Rear Marker Lights

You would think that by now Forest River would improve the method of securing the light bars to the pod.  As much as I hate any penetrations into the skin of a pod, it seems that a few (properly sealed) SS or aluminum screws should be spaced across the upper and lower lips of the bar, in addition to a better double-faced tape as a sealant. 

Our new 178 should be delivered next week, and that is one item I plan to discuss with the dealer.  I don't went to drive across the state for any warranty work like this.  My dealer is on the east coast, and I assume yours is in Jacksonville.

Terry, would you let us know how your dealer corrects the problem?

Bob

  Sorry about that Terry do you think it was the sun or temperature change that caused it to bow and come loose.  David

Terry, that is a good point about the curvature of the light bar.  Susan (actually Lindsay) sent a light mod kit to my dealer for my 2010 173.  In a later conversation with Susan she told me that they had sent the wrong kit for my particular model.  After waiting about 2 months for the right kit, I traded my pod in on a new 178.

So, apparently FR has more than one model light bar for the pods.  I wonder if they sent you the correct model.

Bob

This is the reason I made and installed my own light bar.

Originally posted by Sleepless Our new 178 should be delivered next week, and that is one item I plan to discuss with the dealer.  I don't went to drive across the state for any warranty work like this.  My dealer is on the east coast, and I assume yours is in Jacksonville. Bob

Yours will have a completely different light bar, it will be glued and screwed and caulked. It will not run side to side like the retrofit bars do. So far my reto bar has held up fine and stayed in place, except a little gappage at the top that FR took care of at Goshen. If it comes up again, I will redo it myself with better double sided tape. From what I have seen, it seems that several maybe weren't properly cleaned before the adhesive was activated. And I know at least one that the dealership didn't know how to use the activator..