Went to my local dealer today (Dillons RV) to get a piece of the foam seal that is used all around the two halfs of the Hi-Lo.. The piece that is on my screen door has cracked on the end , exposing the foam inside. The Dealer says just this month Hi-LO has changed the type of seal they use , and gone to a all rubber style. I think this is good news, out here in the west with the high heat the plastic covering on the foam type seal can get hard and crack. Here is a picture of the old piece off my Hi-Lo and a piece of the new type seal. I like it.

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Are the seals easy to replace yourself. I just bought a 1995 18' Towlite and some of the seals need to be replaced. Do most RV centers carry these seals? I live in Las Vegas and have the desert heat thing as well.

I have only replaced the piece on the screen door so far. It was not to bad , drill out the rivets , take the old one out , lay the new one in between the two plates and rivet it togeather .

I spoke to Tom Stacey at the Hi-Lo factory today, about replacing the roof seal. He told me that when a new seal is needed, Hi-Lo is recommending the new design seal as a replacement, even on the older models. Tom said that it's an improvement over the original seal.

I asked how hard it was to replace the seal, he said that it's a pretty big job, and that it takes an experienced Hi-Lo technician a full day to change one, and that's if everything goes as planned. On price, it depends on the trailer and if the seal is the only thing needed. For our 2201TL, the price to have Hi-Lo change the seal would be $1250

Neal

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2001 Hi-Lo 22TL
2010 F150

What is the seal called? Where is it manufactured (ie. available)?

I don't know what the actual seal material is called, Tom said that the materal was like the seals around the doors of your car. As far as where is it available from, you can buy it directly from Hi-Lo, they will sell you any of the Hi-Lo parts. Just tell them that you want the seal that goes between the roof and the lower part of the trailer. I didn't ask how much the seal was, but they are reasonable on their parts.

Neal

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2001 Hi-Lo 22TL
2010 F150

I paid about $3.00 a foot for the new seal from my local dealer

Would be nice if thay had some available at this years rally

Hello, I am looking to pick up a section of the new seal and wondered if you can tell me what the dimensions are for the new bulb seal. It looks like the new seal is still a round seal with a tab off of it but like it may be somewhat larger diameter. The dimensions I am looking for are the diameter of the bulb part and the overall width of the seal and tab.

Thanks, Ken

Is the factory still going to sell these parts? If not, where else can I get the door seal? Is it the same seal for the rest of the trailer.