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    Posted: 20 Jun 2015 at 11:11pm
You can thank your dealer for getting you the replacement, had nothing to do with forest river. They will not replace them. Your dealer did the exchange for you.
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Posts: 37 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Jun 2015 at 10:43pm
We got our 179 in April and luckily before we opened the box to the dome that came with our camper I was looking on here and found out about the dome issues. I went to the dealer and they were able to get FR to send us the new dome for our 179 and took ours back, but I'm sure that's because we never opened the box. We are happy with the fit and love the dome on the 179. We get a lot of compliments and questions on it. Its too bad we can't anchor it because the two campsites we've gone two had gravel and the ground was too hard for the stakes.
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Posts: 2 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 Jun 2015 at 5:32pm
We finally got ours replaced as well. Still not the "perfect" fit, but the the bottom skirting has enough material, to be able to anchor it! Had our first weekend out with the pod, including the replaced RDome and it was pretty sweet!
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Posts: 68 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 Jun 2015 at 12:29pm
I got mine replaced . FR won't do anything to help you out. Offered to sell me one also. So arrogant. I called the general manager of the dealership. I ask him if he would rather have me making positive comments about his dealership on social media, or talking negatively about him. Within two days he said come exchange your Rdome
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We bought the RDome as well for our 179. We set it up, under our carport before even taking our new Pod out. We saw that it didn't fit correctly and have insisted that our dealer replace it at no charge. They gave us the run around, but we went face to face with sales and insisted that they replaced it and dropped off the one we purchased. They said they would about a month ago, but so far, no dice. I just called them again, to find out when we can pick up the replacement, and they said they would see if they had them in stock, and would "call us back". We shall see. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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Posts: 1807 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 Apr 2015 at 9:02pm
It is NOT that it doesn't fit.  It fits near the same as the Rdome fits my 181g or the other larger R-Pods.

The new dome will fit BETTER, that's it.  It will likely just be a longer dome so that the edge at the Pod isn't raised off the ground as much.
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Seems like there are a lot of us who bought the R Dome thinking it would correctly fit our 179's. Nothing in the Forest River literature or website indicated that the R Dome they were selling for the 179 would not correctly fit the 179. I am very disappointed in Forest River, especially their attitude of "you bought it, now you're stuck with it". 
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Posts: 25 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 Apr 2015 at 5:35pm
I have been talking to Forest River about this and they said I can order a new released Dome for my 2015 179 for $650 plus shipping. No credit or apology for the one that doesn't fit correctly. 😞
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Posts: 24 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 26 Mar 2015 at 10:02am
Interesting, the dome I was sent for the 179 is about a foot longer than the upper channel and it tends to pull out easily.  Especially when it is windy.
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Posts: 44 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Mar 2015 at 5:48pm
Google www.pahaquecustom.com and then on that website search for awnings for the Rpod.  There are some older ones like the visor, but the one I just got is a new one and sort of looks like the Rdome but much easier to set up and they make them to order and will fit a 179
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