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    Posted: 11 Sep 2015 at 2:31am
We're looking (long distance, via emails and photographs) at a Hood River edition, 2014 179.  What is the difference between these and "regular" 179s?
Do the Hood River 179s have anything that we should be aware of (good or bad) to take into consideration?
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Posts: 1108 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Sep 2015 at 7:08am
Hood River Edition (HRE) is manufactured in Oregon, Non-HRE - Indiana. The HRE has somewhat of an "off the beaten path" package that includes, 3.5" risers, (although included on most PODs now, 15" wheels (14" on others), an LT all Terrain Tire (free way tires on non-HRE) and finally, a cool sticker that designates the unit as...a Hood River Edition.  
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Posts: 913 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Sep 2015 at 10:50am
You forgot to mention the diamond plate installed in the lower front of the Pod to deflect any stones that are kicked up by the TV's rear wheels. Safe Travels.
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Posts: 1108 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Sep 2015 at 7:48am
? I thought they ALL had diamond plate on the front? My nonHRE POD does. 
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My understanding is that the HRE comes with the diamond plate. Either FR is finally adding it to all Pods or your dealer ordered it as an extra. Safe Travels.
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Posts: 913 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Sep 2015 at 1:22pm
I did a little further investigation on FR's website.  Here is the description for Rpods manufactured in the West.

HOOD RIVER EDITION

  • Diamond Plate Rock Protection on Wheel Wells and Front Wall
  • Axle Riser for Elevated Ground Clearance
  • X-Treme 15″ Tires
  • Aluminum Rims
  • Hope this helps.  Safe Travels.
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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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Posts: 1108 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Sep 2015 at 6:59am
Oh OK, Diamond Plate on the wheel wells, I got it. Wait, are they talking about the fenders? 
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Posts: 190 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Sep 2015 at 7:51am
Kinda' sounds like the 'Apple' of the pod world to me.  More hype than substance.
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Posts: 9062 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 13 Sep 2015 at 1:50pm
No diamond plate on the older non-HREs.
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