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    Posted: 11 Jan 2021 at 6:12pm
So...FR R-Pod warranty person says that window seals should be checked every 2-3 months.

Reasonable?  Our back window leaked the first time it rained (7 months after purchase...been a bit dry out here in Colorado).  Every 2-3 months?  C'mon man.  What am I supposed to do?  Take the R-Pod to a car wash and blast the windows to see if they leak?
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Posts: 3216 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Jan 2021 at 6:29pm
Does not sound very reasonable.  Our 177 is 10 years old, seals still look great although 1x/year I do hit them with McGuiar's Ultimate Wax (black bottle).  No cracking or fading, no leaks . . . yet.  Being in Michigan probably helps, although we get a lot of rain, but don't have the intensity of the sun as you get in Colorado.  Our seals get looked over once a year, that is enough in my book.
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Posts: 1002 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Jan 2021 at 6:39pm
+1 with Jato 
Our pod is 10 1/2 years old never had a leak, even on the spoiler, but then I built my own spoiler wish needed 5 holes instead 20 holes on the factory spoiler.
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Yeah, well I think that they're going to deny the warranty claim due to this ridiculous assertion.  That will leave a rather bad taste in my mouth.
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Posts: 259 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Jan 2021 at 10:19am
Originally posted by Pod_Geek

Yeah, well I think that they're going to deny the warranty claim due to this ridiculous assertion.  That will leave a rather bad taste in my mouth.

UPDATE:  FR warranty rep attached an "Owner's Manual" that stipulates that seals need to be checked every 6 months.  I'm still not sure how to evaluate the quality of window seals if there are no obvious problems upon visual inspection and it never rains!!
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