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    Posted: 14 Sep 2015 at 9:55am
These are the newest production changes that you'll see just now starting to hit dealer lots.  I should have more detailed pics later to add.

 

What’s NEW

 

Exterior:

New axle (achieves same ground clearance without the use of axle risers)

Automatic flip foot for tongue jack

Exterior speakers (better sound performance)

Fender skirt w/LED lighting

Schwintek slide out mechanism (now all models)

Rear garage models, metal countertop

 

Interior:

2 New fabrics (Latte and Seaglass)

Seamless kitchen countertops w/recessed sink cover

Stainless steel under mount kitchen sink

LED “ultra bright” interior lights w/switch

48 X 15 window drapes on café rods (drop plastic glides and strip, curtain slides well, suggestion from rpodders)

Bedspread

Wood slide out fascia

 

 

New Floor Plans:

RP180 (full bath)

RP183G (full bath)

 

Discontinued Floor Plans:

RP181G

 

 

 

 
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Posts: 4518 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 Sep 2015 at 10:12am
Sounds interesting! Can't wait to see some pictures!
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Posts: 1807 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 Sep 2015 at 2:24pm
Originally posted by Leo B

Sounds interesting! Can't wait to see some pictures!

Some of the dealers are starting to upload pictures as they get new models in stock.  I'm trying to see if FR has a release package of any of the change items they can share.  If nothing else the fabric samples.
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Darn - I would have liked to had the stainless steel sink in my 2014
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Those ultra-bright LED lights are a problem for some, going by posts we've seen here before.  FR should look for a fixture that has 2-stage brightness.  I remember popups in the distant past that had a switch to turn on 1 or 2 bulbs.  Same could be done for the individual LEDs inside - turn on half of them, or all of them.
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Originally posted by techntrek

Those ultra-bright LED lights are a problem for some, going by posts we've seen here before.  FR should look for a fixture that has 2-stage brightness.  I remember popups in the distant past that had a switch to turn on 1 or 2 bulbs.  Same could be done for the individual LEDs inside - turn on half of them, or all of them.

The new ones are a bit more muted by the opaque cover over them.  I like when we could change our own bulbs to what we wanted or liked ourselves.
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Please, photos of the garage counter top in metal!

I am getting close to pulling the trigger on a trailer, and this could be the deciding change...
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Originally posted by llpiggy

Please, photos of the garage counter top in metal!

I am getting close to pulling the trigger on a trailer, and this could be the deciding change...



Still waiting on Forest River at the moment.  Dealers are starting to get some of these models now, you might check their websites for update photos.
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New Garage metal countertops
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Undermount stainless sink, seamless countertop and new curtain rods.
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