Tripalot
Golden Horseshoe, Ont. Canada
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On our way to Florida, our slide topper decided to detach and self destruct. We will be in Central Florida and are looking for recommendations on where to have this replaced. We checked with one local rv repair company, and they could not handle it - said slide was too big for them. Our slide is 20 ft.
Any recommendations? Any guess as to cost?
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2chiefsRus
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is it just the material that came off or the hardware too?
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Warren&Karen
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if it is only the fabric, you can purchase brand-specific covers. Or find an upholstery shop and have one cut and sewn to size. I replaced both of our covers and saved a lot by having them sewn locally. Installation is a two-person / two ladder job. I found step by step with photos online, wasn't difficult. You will have to re-tension the roller, also likely will need to re-position the lock to keep the fabric from unrolling as you move down the highway.
Good luck!
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Tripalot
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2chiefsRus wrote:is it just the material that came off or the hardware too?
Just the fabric - it is currently rolled up and in the casing.
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Tripalot
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Warren&Karen wrote:if it is only the fabric, you can purchase brand-specific covers. Or find an upholstery shop and have one cut and sewn to size. I replaced both of our covers and saved a lot by having them sewn locally. Installation is a two-person / two ladder job. I found step by step with photos online, wasn't difficult. You will have to re-tension the roller, also likely will need to re-position the lock to keep the fabric from unrolling as you move down the highway.
Good luck!
Thanks for the suggestion but we aren't equipped to do the job ourselves. This slide is 20 ft. long so tricky to handle. We want to have it done by someone who knows what they are doing.
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