Transcend 240ML Theater Reclining Seating peeling and spliting

mwg1951

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We have a 2022 Transcend 240ML and are experencing peeling and splitting of the material. Has anyone else has this problem and what actions if any did you take to replace. The 240ML only has 62 inches of space for placement of the seating and most new units are much wider. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Mike
 
We have a 2022 Transcend 240ML and are experencing peeling and splitting of the material. Has anyone else has this problem and what actions if any did you take to replace. The 240ML only has 62 inches of space for placement of the seating and most new units are much wider. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Mike
Very common problem, especially if you have the Thomas Payne piece of junk. Generally starts happening about a year into ownership.

We were lucky, our didn't start until our rig was about 3 years old. We wound up just getting it recovered. That way we knew it would fit.
 
You can try to patch it over using

Leather Repair Patch, 17X79 Inch Repair Patch Self Adhesive Waterproof, DIY Large Leather Patches for Couches, Furniture, Kitchen Cabinets, Wall (Brown, 17X79 Inch)​

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Purchased on Amazon.

There are videos on YouTube about this. I have ordered the material for ours but haven't tried applying it yet.
 
Our's lasted 4 years. Tried the vinyl. Didn't like it, sooo... totally disassembled the chairs (and couch) and rebuilt the frames (which had broken on one chair). Had them recovered with high quality microfiber material. Also added a little stiffness to the padding. Expensive, but they will probably outlast the trailer.
PS. In year 7 of being full timers.
 
You can try to patch it over using

Leather Repair Patch, 17X79 Inch Repair Patch Self Adhesive Waterproof, DIY Large Leather Patches for Couches, Furniture, Kitchen Cabinets, Wall (Brown, 17X79 Inch)​

Visit the Shagoom Store
Purchased on Amazon.

There are videos on YouTube about this. I have ordered the material for ours but haven't tried applying it yet.
We got something like that. It's not as easy as you think. And the size didn't fit the seats, causing an edge and a small pieces we had to match up. So there were "seams" that wound up separating when we sat on them.

You have to remove ALL the pleather before putting the patches on, because once it starts peeling, the patches will just make the peeling easier. And then the chairs look really bad.
 
Take a look at RecPro. We replaced the reclining loveseat in our 310GK with them. Find it more comfortable than the Lippert/Thomas Payne one. If you do look at RecPro, highly recommend getting the samples of materials as they are much different than they look online. We got one with their Ultrafabric. They were easy to deal with and shipped quickly.
 
We have a 2022 Transcend 240ML and are experencing peeling and splitting of the material. Has anyone else has this problem and what actions if any did you take to replace. The 240ML only has 62 inches of space for placement of the seating and most new units are much wider. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Mike
Welcome to the cheap seats that Grand Design used in those 2022 models...I have had two 2021 models and had the same problem. I concluded that the only solution is to replace the whole seating if you want it to look nice. If you don't care, get an upholstery shop make you a patch.
 
We have a 2022 Transcend 240ML and are experencing peeling and splitting of the material. Has anyone else has this problem and what actions if any did you take to replace. The 240ML only has 62 inches of space for placement of the seating and most new units are much wider. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Mike
We purchased a Kathy Ireland 58 inch from CW, (original was 63 inches like yours) theater seat unit. It is comfortable but you lose the console drink holders, lighting, heating and massage. As things happen to me, I later learned that Lippert will credit 25-50% toward a new unit. Payne changed the composition of the material and is now guaranteed 5 years and other manufacturers have followed this warranty. I wish I had known this B4 buying a full priced new one which is not as comfortable as what we had.
 
We have a 2022 Transcend 240ML and are experencing peeling and splitting of the material. Has anyone else has this problem and what actions if any did you take to replace. The 240ML only has 62 inches of space for placement of the seating and most new units are much wider. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Mike
I have a 2018 Reflection 29RLS bought new in 2019 less than 1 year Thomas Payne Theater seating started pealing Dealer turned in to GD they said over 1 year old ,true to a point was new bought in 2019, talked to Thomas Payne no deal ,I am ready to start something [5th wheel is now 6 years old don't think it matters Thomas Payne made a bunch of crap and everybody suffers ,note ours was always under cover and seats were covered . Will try to call Thomas Payne 1 more time than will see about pulling the trigger on this . There is way to many doing this post after post time we step up
 

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