Ultimate Advantage or Freedom End Cap

cornike · 05-04-2023, 03:11 PM

I own a 2002 Ultimate Advantage that had a fire incident and damaged the end cap of the RV, specifically the lower part that surrounds the engine compartment, the lower fascia. Winnebago still has the upper end cap portion available but this lower fascia is not available from Winnebago and after months of contacting various salvage yards, no one seems to have this piece. If anyone knows of an UA or UF that has seen better days and could be a possible donor of this lower fascia / rear engine compartment surround, please let me know so I can save my beloved UA.

Ray,IN · 05-04-2023, 08:36 PM

You see what I have. The end cap lower half is available from a salvage yard, because The body shop replacing mine got it from Colaw Salvage in MO. All the different years (1999-2004.5) used the same end caps, with the only difference being the headlamp/tailamp assys.
They will not be in great condition and the price is exorbitant, but the only alternative is to make a mold off a good cap and build one from scratch.
Mine has been broken for over a year now, and the insurance co. will not pay to have it fixed because they say the costs are too much, even though they will not discuss totalling the MH.

cornike · 05-04-2023, 08:41 PM

Yes….the engine is in the rear. I am looking for the large piece that sits below the end cap and surrounds the engine Bay Area. Basically the lower 1/3 of the back of the rv fiberglass / plastic.

**creativepart** · 05-05-2023, 08:01 AM

Don’t know if you checked the two major RV Salvage yards or not.

One is Colaw, as mentioned above, the other is Visone RV.

cornike · 05-05-2023, 10:48 AM

Thank you. I will check these places.

Ray,IN · 05-05-2023, 05:50 PM

I forgot to make a link to RV salvage and surplus yards by state. Now that list is apparently out of date so don't get discourage.

I now realize what you need, the horizontal bars area between the bumper and the top half of the rear cap. Good Hunting! At least you can get your name on their list of buyers for what you need if they don't have that section. You might have to buy the entire rear cap, I doubt they will sell just a section.