CC XL45 with 2 slides

[maxbeer]

Looking at a Country Coach bus with 2 aftermarket slides. The bus is a '99 but I need some hand holding about the 2 slides. Any and all input on the slides and
on electric zip Dee awnings?

The bus is clean, low miles [a plus and a negative] and I already hate the slide side bay doors. They hinge at the bottom.

Thanks from a newbee for all your input in advance.

Larry

[Just Plain Jeff]

Have you got a link?

As a general remark, if there is something that you already HATE, i'd listen to that. What slides are they?

Hmmmm.

[truk4u]

Larry,

Welcome to the Forum, you have come to the right place for info. I'm not a slide fan, but I would really dig into the conversion and learn as much as possible. The aftermarket stuff can sometimes bite you in the butt. We do have folks here with slides and maybe they will jump in. Gary?

[merle&louise]

Larry,

Welcome to the POG forum, the opinions here are varied but the concern is genuine.

I like slides, I would not have a coach without them. That being said, I would shy away from after market slides. But that's just me. I am not mechanically inclined, and I tend to shy away from trying to repair things that I am not familiar with (like slides).

Let me say that in my opinion, Country Coach makes a fine conversion. Serveral of the POG members own CC, and they are very well satisfied. That being said, I would like to ask you a few questions.

Did Country Coach install the slides, or were they installed by an after market company? It is important to have someone solid to fall back on it you have a problem. Who built the slide rooms, HWH, Valid, or someone else? Are they hydraulic or electric? The electric slides are considered to be better than the hydraulic because in the event of a failure they can be pushed in, by hand, easier than hydraulic.

I have hydraulic slides in my Newell, and after 9 years the only repairs needed have been to change 2 hydraulic solenoids (about $460 installed). I would prefer to have electric slides, but since they were installed in later model year coaches, the cost is higher.

If you dislike the way the bay doors are hinged, then I would pass on this coach. Buy a coach that you are 100% in love with! If everything is not right, or can be made right with minimal expense (carpet, fabric, etc.), then I would just pass on it if I were you. After all, you are going to be spending a great deal of money, get what you want - no compromises! Someone said, the quality remains long after the price is forgotten, and I believe that is true.

Hope that I have been helpful to you. Please PM or email me with any other questions.

[maxbeer]

Thanks for the reply. I should have said that these slides are Rouge/HWH electric slides for Country Coach. NOW, they work fine. I didn't see any sort of slide topper to shield away debris except for two Zip Dee electric awnings that operate separately from the slides and would not do a very good job. I haven't been able to chat with the current owner [a consignment bus] and I can't find anyone that has experience with these slides.

As for the bay doors, why couldn't they be mounted hinge forward [at a cost of course].

The Zip Dee electric awning are an unknown as well. I have and like the manual ZD but have no knowledge of the performance or reliability of the electric units.

Probably should pass on the bus, but I would hate to pass if there is a chance that with some homework I would find that there is nothing wrong with the slides.

Thanks for the help, Larry

[JIM CHALOUPKA]

Larry, If you have not already read them, do a [search posts] for: golf bags. You are asking about a CC and we were discussing a Marathon but the concerns were similar. My $.02 there are enough buses out there that don't have to be modified to make you happy. JIM

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