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Post by 660catman on May 10, 2022 14:07:06 GMT -5
Well the decals on the front cap started peeling on my ‘21 Durango D250RES. Definitely not heat related being in Canada and trailer sits at home facing north and sat facing north in storage. Dealer has got the ball rolling so we’ll see what KZ has to say.  |
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Post by 660catman on Jun 15, 2022 23:30:15 GMT -5
Warranty has been approved and now we're just waiting for replacements. We'll see how long that takes.
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Post by gwinger on Jul 4, 2022 10:11:06 GMT -5
Warranty has been approved and now we're just waiting for replacements. We'll see how long that takes. Let's hope the new decals are better quality than the originals, and the dealer really cleans the surface. KZ used the cheapest vinyl they could find. I had to remove all the front decals on my 2018 270thle. Spent three hours peeling and cleaning. The trailer looks a little strange with no front decals, but a lot better then peeling ones. This started about a month after the warranty. And of course KZ told me it was out of warranty. BTW, I saw a another Sportsmen, same year, at the dealer with the same problem. |
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Post by 660catman on Jul 4, 2022 11:55:04 GMT -5
I’m still waiting for the decals. Who knows, I might get them as a Christmas present lol.
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Post by 660catman on Jul 22, 2022 6:40:15 GMT -5
My decals are in! I don’t have any camping booked early August so I’m taking it in then and let the dealer do the warranty work. At first I was thinking of doing it myself and save the fuel cost for the 5 hour round trip to the dealer. At least if he screws up the install, it’s on him for replacements.
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rvtravels
Weekender RV’er
Sportmen classic 180QB.
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Post by rvtravels on Jul 22, 2022 21:45:17 GMT -5
The decals on tbe KZs are very poor quality. I have a 2018 and all the decals are peeling. Makes the trailer look terrible. I would avoid buying another KZ for this reason. We Re on Canada, so it heat and I keep the trailer covered all winter.
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Post by 660catman on Jul 23, 2022 6:48:04 GMT -5
The decals on tbe KZs are very poor quality. I have a 2018 and all the decals are peeling. Makes the trailer look terrible. I would avoid buying another KZ for this reason. We Re on Canada, so it heat and I keep the trailer covered all winter. I don’t see a lot of KZ’s around our way however any Cougar RV I have seen have to be the worst. Pretty well all are faded and cracked making the camper look like crap. Copper Canyon is another. A friend of mine has a Winnebago fifth wheel and his are fading and cracking on a 2015 model. |
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Post by gwinger on Jul 28, 2022 19:58:34 GMT -5
The decals on tbe KZs are very poor quality. I have a 2018 and all the decals are peeling. Makes the trailer look terrible. I would avoid buying another KZ for this reason. We Re on Canada, so it heat and I keep the trailer covered all winter. I don’t see a lot of KZ’s around our way however any Cougar RV I have seen have to be the worst. Pretty well all are faded and cracked making the camper look like crap. Copper Canyon is another. A friend of mine has a Winnebago fifth wheel and his are fading and cracking on a 2015 model. I have a 2018 Sportsmen. All the front decals were peeling. KZ said it was because of the sun beating down on it. REALLY! After 3 years of looking at the mess, I finally removed all the front decals. They lost some free advertising.
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cherokee
Weekender RV’er
G358RPQ
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Post by cherokee on Jul 28, 2022 21:22:50 GMT -5
First of all I’m not saying this happened to your decals but this is what I have learned about them. Never use anything on them that contain petroleum distillates. They look good for the first month and then they shrink, crack and fade. I only use 303 on any decal. Look at majority of waxes that are used, it contains PD. McQuires makes one without PD in it.
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Post by 660catman on Aug 2, 2022 15:18:25 GMT -5
I’m taking mine in on Monday the 8th.
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Post by 660catman on Aug 12, 2022 17:54:33 GMT -5
Picked up the camper today. They had an issue with one of the decals while installing so they left it off. They said think about it and they will get another at their expense if I really want. I’m ok with it not on there. One less to peel then. The new ones they have on the lot have only two decals now. Durango and HALF TON.  |
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Post by gwinger on Aug 14, 2022 16:53:31 GMT -5
Picked up the camper today. They had an issue with one of the decals while installing so they left it off. They said think about it and they will get another at their expense if I really want. I’m ok with it not on there. One less to peel then. The new ones they have on the lot have only two decals now. Durango and HALF TON. Hopefully KZ improved the decal material, but I doubt it. They sent the same ones that were used originally. It will probably be out of warranty when the new ones start to peel. I have a friend thathas a 10 year old Hideout and the decals still look good. |
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Post by gwinger on Aug 14, 2022 17:00:39 GMT -5
First of all I’m not saying this happened to your decals but this is what I have learned about them. Never use anything on them that contain petroleum distillates. They look good for the first month and then they shrink, crack and fade. I only use 303 on any decal. Look at majority of waxes that are used, it contains PD. McQuires makes one without PD in it. Strange that the decals used on cars and trucks last years even though they have been waxed many times with typical store bought polishes that probably contain PD's. It's the quality of the vinyl used. |
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Post by 660catman on Aug 14, 2022 21:05:34 GMT -5
Picked up the camper today. They had an issue with one of the decals while installing so they left it off. They said think about it and they will get another at their expense if I really want. I’m ok with it not on there. One less to peel then. The new ones they have on the lot have only two decals now. Durango and HALF TON. Hopefully KZ improved the decal material, but I doubt it. They sent the same ones that were used originally. It will probably be out of warranty when the new ones start to peel. I have a friend thathas a 10 year old Hideout and the decals still look good. I had a Crossroads Zinger for 8 years and decals were still perfect when I sold it. |
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Post by laknox on Aug 30, 2022 13:05:51 GMT -5
I'd still like to get rid of the stupid black nose cap (you can feel the heat it puts into the interior) and paint it to match the tan color. THEN, I'd have a wrap showing the nose of the Big Boy, firing coal and pulling a grade, installed. :-)
Lyle
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Post by Edd505 on Sept 12, 2022 21:09:56 GMT -5
So I have fading decals as part of the 5W does not fit under the carport and morning sun gets the front & pass side. I contacted KZ with the 5W info & Vin and received a "pick sheet" showing all four sides with "part numbers" for each piece - Thank you Robert Carter <rcarter@kz-rv.com>
Leaving in the AM for a month and when I get back the carport should be large enough to protect the entire RV as I have a local contractor doing the work while the RV's gone.
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Post by 660catman on Sept 13, 2022 7:09:23 GMT -5
So I have fading decals as part of the 5W does not fit under the carport and morning sun gets the front & pass side. I contacted KZ with the 5W info & Vin and received a "pick sheet" showing all four sides with "part numbers" for each piece - Thank you Robert Carter <rcarter@kz-rv.com>
Leaving in the AM for a month and when I get back the carport should be large enough to protect the entire RV as I have a local contractor doing the work while the RV's gone.
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