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skidmark2003
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Jul 15, 2014

Follow up on my Forest River 8293 Front cap being loose.

I finally tackled the problem of my front cap, which is the entire front of my camper being loose and requiring me to re-seal after each camping trip. I pulled the side trim strips and found that i...
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katysdad
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Jul 15, 2014
Forest River Wildcat 5ers built early 2000 era had plastic front caps with no screws, they floated under the corner molding. Putting screws in the cap caused the plastic caps to crack and break along the sides. We have one in the shop now trying to figure out a fix to keep it from leaking again.

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