1999 Hunter 420 forward shower fixture replacement/access

[knotclewless]

I recently picked up this gem and within a couple of days, the shower head fell off of its feed hose. The hose is now deep down in the cavity behind the one piece molded wall. I can't seem to find any access to the underside of the fixture itself. There are two screws in the pink corian piece that holds the fixture, which I have already removed, but that piece of corian doesn't want to budge. I'm guessing it may be epoxied to the one piece molded wall. Since I'm going to have to have access to retrieve the shower feed hose, I thought I might as well just replace the entire fixture.

Any idea's on how that corian piece is actually secured? Any ideas on how I might achieve the result I'm looking for without ruining the integrity of the molded wall?

Any thoughts or insight would be greatly appreciated.

 

[JamesG161]

Is this the layout of your H420 front Head?

Jim...

 

[sailing gal]

There are two screws in the pink corian piece that holds the fixture, which I have already removed, but that piece of corian doesn't want to budge.

On my 410 that "pink" piece was caulked down in addition to the 2 screws. I suggest you slide a razor knife along the underside and then lightly tap it.

 

[knotclewless]

Is this the layout of your H420 front Head?
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Jim...

Yepper, that's the layout.

 

[knotclewless]

On my 410 that "pink" piece was caulked down in addition to the 2 screws. I suggest you slide a razor knife along the underside and then lightly tap it.

The corian, where it meets the molding edge, is recessed about a quarter of an inch making it virtually impossible to get a blade to it. But I may be able to fabricate something that might do the trick, Thanks for the info, very much appreciated.
I was also thinking of applying some heat to it with an iron to maybe loosen it up a bit.

 

[Mriley4955]

I have a 2004 Hunter 420 and recently replaced the shower nozel and fixture. The corian does come off after removing the 2 screws. The newer shower faucets will require a slightly larger hole so be prepared to make the hole in the corian a bit bigger. And I'd suggest buying a faucet with the braided stainless hose so you don't kink it when pulling the hose fully out.