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09-27-2010, 04:24 AM
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Cougar - FRONT CAP CHANGE
A short time ago, I noticed a change in the Front Cap of the Cougar Fifth Wheels. I sent an email to Jeff Runells, the Product Manager of Keystone Cougar asking what happened to the lights in the front cap. He said they changed the cap about 6 months ago and relocated the lights. They now have LED's just above the Hitch Vision mirror.
WAS THERE MORE TO THE CHANGE THAN JUST CHANGING LIGHTS. The shape of the cap on the lower part was also changed. I was wondering if there were any problems with the earlier front cap, which may have prompted the cap change?
ANY COUGAR 5th wheel OWNERS OUT THERE with a front cap problem?
Thanks,
Phil
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09-27-2010, 04:43 AM
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I think this was longer then 6 months ago. My 318SAB Cougar has the LED lights above the mirror and redesigned front cap. I bought my camper in Feb of 2010 and this was on the dealers lot in time for the January RV shows in Chicago IL.
Jim
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09-28-2010, 07:38 AM
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Thanks Jim
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10-14-2010, 03:32 PM
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front cap on cougar 318sab
I ordered mind before xmas last year, and mind came with new cap, I love it ,I was told they had trouble with the other lites,because people would leave them on at nigth and the lite sockets would melt, and it was costing to much to replace them, and they went with the leds, was find with me I love my cougar. Don
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10-16-2010, 05:27 AM
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Don,
Thanks for that info. I will definitely look for one with the new cap.
Phil
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10-16-2010, 06:27 AM
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I don't have any problems with my '07s old style front cap. As for the docking lights I think they are useless for hitching because all they do is blind you as your backing up. I replaced the bulbs with amber LEDs but still only use the trucks bed light for hitching.
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2007 Cougar 290RKS, E-Z Flex, 16" XPS RIBs ( SOLD .. Gonna miss her ... looking for new 5r)
2004.5 Dodge 2500 QC, LB, 5.9HO, WestTach gauges, Ride-Rite
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10-17-2010, 02:14 PM
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My 2010 has the LED's up front, But I noticed a change in the grpahics on some of the 2011, The cap has a darker color now. Pretty nice lookin...
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10-17-2010, 05:49 PM
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Cougar Front Cap
I picked up our 2011 326MKS yesterday and it has the new gray front cap and new style graphics on the side., Heres a couple pics. The dealer said we just got lucky and scored the new cap and graphics at no charge (we didn't order it this way). We really like it.
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10-17-2010, 06:01 PM
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That is really nice looking!!
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10-17-2010, 06:17 PM
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Very nice! I like the way the graphics flow from the front to the side.
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2007 Cougar 290RKS, E-Z Flex, 16" XPS RIBs ( SOLD .. Gonna miss her ... looking for new 5r)
2004.5 Dodge 2500 QC, LB, 5.9HO, WestTach gauges, Ride-Rite
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10-17-2010, 06:21 PM
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Graphics
Thanks, We really like it.......There is another new change, the bottom 18" or so of the sides are gray for the length of the trailer.
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10-17-2010, 06:50 PM
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New Graphics
Wow, that really looks nice. I looked at the front cap on mine today and I have some new graphics also, love bugs, grass hoppers, moths and a few other things that I won't even guess at. 5,000 miles in the last three weeks and still moving South towards Mexico, no telling what I'll pick up down around Nogales.
Ruffus
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10-17-2010, 08:07 PM
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RE: New Graphics
Grant & Melisa -- LOVE the new colors... very sharp!!... and coordinates well with Lucy, Ethel, & Fred too
Ruffus you made me <LOL>... we have a few of those yellow splash graphics this week too. Ewwww!
Happy trails, Terri [& DH Kevin]
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10-18-2010, 10:59 AM
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Ruffus, Don't be complaining about those Mexican bugs. I'm still scrapeing off some of your home-grown Florida bugs from last year. Just make sure you have papers for all of them when you come back North.
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2007 Cougar 290RKS, E-Z Flex, 16" XPS RIBs ( SOLD .. Gonna miss her ... looking for new 5r)
2004.5 Dodge 2500 QC, LB, 5.9HO, WestTach gauges, Ride-Rite
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11-13-2010, 07:41 AM
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I just took delivery of a 2011 326 MKS myself. It is the standard white one. I thought at first that yours was a High Country version. Then I looked closer at the sides and saw they were still white.
I really like the new color scheme! Mine is all white. Must be an earlier version of the 2011's...
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11-28-2010, 07:09 AM
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New cap
We also picked up a new unit yesterday.... were lucky they had originally sold the old style that we originally were interested in, we got the upgrade!
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11-28-2010, 07:23 AM
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Nice
Sharp looking rig!!!!!
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12-24-2010, 08:21 AM
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New cap graphics
Definitely agree that the new graphics are an improvement, not that the old scheme was bad, just a nice change.
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02-05-2011, 09:14 PM
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Problem with caps?
Funny you should ask. Today I was walking around my yard and noticed a little crack on the front cap of my 2003 Cougar 276. It was cracked through in a Y shape for almost 3 feet. Two days ago, it was fine. What happened? I am not sure, but the temperatures for the past week have been below freezing. We had three days of below zero with the coldest -8. The estimated cost to replace is about $1200, according to the phone estimate I received. Oh the good news ( ) Sunday we made the final payment and received the title today!
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2003 Keystone Cougar 276
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02-05-2011, 09:27 PM
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If there was a tiny hairline crack in the cap which you may not have noticed before, it may have allowed some moisture (snow?) in the space which, during the freezing temperatures, may have expanded and widened the crack. If it is gelcoat over fiberglass, you might try getting some white expoxy and doing the repair yourself. If it is a crack wide enough to be a structural issue, then applying expoxy will not solve that problem.
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