R Dome

Same thing happened to me. I sold mine and I'm waiting on Pahaque.

Just got our new dome specific to the 179. 1st attempt stopped by many flaws inside the track. Using a file to smooth out all metal imperfections. Will try again tomorrow

Mac, I emailed FR directly and was told to sell mine and that they would do nothing. I am so irritated that they knew they would not be more consumer friendly. It's not like we are claiming something false. They are aware that it isn't the correct fit. And if I hear one more time that "some of the 179 owners are happy with the way it fits" I will scream!
I feel sure anyone who spent their hard earned money on this extra item would be disappointed to know that the company came out with one that fits better shortly after their purchase.

I hear you lilypad. Makes me wonder if there aren't some FR employees on here. I did get the new 179 specific rdome up today. Took awhile but its up. Did quite a bit of filing on the track yesterday, tightened a bunch of the screws and with some silicone spray got it to slide thru. The right edge needs to drop straight down from the slide, just about mid window. Folded the suction cup grommets to the inside to get a better fit. Wrapped the left side around the rear of the trailer and attached suction cups to the outside there. probably should replace the suction cups with some sort of snaps. They are pretty weak. Everything feels loose but once you put stakes in and the ties off the front corners staked it firms up pretty good. Thinking some velcro tape in areas where dome meets the trailer to stop the many mosquito gaps. The skirt is about 3 ft too long and needs to be cut to drape around the axel. Another mosquito hole thats gonna need to be fixed somehow. The skirt is the weak link, pretty flimsy. I'm gonna spray with campmor water repellent tomorrow, let it dry and see if I can get back in the bag. The directions are fairly useless. A few videos on you tube that will get you started, but like most computer instructions they leave out the tricky stuff. Hope this helps.  If you want pictures just email me, I too can't post on here.

The R-dome stopped fitting larger Pods with risers long before the 179 even came out.  I sympathize with anyone upset by this but it's honestly just the way it's been.