What parts can I expect to find?

Hi all,

First post as just bought an '05 Adria 670 SK and looking to do some work on it. Rather than trawling the web I was hoping to tap the knowledge of the people who know stuff on the forum!

There are quite a few bits I would like to do with the van and comfortable with most jobs. Where I am a bit lost is around part availability. From what I can see there are 3 categories of parts:

• Those for the base vehicle, Fiat Ducato in my case
  
• 3rd party suppliers, e.g. Dometic, Thetford, etc.
  
• The coachbuilder, Adria in my case
  

The first two seem straightforward, similar to mass production vehicles/appliances, but for the coachbuilder it is not at all clear what to expect. Do they stock all parts, bits of trim, etc. for all models and variants? Are there parts catalogues / exploded diagrams similar to cars? Do they have a defined End of Life for part support?

An example is the roof rail on the van which has a broken corner connector near the ladder attachment point (don't think it's 3rd party as no visible branding on any of the parts). I would prefer a manufacturer spec replacement but is it unreasonable to think this could be sourced from Adria on a 17 year old van?

Appreciate any advice,
Jamie

Thanks eirebus, I think that was where the van was originally bought. I'll give them a shout and see how far I get with it.

Don’t know what country you are in but these guys carry a lot of Fiat base vehicle parts and are extremely helpful and knowledgeable and will post to the north. May not be the cheapest but you’ll get the right parts

https://coastalmotorhomes.co.uk/

Jamie,
As much as many hate Facebook I have joined a Mobilvetta owners group page and they have been of assistance when needed. There’s bound to be one for Adria albeit possibly uk based.

Good luck with your new MH.
Regards Jamie

FB can certainly be useful, it's a pity it's such a bad format, abused by it's owners and we are the victims.

But certainly that's where the action is.

Thanks everyone for the info. Just as a follow up I contacted Pat Horan Motors the Adria dealer. They were very helpful in trying to find part numbers and source the parts but to no avail. Apparently, according to an EU directive, vehicle manufacturers must provide replacement parts up to 10 years after manufacture but after that it is a matter of luck as to whether a specific part is available in a warehouse somewhere.

No luck this time, anyway, so I'll just fabricate something for the required parts.

Same story with me, 1998 compact. Have tried to source a shower door and small Seitz window stay but no joy.

Fortunately fingers crossed all major systems work but I dread the day when something important goes.

This forum suggested and named breakers yards and I emailed a couple but no reply. Didn't follow up with calls. In my case i suspect I would need to find breakers in Germany.

Camper is fairly rare, have yet to see another one on the road here in over 6 months and because of where I live I do see a lot of campers about. Reading this thread though got me looking on FB and I have asked a couple of UK owners who are/were selling them if they could source parts. Just waiting for replies now.

Like yours it's a Ducato base and engine wise there doesn't seem to be any issues getting parts