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    Posted: 08 Sep 2014 at 11:26am
The friction hinges work well. We have put a 4"by 4" piece of packing Styrofoam on the lower corner of the fender, in case the door was to swing all the way open. Makes a good cushion to prevent damage,scratching or dents. 
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Posts: 139 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 Sep 2014 at 12:05pm
Originally posted by kymooses

Door issue is fixed on the newest Pods now.  There are friction hinges which keep the door from moving.

I have a new 179, which presumably has the friction hinges.  While the door does not hit the  fender now, I wonder how it will be in windy conditions?  The friction hinges seem sturdy, but with a strong gust it appears it will still hit the fender.
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Originally posted by We3bPodding

If FR really thought about the design of the 179 they would have placed the hinges on the other side and the door would open right to left and not left to right.  BUT that would entail a whole new door manufacturing process.  They just did the "use-what-we-have" for this new floor plan.
I have the 179, (love it), but the door is an issue especially with the dome on.  Ermm


That would make the door a "suicide door". Opening opposite to the direction of travel.
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Posts: 6128 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 08 Sep 2014 at 6:09pm
Originally posted by We3bPodding

If FR really thought about the design of the 179 they would have placed the hinges on the other side and the door would open right to left and not left to right.  BUT that would entail a whole new door manufacturing process.  They just did the "use-what-we-have" for this new floor plan.
I have the 179, (love it), but the door is an issue especially with the dome on.  Ermm


Actually no. That's called a "suicide door" and all manufacturers except one have quit using them, because occasionally a door pops open while traveling, and it does a crap load of damage when a suicide door does it. Airstream is the only manufacturer I know of still doing it, and I once had to remove, drill out 200 rivets, and reshape my door, and install 200 new rivets when it happened at 70mph.
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Oh, that makes sense!  Thanks for the info.  I will look at my door more lovingly now!  Big smile
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I have a new 179 with friction hinges. Only problem is if we accidentally open the door too fast, or a high wind blows the door wide open it is stopped by hitting the right rear tail light! I've added two 2" pieces of self sticking weather striping to the back of the door in alignment with the taillight. When I get home, I'll add two more vertical pieces to my current ones for better cushioning.
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Posts: 60 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Sep 2014 at 10:34am
Instead of taillight, I should say right rear fender clearance light. 
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