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Topic: R Dome issues

Posted By: Escape Pod
Subject: R Dome issues
Date Posted: 20 Oct 2014 at 9:02pm

Can anyone tell me if they have had or heard of the R Dome coming out the channel after it's put up? We have a relatively new 178 and have installed the R Dome 4 times and it will come out of the track for a foot at times and in different areas of the channel. Is there a different "bead" or "rope" size for different R Pod models where we may have gotten the wrong R Dome from the dealer? Thanks for any help and feel free to ask if you need a better description of the problem. Hopefully it's been discussed here before and I just didn't see it.

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Jim and Diane
2014 RPod 178
2011 Silverado 1500 Z71

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Posted By: Outbound
Date Posted: 20 Oct 2014 at 9:08pm

Yes, you've hit the nail on the head. The earlier r-pods had a smaller-diameter rail.

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Craig :: 2009 RP171 towed by a 2017 F150

Posted By: Escape Pod
Date Posted: 21 Oct 2014 at 10:53pm

Thanks. I will now have to see what the dealer says and what they will do under warranty.

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Jim and Diane
2014 RPod 178
2011 Silverado 1500 Z71

Posted By: Outbound
Date Posted: 22 Oct 2014 at 10:11am

Here's a little more detail, courtesy of http://www.pahaquecustom.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=PQWO&Product_Code=VSPOD&Category_Code=cawn - PahaQue (maker of an aftermarket awning):

Forest River used two sizes of awning rail on the R-Pod trailers. Older models may have a smaller awning rail that has an inside diameter of .40" (10mm). Newer models have the larger, .563" (14mm) inside diameter rail. A quick way to tell is if your rail appears to have an inside diameter larger then 1/2", you have the newer, larger rail.

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Craig :: 2009 RP171 towed by a 2017 F150