Took ours out and OH cut three hardwood support panels to slot in instead. They live under side bed, with bedding. Take seconds to fit. Weight not an issue for us, our van is light compared with new ones. Current ones have been in use since 1996😂
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These bed slats are different from the wooden ones. Those pulled out from the front along the plastic rails. These metal ones pull out from under the 2 side seating areas. They don't quite meet in the middle but are not supposed to. However one of them has become twisted, pulling part of the wardrobe away or it could be vice versa and consequently is difficult to pull out without damaging the wooden support that sits at the end of the seating area.
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what an odd, specific question
if I didn't know you better I'd think you might be stirring something up there....been reading their forum, have you?
perhaps you are Gromit?
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Agreed, Lunar's policy on guarantees and customer service is appalling.Don't just accept Lunar's nonsense about everything being out of warranty or it's down to 'wear and tear' you've paid a lot for your van and if it has problems that you wouldn't expect after a couple of years it can't have been built properly in the first place, and therefore it is not fit for purpose. Go and put this to your dealer and don't leave till you have a satisfactory arrangement re repairs and who is paying for them ie Lunar or the dealer (who is ultimately responsible for the quality of the merchandise he/she sells you.)
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Sorry BB that’s over my head🤷🏻♂️. I have a buddy who has decided to go Moho-first in his 50yrs of life. I had a C/van for a short while so I’m no help. I said I know of someone who does Moho’s in his sleep & who gives sage advice to the masses👍🏻. Specific?, yes. Odd?, not really☹️. I’ll tell him you thought it was a joke, I tried, no worries. Although-‘I can’t help’ would’ve sufficed.
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This is exactly what happened in our case with Lunar claiming there was no liability under warranty terms as our van was older than 12 months (See the warranty terms in your service manual) Our dealers, who we've dealt with for over 30 years, argued our case but it dragged on for 6 weeks. I think you'll get nowhere with Lunar but you must persist with the dealers and insist that you have your rights under the Consumer Rights Act. Your claims will be against the dealers and not Lunar. Try to keep calm with them as they'll be the ones who'll be doing the repair work for you. We had to cancel holidays and couldn't plan any others but after 7 weeks the repairs were completed at no cost to us and everything seems OK. A bit traumatic but best of luck!
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ok, here's my advice...have a word with a current owner like TW, he's as 'sage' as any.....
and to read the AutoSleepers forum, loads of further advice on there, some of mine which isn't apreciated by a mod or two....hence my previous comment...
your timing was just too perfect.....
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I’ve just seen this. I have an AS and I’m happy to help, Rocky.
Why not drop me an email (profile) and I’ll answer as many questions as I can. 👍🏻
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Thanks Tinster, it’s appreciated👍🏻. I will contact you, I considered forums but like my buddy I have no idea what I’m looking at. You will be able to give me stuff I can pass on. Much to my embarrassment I didn’t know you had an AS, I just knew you had a Merc😬😨. Note to self-must pay more attention😊
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Hi everyone, A polite reminder to please keep this conversation on topic and free from arguments. I've removed a few posts to keep the discussion on track. Many thanks.
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Hi there our Lunar caravan bed alts do exactly the same. We went to B&Q and had 4 small pieces of plywood cut to size to put over the top of the slats. Works perfectly. Once we put the bed away the small pieces of wood are stored under the seat at the front.
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I would try fitting end caps to the slats to make them effectively slightly wider. Our 2012 had the s standard. Maybe fit to one end or both depending on clearance. Something like these~:
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