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Old 02-12-2018, 07:35 PM   #1
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Gap between fender and slideout

Ref picture where there is about a 3 - 4 inch gap between the passenger side fender and tje slideout. Dealer claims this is normal but opposite side is flush.

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Old 02-12-2018, 07:51 PM   #2
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If there isn’t a slide on the other side, it is normal.
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Old 02-13-2018, 06:54 PM   #3
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If there isn’t a slide on the other side, it is normal.
There is a slide on the othervside.

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Old 02-12-2018, 08:34 PM   #4
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Ref picture where there is about a 3 - 4 inch gap between the passenger side fender and tje slideout. Dealer claims this is normal but opposite side is flush.

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The rear (downwind) side of my slide is similar. The front is much tighter, which makes sense for the direction of travel.
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Old 02-13-2018, 06:26 AM   #5
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The rear (downwind) side of my slide is similar. The front is much tighter, which makes sense for the direction of travel.
This picture is the front.

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Old 02-13-2018, 03:14 AM   #6
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Ask the dealer to walk with you and look at same/similar models on the lot. If they look like yours then I guess it's "normal" , if not ask why the discrepancy.
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Old 02-13-2018, 06:26 AM   #7
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Ask the dealer to walk with you and look at same/similar models on the lot. If they look like yours then I guess it's "normal" , if not ask why the discrepancy.
Thats exactly what I plan on doing. Thank you for your suggestion.

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Old 02-13-2018, 08:49 AM   #8
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I think you'll find it's normal. Mine are like that. They are split with the front piece on the main wall and the rest of the fender on the slide. The split is obviously so the slide can operate. I think you'll also find that the fender will want to come loose, lose screws and crack due to the wind funneled into the open portion on the front; if you don't lose the fender completely as I did.
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Old 02-13-2018, 08:56 AM   #9
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Looks like a great air scoop. Be sure that all the hardware used to attach that thing is backed with silicone and the aluminum struts are setup well. I see these things shaking back and forth on lots of RVs going down the road.
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Old 02-13-2018, 09:20 AM   #10
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I failed to add that I fabricated some supports from aluminum strips to reinforce the "scoop" front. The scoop grabs a lot of air and wants to pull the fender, and skirt, away from the trailer. It is not a very good design and one I will avoid on the next trailer.
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Old 02-13-2018, 06:58 PM   #11
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Looks like a great air scoop. Be sure that all the hardware used to attach that thing is backed with silicone and the aluminum struts are setup well. I see these things shaking back and forth on lots of RVs going down the road.
I hear that. Thank you.

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Old 02-13-2018, 07:12 PM   #12
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Because it has the "scoop" out there on the slide doesn't mean it's not normal; thousands/millions of trailers have that design when crossing over the seam at a slide - I see them all the time. Your call to action is to fix what is going to be a problem. Some tell you it's not normal simply because they have no experience yet assume they are an authoritative source;

"Neither of my slides look that way. Doubt it is normal."
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Old 02-13-2018, 07:42 PM   #13
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What you have to look at is where the fender skirt is mounted. It may be mounted to the facia and that would make it sit “out” further than the piece that was mounted to the exterior side of the trailer. I see it on lots of different brands, and types of slides ( hydraulic, schwintek, electric, cable...etc).

If the SLIDE is sealed when retracted and the skirt edges line up, then I don’t see a problem.
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Old 02-13-2018, 08:42 PM   #14
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My Passport is like that and I saw others at the dealership that were.
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Old 02-14-2018, 05:55 AM   #15
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Because it has the "scoop" out there on the slide doesn't mean it's not normal; thousands/millions of trailers have that design when crossing over the seam at a slide - I see them all the time. Your call to action is to fix what is going to be a problem. Some tell you it's not normal simply because they have no experience yet assume they are an authoritative source;

"Neither of my slides look that way. Doubt it is normal."
3-4 inch gap is normal? My slides are possibly 1 inch maximum! It may be normal for yours but it sure isn’t on mine. Maybe some models have a big gap but mine is only the thickness of the bulb seal of the slide itself and carry’s down to the aluminum faring and fender, both slides.
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Old 02-14-2018, 06:07 AM   #16
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The OP's photo (in post #1) is at an "odd angle" so it doesn't depict how much (if any) that the slide fender overlaps the stationary part (if it does overlap) however, judging from the thickness of the slide corner molding, there's nowhere near a 3 or 4 inch gap. Possibly 1" or 1.5" at the maximum. A couple of clearer photos, taken at an angle that doesn't "accentuate the problem" but that give a more "straight on" view of how the trailer fender actually looks would be helpful.

In my view, even from the angle that the photo was taken, there's clearly not a "3-4 inch gap"......

ADDED: As suggested earlier by another member. Find a couple of the same model trailer and look at their fenders. If they're the same, then it's how the factory produces them. If they are significantly different, then make a decision on which is correct and which is not correctly installed.
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Old 02-13-2018, 09:51 AM   #17
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Don't know what rig you pull but on our 3100RL, when it was still pretty new, the DW decided the carpets needed cleaning so she hired some outfit (I think we were in Calif at the time) to do it. When they left, they did not put the furniture back where it has to be when closing the slides. I failed to check first and the driver's side LR slide hit a chair and bent the carriage underneath, which made it stick out like your photo. Next time I had it in a shop, I asked if they could adjust it so it was flush with the side of the rig and they did. Might be worth a look.
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Don't know what rig you pull but on our 3100RL, when it was still pretty new, the DW decided the carpets needed cleaning so she hired some outfit (I think we were in Calif at the time) to do it. When they left, they did not put the furniture back where it has to be when closing the slides. I failed to check first and the driver's side LR slide hit a chair and bent the carriage underneath, which made it stick out like your photo. Next time I had it in a shop, I asked if they could adjust it so it was flush with the side of the rig and they did. Might be worth a look.
Thanks for the tip. I pick it up from the dealer tomorrow.

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Neither of my slides look that way. Doubt it is normal.
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Neither of my slides look that way. Doubt it is normal.
TY that's what I think.

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