Well, just finished the install today of our Lippert 5000 Series Slide topper
The install was actually easier than I expected, done in less than 2 hours
So glad I did it
Rick
I believe the quality is very good. The fabric is heavy duty and is nice and taught when it is fully extended. The spring in the topper is quite strong which gives it a good tightness.
The installation instructions are not great, but they're okay. It really helped to watch the video on LCI1.com and once I read through the instructions and watched the video, the installation was straightforward.
I would definitely recommend the lippert product for a slide topper
I believe the quality is very good. The fabric is heavy duty and is nice and taught when it is fully extended. The spring in the topper is quite strong which gives it a good tightness.
The installation instructions are not great, but they're okay. It really helped to watch the video on LCI1.com and once I read through the instructions and watched the video, the installation was straightforward.
I would definitely recommend the lippert product for a slide topper
When you did the Solera 5000 install did you use the Grand Design pre installed rail or install your own rails on the trailer? I ask because my GD pre installed rails over the slides are 2” above the T moulding and Lippert recommends 3”-6” above T moulding. If you used GD rail do you know the height off the T rail and is the slope away from the trailer adequate to drain water?
My Imagine does not have factory installed rails so I had to install. I put my rail all the way to the top near the roof which gave me just over 4" above the T rail on the slide out. I also used the higher position on the slide mount and the slope is perfect. If your rail is only 2" above the slide T rail, you might consider using the lower position of the bracket on the slide out, it will give you ~1.5 inches more which will add to your slight slope
Good luck
In my case, the fabric is 2" above the slide T rail and if the slide mounting bracket were in the lower position (down 1") the fabric would sill not touch the T rail, see the 2 yelo lines
If it were me, I would try the factory mounted rail and if it doesn't work then install a new rail above...
YMMV
Good luck