Clear film
My wife and I are picking up our new tiffin phaeton next week. I read in the posts in the past about a clear film put on the front. 1 what is the manufacture. 2 is it worth it. Thanks in advance.
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2gypsies wrote:
Cloud Dancer: You were building your MH at the same time we were. I followed your build on the Newmar owner's site. You were very detailed-oriented. You have complained about it for 13 years. Is there anything you like about it? :)
We had absolutely no problems with ours including the fiberglass roof or the Diamond Shield.
First of all, I am NOT offended by your questions. But, they do raise at least a few questions in my mind.
I started "building" my special-ordered Dutch Star in 2002, at the point in time which corresponded to Newmar's announcement of a new all-fiberglass roof for the 2003 Dutch Star, Plus a new design for the front cap, Plus a bedroom slide WIDE enough to accommodate a KING size bed, PLUS a new design for their all-paint exterior, PLUS other features. My timeline must have been different than yours, as it appears that the above major reasons were major in establishing the fact that mine was built in February/March of 2003, at which time I picked it up at the factory. THAT'S why mine is a 2003 year model. Whereas yours is a 2004 year model. When did you pick yours up?
Another thing, in order to answer your question about what I DO like about my Dutch Star. There's way too MANY things to list here. But, I will put it this way; Through the years, I have stated (on these forums) that my Dutch Star is a "keeper". I'll explain it this way: On the satisfaction scale, I would say that I rate my Dutch Star at approximately 90%. Keep in mind that MUCH of my Dutch Star, in this 90%, consists of materials and components which were NOT manufactured by Newmar. I'm specially happy with the Spartan chassis(except the grease seals on the front-suspension ball joints).
I might even sent you a list of many of the things that NEWMAR got RIGHT, in producing my Dutch Star.
On the roof question: I'm going to say that YOUR fiberglass roof is a different design than mine.
Did you not see the photos of how my Diamond Shield looked, and how difficult it was to remove? Perhaps, the Diamond Shield on yous is the updated version OR installed using a different procedure?
Thanks for the inquiry.
