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horsepuller
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Jun 30, 2014

replacement slide topper too short

Any suggestions on how to deal with a replacement slide topper that is six inches too short? Yes, I messed up my measurement.

To clarify, there is plenty of material on the roller; the length in the fore-aft direction is too short. This is on the long (about 200 inches) slide-out on a 2005 Bounder.

Options I can think of: reorder the right size, tape a small add-on section to the end, or???

I will call the manufacturer today to see if they have any suggestions. Thanks in advance for your ideas.

Lesson learned here: most tape measures have a metric scale as well as English. Boy, do I feel stupid.
  • I'll bet we never do that again will we? Sorry to hear about your flub, I have done much worse but we learn.
  • Admit your mistake and call manufacture. Maybe they will understand and help out. I got my slide topper replacement from Shade ProShade Pro.

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