Summit RV stainless trim on Allure

I have used Summit for several years purchasing their stainless step convers on two coaches. On my 2011 42 Tour, Summit makes the stainless trim on the bottom sides of the coach for Winnie which is very similar to what you might be looking at. All I can offer to you is they are a great company, great product with superior grade stainless and excellent support. I highly recommend them and I don't think you will be disappointed with the looks or the quality. Go for it.

Just a caution; my friend had the SS trim installed on his SOB bay doors and with the extra weight, the doors wouldn't remain elevated.

Larry

Personal opinion here. Ive looked at them for Allures...and I think they look FAKE and UGLY

Sully2 wrote:
Personal opinion here. Ive looked at them for Allures...and I think they look FAKE and UGLY

That is why I want to see some pics of the stuff installed on the Allure. I've seen it on a number of coaches and it looks good to me. I've not seen it on an Allure and, looking at my coach, I need to be convinced it won't look goofy. It is not cheap and I don't want to spend stupid money on something that ends up looking out of place on an otherwise beautiful coach.

Something you should think about the Allure bay doors are Aluminum so unless the stainless is attached with an isolation barrier you may start corrosion between the metals. Paint won't provide the necessary separation.

Hey SML,
I didn't know you were looking for pics of this kind of thing. I'd have sent these to you. I know you were looking for some on a CC but, here's our '04 Horizon with the 4" versions. And no, it does not look "Fake" or "Imitation" or "Cheap" in any way. There isn't a campground/RV park that we've been to that someone, or many have come up and asked where we got the nice looking "Chrome" on the bottom edges of the doors etc. I always have to tell them, "It came that way when we bought the coach". But, we're the third owners of it and, I know for a fact that the second owners didn't do it. So, it was added during the first year of ownership by the first owners.

So, the thoughts of corrosion/rust etc. "under" the stainless could have some validity, ours has absolutely no indication of it. And, not one piece has ever shown any signs of starting to fall off or become loose in any way. I managed to "scrape" the left rear one against a car in a parking lot, (man was I pi$$ed off at myself). I'd sure hate to see what it would have done to the paint if that stainless strip was not on there.

Anyway, we love them sincerely. Now that I've found this thread, and learned about Summit, I can have a replacement made for that left rear that I was careless enough to damage. Anyway, take a look at ours and see what you think. Again, it's the 4" stuff, not 6". I think I'd like the 4" better than the 6" but, I've got nothing to compare to up close. Now that I've seen what they can do with our double steps, I might just have them send a kit for them.
Scott

Scott, looks great on your coach. Summit now makes several versions of the stainless trim. We are interested in the 6" Premier which wraps around the radius of the doors at the bottom.

I have placed a call to Summit to inquire about the corrosion potential of stainless to aluminum. I suspect they have a solution since this stuff is fairly common on high end coaches. When we were at Tom Johnson's getting the Allure, almost every American Coach, Newmar King Aire, and a couple of Entrega Cornerstones had the Summit armor. TJ's is one of Summit's installing dealers since they sell a lot of high line rigs.

The literature I read while at TJ's suggests they use both 3M automotive trim tape and some sort of sealant. They do guarentee the trim will not fall off for the life of the coach.

Are the bay doors on your Horizon aluminum? Those on my Journey were.

Just a footnote to my earlier post. While I am not here to try and sell Summit products or do I have any interest in the company, if you go with the armor on the bottom of the doors, you might also consider adding the step covers as this completes the flow of the stainless look IMHO. I have the armor, step covers and getting ready to add the inside step kick plates which really jump out when you open the entry door.
To the poster with the Winnie with the armor. Great pics, great looking coach and thanks for sharing. Your pics say it all.
It all comes down to personal taste IMHO.

smlranger wrote:
Scott, looks great on your coach. Summit now makes several versions of the stainless trim. We are interested in the 6" Premier which wraps around the radius of the doors at the bottom.

I have placed a call to Summit to inquire about the corrosion potential of stainless to aluminum. I suspect they have a solution since this stuff is fairly common on high end coaches. When we were at Tom Johnson's getting the Allure, almost every American Coach, Newmar King Aire, and a couple of Entrega Cornerstones had the Summit armor. TJ's is one of Summit's installing dealers since they sell a lot of high line rigs.

The literature I read while at TJ's suggests they use both 3M automotive trim tape and some sort of sealant. They do guarentee the trim will not fall off for the life of the coach.

Are the bay doors on your Horizon aluminum? Those on my Journey were.

SML,
Thanks for the nice comments. I may have to invest in the step cover kit for ours, what the heck, it's only money right?

As for our bay doors, I cannot tell you if ours are aluminum or not. I maybe think that if yours were, then ours are too. I suppose I could go out and attempt to stick a magnet on them to kind of confirm or not. Will do later. Some of that stuff on the Summit site looks really, really nice.
Scott

funtime wrote:
Just a footnote to my earlier post. While I am not here to try and sell Summit products or do I have any interest in the company, if you go with the armor on the bottom of the doors, you might also consider adding the step covers as this completes the flow of the stainless look IMHO. I have the armor, step covers and getting ready to add the inside step kick plates which really jump out when you open the entry door.
To the poster with the Winnie with the armor. Great pics, great looking coach and thanks for sharing. Your pics say it all.
It all comes down to personal taste IMHO.

Yes. The Premier kit includes step cover.