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Topic: rpod 180 shower curtain

Posted By: MIK
Subject: rpod 180 shower curtain
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2018 at 7:17pm

The original shower rails and curtain are PITA to remove and reinstall, but it works well blocking water from going all over the place. I cannot find a replacement curtain though. Where do you go to get one? Forest River dealer?

I also wonder if people replace this whole setup with something easier to maintain.

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2018 R-Pod 180

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Posted By: Springer98
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2018 at 8:11pm

contact parts administrator Samantha Ferguson @ sferguson@forestriverinc.com

She help us find a new shower curtain. Give her your vin# and part you are looking for. She was very helpful.

Posted By: MIK
Date Posted: 18 Nov 2018 at 8:16pm

Thank you!

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2018 R-Pod 180

Posted By: MIK
Date Posted: 08 Jan 2019 at 1:03pm

FR quoted me a wrong size curtain. When I asked them about it, they never got back to me. Whatever. I measured and bought one off amazon http://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JNHF2Z6/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_0ipnCbC77PSC5 - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07JNHF2Z6/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_0ipnCbC77PSC5

Screwed one side in place using original mount that came with rpod, and left the other side as is (the one that has a magnetic mount on the original curtain). It worked perfectly! No water on the bathroom floor or anything.

I also realized that the original curtain had a heavy smell. Some kind of water/mildew resistant chemical, I assume. It bothered me a lot. So as a bonus - no more smell. The new curtain is super light and dries very quickly. Easy and cheap to replace. Fits fine on the original rail.

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2018 R-Pod 180

Posted By: Richand Cindy
Date Posted: 08 Jan 2019 at 3:19pm

We did not replace our curtain but was bothered by the bottom always moving inwards and touching you. We wanted to add hooks at the bottom to attach to the bar but never able to find anything that would fit. Called FR and they did not know of anything to attach the bottom. So we ended up opening the bottom of the shower and gluing 4 super strong magnets inside the wall (It must be very strong magnet to go through the plastic wall of the shower bottom). Then we glued 4 stainless steel washers to the bottom of the curtain where it met the magnets and now the shower curtain sticks to the walls when closed and comes off easily to open the curtain. It was like getting a 25% bigger shower!!!

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OLD 2017.5 RPOD 180 + 2015 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk
NEW: 2018 Passport Elite 23RB + 2017 Ram 1500 Diesel

Posted By: tony rpod 180
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2019 at 6:20pm

I did the same thing with our 2018 180, however i opened the end seam on the curtain and sewn washers in place, then stitched back closed.

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GMC Canyon/RPoder

Posted By: Richand Cindy
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2019 at 7:56pm

That probably looks a lot better than ours did!

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OLD 2017.5 RPOD 180 + 2015 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk
NEW: 2018 Passport Elite 23RB + 2017 Ram 1500 Diesel

Posted By: MIK
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2019 at 8:58pm

Another thing I forgot to mention. After replacing the OEM curtain, a weird chemical smell that bothered me for a few months disappeared. Apparently, whatever treatment is applied to the original curtain smells awful after a few months of use, and it doesn't go away even if you wash the curtain.

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2018 R-Pod 180