Update for anyone interested.
90 day inspection of the new 5er went well. I arrived at 8:45 am and left at 1:15 pm and brought the camper back home with me.
We all agreed these were the issues and will be fixed at a later date, once all the parts come in.
New front door will be replaced. It's dragging at the top. The service tech could not fix it correct.
New bathroom door and new bedroom door. Doors drag also and they decided to replace and get them aligned right. I was kind of surprised on that, although I do admit, they drug a little also.
City water hook-up connection leaks. They will replace the connection with a new one. They said the didn't have any in stock to replace it right then, but I think by now, the decided to do all the repairs at once. I don't know, still, it's getting fixed.
Broken pull down blind will get fixed also. They have to order to the part.
I lost one of the feet on the self-leveling jacks. It's being shipped to me, free.
We're getting an awning over the back door and the getting LED lights in the awning, same as the front door. Remember, this 5er model I have truly has a front and a back door. It has a door on both sides of the camper, street side and curb side. So, they did all the calculations and determined we can get the awning, it will be power, and it will have the LED lights. But, we're paying for that ourselves.
They also installed a big hand rail gripper thing that swings back and out of the way when traveling for the back door. It only had the small handle. They installed it today, complete installation $110.
We purchased 4 tire covers, I picked up a tube of Alpha self-leveling calking, and a collapsible plastic-rubber tub for the sink.
Over all, it was a good day. The service tech said it would probably be the 2nd week in January when we'd get the awning and all the parts. At that time, they'll also do all the "warranty" repairs, so they may end up keeping the camper a few days to get it all done. I'm OK with that since we're not camping or using it right now anyway.
On a side note, I found my wooden measuring rod for hitch height fell short in their parking lot as the parking lot was on a slight slope and the corner of the 5er was taller than in my drive way at home. I think I understand what everyone was saying now. So, I'm coming up with an alternative measuring stick, something that might remind you of an old fashioned slide rule. I had no problem hitching as they didn't level.
I don't understand way, but sometimes, after automatic leveling, when the jacks are retracted, the hitch height does not return to it's original position, and sometimes it does. I haven't figured out why yet, so, I'm ok fabricating a gigantic slide rule.
So, over all, it was a successful day. We're waiting on the service tech to call us back to let us know exactly what the new awning will cost now. But we're excited about it, and this is our Christmas present to each other this yea. We're anticipating $1500 - $1700 for labor, awning, lights, and running all the wire to make it electric.
Perhaps a photo of our driveway at home will help explain why we use the "back" door so much and want the awning. In most campgrounds it won't be practical to use the awning on the other side, but at home, it's the primary door. I can pull the trailer in forward, but like with my previous TT, I don't have a lot of room to navigate the truck. We originally parked all of our campers on the other side of the drive way, with door facing the house, and steps over the grass. The only problem then is driving over the power cord. So, doors on both sides of this camper are great!
And oh, one more thing: One of the first things I did after getting the new 5er and hitch installed in the bed of the truck, was to get one of these for the hitch. No need for grease. It seems to work very, very nice:
90 day inspection of the new 5er went well. I arrived at 8:45 am and left at 1:15 pm and brought the camper back home with me.
We all agreed these were the issues and will be fixed at a later date, once all the parts come in.
New front door will be replaced. It's dragging at the top. The service tech could not fix it correct.
New bathroom door and new bedroom door. Doors drag also and they decided to replace and get them aligned right. I was kind of surprised on that, although I do admit, they drug a little also.
City water hook-up connection leaks. They will replace the connection with a new one. They said the didn't have any in stock to replace it right then, but I think by now, the decided to do all the repairs at once. I don't know, still, it's getting fixed.
Broken pull down blind will get fixed also. They have to order to the part.
I lost one of the feet on the self-leveling jacks. It's being shipped to me, free.
We're getting an awning over the back door and the getting LED lights in the awning, same as the front door. Remember, this 5er model I have truly has a front and a back door. It has a door on both sides of the camper, street side and curb side. So, they did all the calculations and determined we can get the awning, it will be power, and it will have the LED lights. But, we're paying for that ourselves.
They also installed a big hand rail gripper thing that swings back and out of the way when traveling for the back door. It only had the small handle. They installed it today, complete installation $110.
We purchased 4 tire covers, I picked up a tube of Alpha self-leveling calking, and a collapsible plastic-rubber tub for the sink.
Over all, it was a good day. The service tech said it would probably be the 2nd week in January when we'd get the awning and all the parts. At that time, they'll also do all the "warranty" repairs, so they may end up keeping the camper a few days to get it all done. I'm OK with that since we're not camping or using it right now anyway.
On a side note, I found my wooden measuring rod for hitch height fell short in their parking lot as the parking lot was on a slight slope and the corner of the 5er was taller than in my drive way at home. I think I understand what everyone was saying now. So, I'm coming up with an alternative measuring stick, something that might remind you of an old fashioned slide rule. I had no problem hitching as they didn't level.
I don't understand way, but sometimes, after automatic leveling, when the jacks are retracted, the hitch height does not return to it's original position, and sometimes it does. I haven't figured out why yet, so, I'm ok fabricating a gigantic slide rule.
So, over all, it was a successful day. We're waiting on the service tech to call us back to let us know exactly what the new awning will cost now. But we're excited about it, and this is our Christmas present to each other this yea. We're anticipating $1500 - $1700 for labor, awning, lights, and running all the wire to make it electric.
Perhaps a photo of our driveway at home will help explain why we use the "back" door so much and want the awning. In most campgrounds it won't be practical to use the awning on the other side, but at home, it's the primary door. I can pull the trailer in forward, but like with my previous TT, I don't have a lot of room to navigate the truck. We originally parked all of our campers on the other side of the drive way, with door facing the house, and steps over the grass. The only problem then is driving over the power cord. So, doors on both sides of this camper are great!
And oh, one more thing: One of the first things I did after getting the new 5er and hitch installed in the bed of the truck, was to get one of these for the hitch. No need for grease. It seems to work very, very nice:
