Just back from Carfest North in our Eriba - had a fab 3 night break.

Have an issue though with our 2015 Triton 430 and hoping someone can suggest a fix.

The top catch on our bathroom door (made up of a pin piece screwed to the door and a hole piece it goes into screwed to the bathroom side panel) keep coming loose and doesn't always line up.

I can adjust the pin at home and get it nicely lined up with the hole, then we get to site after travelling, pitch up and the pin now doesn't quite line up with hole when the door closes, you have to manhandle the side panel a little to close the door ! I assume there is some flex in the chassis dependant on ground level when pitching.

The screws holding the pin piece on the door have come loose so often I will have to employ the matchstick trick to give them something to screw into to hold them.

Wondering can this catch be replaced with something that works ?

Ours does this too. We haven’t kept adjusting it in case it messes up the screw hole. Not sure what the solution is. Will wait for replies.

Sorry Spapro can't help. Our top door catch is constantly coming open but, as yet, nothing has come undone. Perhaps it is just a matter of time before our screws come out. MikeT

The same happens to our 2017 420 GT and always has . These days we don't worry and its always possible to close the door and problem has not deteriorated . I have never owned another caravan so can't compare quality but we consider that Eriba build quality is adequate but not brilliant. Still love the van though

I think that by fixing the door and cabinet frames together with that top catch thing any flexing is transmitted straight to the hinges which then either pull out or break.
TonyP

Exactly the same with our 2013 Triton 430. After many attempts to remedy, I have pretty much given up and learnt to live with it.

We fitted a flat slim bolt to the inside of the toilet door at the top so it could be closed by putting a hand over the door under the canvas privacy thing, only doable if the pop-top is still up. We found on our 530 that the door would otherwise often come open in transit, and if it wasn’t prevented from opening (by placing something heavy against it) then it tended to knacker the hinges. Having the bolt meant the door could flex ‘along’ the bolt but wouldn’t open. It also meant we didn’t need to always have some object against the door when travelling (but we DID have to remember to do the bolt!)

Some consolation I am not alone, thanks for the responses.

I did try adjusting the front corner steady on the toilet side but didn't make a lot of difference.

In terms of function it looks as though this pin and hole assembly gaves the side wall some lateral support when travelling but other than that can't see it having any use.

Once pitched it means you need 2 hands to close the toilet door - one to close the door and the other to pull the wall little so it fits together !

Annoying more than anything. Might look at a flat, slim bolt as suggested by gattim which can be used during traveling then just left alone when pitched.

Totally agree Tony.. a bungy from the toilet window to the toilet door lever allows flexing but keeps the door shut in transit.

I saw a cracking solution somewhere. Sorry I can’t find the link, but it is to replace the pin and bracket with a magnetic catch from a diy store. The sort of thing for cupboards for a few £s. Haven’t tried it myself, but looks a good idea.

Quote: eribaMotters wrote in post #3

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You are not alone with this problem. The bathroom wall flexes [more so on post 2010 vans].
I set mine up at home, adjusted the locating pin on the door and araldited it in place. When i arrived on site the thing did not line up, and subsequently never seems to.
A little push or pull of the wall seems to get things back in line, but also so does adjusting the corner steady on that front corner. The floor also flexes.

Colin

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It’s not really build quality - there is always some flex in a van and the pin/hole has a tolerance of no more than a mm or 2.

Having recently tried out a rear dashcam in the back of the van, the crashing and banging going on over relatively smooth roads that can be heard in the video playback is quite alarming. No wonder door hinges and catches work loose.