Decals On 2010
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Topic: Decals On 2010
Posted By: TerryM
Subject: Decals On 2010
Date Posted: 30 May 2013 at 12:53pm
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My 2010 model R-Pod, purchased in 2009, is getting new FREE decals! They just want me to send some pictures of mine as they are now. Not bad at all. Good going Forest River! Terry ------------- RP-175 W/Lift Kit 2011 Ford F-150 4X4 Saint Augustine, FL: The first permanent European settlement in the USA: 1565 |
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Posted By: Ks.Kev
Date Posted: 30 May 2013 at 5:11pm
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That's great Terry!!!!!
Has Forest River changed the company that makes the decals to make them not peel and curl? ------------- Kevin & Donna 2010 R-Pod 176 2011 Ford F150 Lariat Supercrew |
Posted By: coopercdrkey
Date Posted: 30 May 2013 at 5:22pm
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Are those the "Olympic Rings" or the horizontal stripes? Are you expected to apply them yourself? (I had trouble getting the decals right on my model airplanes 60 years ago....) Good luck.
------------- Bob and Joyce Jennifer and Baxter, the Campin' Cocker Spaniels RP 177 "Key Pod" Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT / Z71 |
Posted By: TerryM
Date Posted: 30 May 2013 at 7:24pm
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My year has the rings and I have no idea who makes them. I think I'll let an RV dealer put them on. If they screw them up it is on them and not me. Terry ------------- RP-175 W/Lift Kit 2011 Ford F-150 4X4 Saint Augustine, FL: The first permanent European settlement in the USA: 1565 |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 30 May 2013 at 8:18pm
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Dang, lucky you Terry! Mine were replaced once but the 2nd time around FR wouldn't cover them even though I was still under warranty. Plus I had to pay to get the peeling ones off. I probably should have fought FR on that but at the time I just wanted the peeling stuff off.
------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual 
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Posted By: Outbound
Date Posted: 31 May 2013 at 12:14am
I just spent a Saturday peeling of the second set of decals on my r-pod. After spending hours and hours cleaning up that sticky mess, I never want to see another decal again in my life. ------------- Craig :: 2009 RP171 towed by a 2017 F150 |
Posted By: rpodcamper.com
Date Posted: 31 May 2013 at 12:54pm
| I'm not looking forward to it but mine will be coming off also. This winter really took the toll on them and now that it started to heat up they seem to be cracking even faster. |
Posted By: dsmiths
Date Posted: 31 May 2013 at 10:16pm
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Yep our 2011 RP-172 front circular graphics are starting to curl up at the edges. I went out today hell bent on getting at least the roof waxed with a good magueries carnubra wax. when I got up on the ladder the whole roof was covered is little black spots I assume was mildew. It took a good hour with scrub brush and cleaners to get it off. I then started to get a good cover of paste wax on the roof and front, and then the thunderstorms hit. I got the roof done from the ac forward to the front edge. I had washed the pod really good after taking the winter cover off of it, but not sure where the mildew/mold came from. ------------- Dane and Donna Smith 2011 RP-172 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer 4X4 lift kit prodigy wireless brake controller |
Posted By: TerryM
Date Posted: 01 Jun 2013 at 10:33am
According to Forest River, at least my year, my Pod has Lamilux 1000 fiberglass on it. I had asked if a clear coat over the graphics would stop them from self destructing. They didn't know if you can put a clear coat on that type of fiberglas. ------------- RP-175 W/Lift Kit 2011 Ford F-150 4X4 Saint Augustine, FL: The first permanent European settlement in the USA: 1565 |
Posted By: rldcjd
Date Posted: 02 Jun 2013 at 7:53am
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My wife and me, just bought a 2010 173 yesterday. The front and rear decals have already been removed, but I wouldn't mind putting new ones on if I knew they would last. Randy ------------- Randy & Cheryl 2010 RP-173 (vacation camper) 1996 Jayco Designer Series 2820FK (seasonal site weekend retreat) 2013 Kia Sorento SX 2009 Smart For Two Passion |
Posted By: TerryM
Date Posted: 02 Jun 2013 at 8:00am
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If these new ones curl they will come off and not be replaced. Terry ------------- RP-175 W/Lift Kit 2011 Ford F-150 4X4 Saint Augustine, FL: The first permanent European settlement in the USA: 1565 |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 02 Jun 2013 at 3:32pm
Welcome. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: sammycamper
Date Posted: 03 Jun 2013 at 12:05am
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Congratulations, Randy & Cheryl! We must be following each other around a little bit. I also had a Smart Passion, we have two Kia's (an Optima and a Soul that replaced the Passion), and we bought a new 2012 rPod RP-173 last Fall.
I was torn between the 171 and 173 models; but decided to go with the more open look of the 173 with the sofa and u-shaped dinette. As a practical matter, though, I expect to have the sofa opened into an almost full-time bed. I cut a 7"x7"x74" foam piece to fill the gap between the top of the sofa back and the wall when the sofa is opened; and, today, I bought a full size 3" memory foam mattress topper that fits over that whole area perfectly. The result is sort of a RP-171 with a slightly smaller bed and slightly larger dinette. My wife and I aren't big people, so the full (double) size bed should be comfortable for us; and we do still have the option of converting things back to a sofa.
Happy Podding.
Sam ------------- 2012 rPod 173 2008 Trailblazer 4WD V6 |