RPod recall from transport canada

 

Wow must be great to come into extra money like that....... Oh wait! your renter is going to pay for it. 

I've seen lots of speculation (and participated quite a bit too) concerning, but AFIK, nothing has actually been established yet concerning how effective a spoiler would be.  Certainly, my own computer-generated airflow experiments show the position of the stock spoiler on the most recent r-pods to be in the most effective position.

If you want to run wires down through the roof of the r-pod, the ceiling panels inside must come out.  There are wood braces every 16" or so with insulation packed between.  There's no way you could fish wiring through there.

As far as a LED light bar vs. the spoiler light bar, there may be other factors.  It may be a matter of economy: the spoilers are a stock part and presumably have already passed Transport Canada inspection, so Forest River can begin a replacement program right away.  A LED light bar installed above the window on the curve of the roof may allow an unacceptable amount of light to bleed forward and glow may be seen from the front of the trailer, potentially confusing oncoming motorists.  It may simply be a matter of aim: A standard LED light bar, installed on the curve of the roof, would point toward the horizon; as LEDs give off directional light, there may be an insufficient brightness reaching a trailing motorist.  The spoiler light bar was designed to be mounted on the r-pod's curved roof and point its lights backwards, aimed at a trailing motorist. 

 

Derek