New 27RKSS - Page 2

Broadway Joe · 07-31-2016, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Wxbee

Hello all, just got a 2016 Wildwood 27RKSS as well! I went in to get some parts for my Grand Surveyor and walked out with a Wildwood!! Couldn't pass up the deal. However the sales staff was pretty much useless!!
Couple quick questions.. 1) is there a battery disconnect? 2) anyone figure out how to hack in the remote for awning.. Ect. and do it with your phone or iPad??

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It is not furnished with a battery disconnect, you will need to install one yourself if you require one.

As for the awning, mine came with a remote whose password is 0000
which brings up a screen for the awning, led lights under the awning and front and rear electric stabilizers.

Hope this helps
Joe

Wxbee · 08-01-2016, 04:46 AM

I knew that salesman was full of it!! Here said there was one just couldn't find it!!
As far as the remote I was hoping someone had an IT degree and could figure out how to control with your iPad??

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**Bama Rambler** · 08-01-2016, 03:51 PM

Which remote do you have?

Most common of those remotes use RF (radio Frequency) not WiFi, so it'd take a WiFi to RF transmitter programmed to the right protocol and frequency. There's not enough demand to make it worth anyone's while to develop one.

Wxbee · 08-01-2016, 04:28 PM

Ahhh gotcha! Well that makes sense. Thx for the reply!!

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Wa11y757 · 08-02-2016, 05:57 PM

There is another topic on here about new 27rkss owner. On there , I posted a pic of my cut off switch. Easy install too.

Now I'm going back to looking for my 10mm wrench! 2016 Wildwood 27RKSS
2005 F250 PSD

Wxbee · 08-02-2016, 05:59 PM

Great Thx man!

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Wa11y757 · 08-03-2016, 04:33 AM

No prob, any time.

Lodie · 08-09-2016, 09:22 PM

We bought this exact camper last year. It's a 2016 model. Get the bathroom door fixed. Ours still doesn't close. One of the bathroom cabinet doors is warped and we didn't get that fixed either. Our furniture does match however and I can't understand why they'd send a camper with different color furniture. You might want to fight for that one. Our DVD player would not play through our TV, so today I took it off the wall and would you believe the factory had put the cables in the AV IN slots instead of AV OUT? I changed them and now the DVD plays through the TV and camper speakers. We pull ours with a 2015 Silverado 1500 and have a little trouble on windy days but for the most part have no trouble pulling it. If you have any questions about your hot water heater, because of this forum, I am now an expert (ha) on this hot water heater. I've learned more this week about my camper from these great folks on this forum than I've known since I bought it last October. Great camping to you and your wife.

rockfordroo · 08-09-2016, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by cartwrna

Just got my 27RKSS home. I asked them about a W/D hitch and they ended up having a used one that had came in with a unit 10k Max and 1k Max TW, also has sway control. Ended up getting it for $100 which was nice. Found a few small issues on walk through they are correcting. A few bulbs were bad, and the exterior decals had bubbles in them where they were poorly attached so they are ordering me a new set. Can't wait to take it out next weekend! Had a hell of a time getting the hitch safety to release from the ball when I got home, a little WD40 and messing with it and she finally came loose

The new locking mechanism FR is using is a cheap Chinese POS. Several threads complaining about them. We had troubles the first few times. What we figured out that seems to work: I stand on my WDH and bounce a little while the DW extends the hitch jack. Haven't had any problems since we've been doing that.

WildAggie · 08-23-2016, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by cartwrna

How much of a drop do you recommend for hitch? Mine is a 3.5" drop or 1.5" rise. Not sure if I need to pick up something else to throw my ball on.

Congrats on the new tt. As for the hitch, I doubt the dealership explained how to make sure the hitch is set up for your exact vehicle. If it's not adjusted correctly, the tt won't pull as good or smoothly as it should. And, these adjustments can change with every vehicle used to pull the tt. For complete setup of an equalizer hitch and Sway bar system, go to davidsrvtips.blogspot.com, and search "hitch setup." He does a great job explaining how to make your hitch system work correctly with your tow vehicle.

Or maybe this explanation is on this forum as well. I didn't look here, as I found it there before I joined this forum.

rracer5 · 08-24-2016, 10:13 AM

The way I used to do it is this; 1- Park & chock the TT wheels and unlock & release your coupler, - Extend your tongue jack until the rear of your TV is slightly higher than it normally is if the TT were not connected, 3- Disconnect your cord, safety chains, WD bars etc. (sometimes the ball will drop out of the coupler on its own), 4- If the ball doesn't drop out, now back the TV up about an inch or so. This should drop the ball out of the coupler without the extra physical exertion of prying or jumping on the ball/coupler assembly. 👍

rockfordroo · 08-24-2016, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by rracer5

The way I used to do it is this; 1- Park & chock the TT wheels and unlock & release your coupler, - Extend your tongue jack until the rear of your TV is slightly higher than it normally is if the TT were not connected, 3- Disconnect your cord, safety chains, WD bars etc. (sometimes the ball will drop out of the coupler on its own), 4- If the ball doesn't drop out, now back the TV up about an inch or so. This should drop the ball out of the coupler without the extra physical exertion of prying or jumping on the ball/coupler assembly. ��

If you've got the old style most of us are used to, like this one, this method will probably work.

But if you have one of these, which FR seems to have started using sometime between 2013 and 2016, it most likely will never "drop out on its own." At least that's been my experience.

RFM27tdss · 08-24-2016, 06:45 PM

Congrats on the new trailer's! I highly recommend adding airbags to your TV if you are towing with a 1/2 ton truck. It helps tremendously with sway.

rracer5 · 08-24-2016, 09:24 PM

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Originally Posted by rockfordroo

If you've got the old style most of us are used to, like this one, this method will probably work.

But if you have one of these, which FR seems to have started using sometime between 2013 and 2016, it most likely will never "drop out on its own." At least that's been my experience.

That's exactly what I had on my 2011 LaCrosse and 8 or 9 times out of 10, I had to back up after raising trailer tongue.

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