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    Posted: 23 Sep 2015 at 11:52am
Originally posted by Keith-N-Dar

I lke the looks of the diamond plate but my 5 year old 177 without rock protection and thousands of miles on has no rock damage on the front or any where else for that matter.


Good point. 5 years and about 20,000 miles and we didn't have any issues with our 171.
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I lke the looks of the diamond plate but my 5 year old 177 without rock protection and thousands of miles on has no rock damage on the front or any where else for that matter.
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 I have a 2014 hood river addition and I would consider it a lemon made at that plant Thumbs Down
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Originally posted by JohnBG

Originally posted by techntrek

No diamond plate on the older non-HREs.

Can you buy the diamond plate for older R-Pods?  My 2010 171 doesn't have it.


Diamond plating is readily available from a variety of sources.  Off-roaders use it extensively.  The diamond plating on my R-pod seems to be very thin--maybe even plastic?  Not sure, but here's a source for diamond plate for RVs:  http://diamondlifegear.com/trailer-stone-guard.htm#buynojmp
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Originally posted by techntrek

No diamond plate on the older non-HREs.

Can you buy the diamond plate for older R-Pods?  My 2010 171 doesn't have it.
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No diamond plate on the older non-HREs.
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Kinda' sounds like the 'Apple' of the pod world to me.  More hype than substance.
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Oh OK, Diamond Plate on the wheel wells, I got it. Wait, are they talking about the fenders? 
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All R-pods have diamond plate on the front.  My non-HRE certainly does.  But only the HREs have diamond plating inside the wheel wells.  The larger diameter wheels and offroad tires look cool, and do add a bit more clearance compared to a non-HRE with axle risers, but that's really the only real practical value added by the HRE. 

Mostly, it's a regional thing.  If you live in the Rockies or west, dealers get the HRE.  If you buy one east of the Rockies, you get the Indiana non-HRE.  Even though I live on the west side of the Continental Divide, I drove 600 miles east to purchase my non-HRE since it was thousands cheaper than similar HREs that local dealers had. 
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