by mcubberley » Thu Jul 13, 2017 5:34 am
After reading this thread, I took a look at what they are doing over at Challenger Doors. I was impressed so I figured I would ask some questions. I fully intended not to be able to use them, but they were accommodating and responsive. I requested information on the contact form about doors for teardrops and heard mention of the 805. Within hours I got a response about the 805 being the standard door that they sold to teardroppers and quoted $265 for the 26x30 which seems so popular. Not too bad, if one hadn't already tried to cut and make doors. We did ok on my doors but not nearly where they should be. Mine are square, and the 805 are 4.5" radius corners. I was willing to rework my door opening if I had to but thought I would ask. I asked for a square door for an opening 30.125" x 36.25" with mill finish panels and similar fixtures to the 805. The next day I had a quote for $270, $20 packaging, and $65 in UPS. Needless to say, I am now waiting on the final paperwork to place my order. Again I figured I was just going to have to go with stock doors available at the standard sites and make do. I am glad I took the time to talk with them and not be in so much of a rush that I just made sacrifices.
It's going to be a long ten day turnaround time, but I have plenty of skinning to do in the mean time. I found Aluminum 4x8 and 4x10 for $35/$41 per sheet delivered to my door. It's been a good week for surprises, so let's hope the good luck continues as I get to floating this stuff.