The
CAYO family has been involved in the construction of AVION's
and CAYO RV's. History.
SERVICES
Maintenance
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Repairs
Body Work
Interior Work
Parts for sale
CAYO
Repair Service
4835 M-140 — Watervliet, MI 49098
Phone (269) 463-5068
Fax (269) 463-5073
Bill, Chuck, and Alice
CAYO
becomes fully engaged in the project.
This was not a job for
an amateur like myself. We needed expertise and Cayo Repair
was the logical choice. CAYO Repair provided the repair estimate
upon which the insurance company made its decision. One of
the things that Chuck Cayo stressed was if he did work for
the insurance company, it would be required that everything
look and function like it did. The aluminum bottle cover is
$400 and I never have liked it. We knew we could save some
money without sacrificing quality.
We
called Chuck Cayo and he came down to pick up the trailer
and tow it to the garage. Our timing was just right. The trailer
got to Michigan just before the snow. This is a great time
to have work done at CAYO since the snowbirds have gone south.
There is more time for a big project. We made a trip to go
over the entire trailer and make the decisions about how to
go about the project. The first thing Chuck said was, "it's
not as bad as it looked in the pictures." His friends
had stopped in and asked him what he was going to do with
the smashed up trailer.
He
told them he was going to repair it. They thought he was kidding
and could not believe it was the same unit after it was completed.
A revised estimate allowed us money to do some long needed
repairs. This trailer has the beautiful wrap around glass
windows front and rear. The curved glass is no longer available.
The
front window had to be removed so this was one of the nervous
moments. Our rock guard was very brittle so we used some of
our windfall money to replace it. I was concerned about the
curved glass issue. I imagined a ball breaking the rear window.
Especially in our driveway. The curved window also needs side
panels hung from the carefree awning to keep the sun out.
This was at best cumbersome. We decided to put a rock guard
on the rear window too.
We
were very fortunate that one of the LP bottles did not explode
in the accident. One tank, recently filled was dented.
Most
all of the damage occurred mid-coach forward. The entire kitchen
was stripped down to the walls. Cabinet work would be easier
on the work table. Some cabinets were cracked and chipped.
We later found that the water tank had ruptured and had it
replaced the following year.
The
exterior aluminum creates an issue for all of us trying to
preserve our silver Avions. The last large pieces of aluminum
skin were used on this renovation. You can see some difference
in the metal on this job but much of it has been blended by
using permacoat over the entire trailer. This is another thing
we always wanted to have done.
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