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    Posted: 14 Jun 2022 at 11:39am
Hello fellow RPOD owners. I am new to this forum. I have had RPOD in the last couple of years and it is only now that I think of some wear and tear maintenance.

 I have a 2014 RPOD 172 Hood River Edition. I am planning to replace the vinyl trim as I think it needs replacing.

Does anyone know the width of the Vinyl Trim needed? 1" or 3/4"? My RPOD is in the storage right now and can't get it until the end of the week. I would like to order it in advance.

Thanks and I appreciate the help in advance.
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It is 1"  I did this a couple years ago and got the best deal and free shipping on eBay.  One roll of 100' will do everything, including all the vinyl on the slide, which I see you do not have so you will have a lot left over.  Do you plan on replacing the screws with stainless?  May be a good time to check that out as well and see how badly they are corroded.  Steel and aluminum is not a good mix, you would think the engineers at FR would know better.
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Thank you! Never really thought about the screws. I guess if I am doing it already might as well replace it. Would you know what size? And how many approximately.
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Best to remove a few to see what length they are.  On my 2011 177 I used a few shy of 200.  They were #10 and 1" long.  Others who have done this have used 1.25" and 1.5".  I simply replaced with the same length as what I removed.  I got pan head with a phillips drive.  Had to re-drill most of the ones underneath as they were totally rusted out and when I went to remove the head simply twisted off.  Also used a dab of dicor on each hole before inserting screw to get a waterproof install.
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Thank you! Smile That was really helpful.
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