Problems With Your Schwintek Slide? Vroom Slide Solution!
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- čas přidán 15. 04. 2022
- Today I wanted to share with you our experience of the problems we have had with our Schwinteck Slide and why we replaced it with the Vroom Side system. Vroom slide is a new slide system that the more I looked into it I was very impressed. There isn't a ton of information out there on it so I wanted to share what I have seen and give you a tour of Vroom. It was amazing that they were able to do the entire slide system swap in 1 day. That is very rare for slide repair. If you are interested here is their information.
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Going on 5 months so far and the Vroom slide has been flawless. I'll keep updating on how it is working.
I just called VROOM and talked to Joey on the sync. He said to do it while the slide is in. In/Out about an 1" or 2" , 5-6 times. Mine was going out and once it hit the out position, one side would bounce back 1/2" or so. I'll be trying this next trip. He said sometimes they do get out of sync.
@@mikedomokos throw the controller in the trash . Wire 2 arv winch relays install 2 touch up switches fro better slide control they never fail
Do you mean atv winch relay?
Need number
That's what I love about the people of the US. A guy in Tucson has a problem with his motorhome, he has a machine shop, uses his know how and spare time to build a better system, and offers that solution to others (like a good capitalist, for $$) to fix their problems. Love it! Good video Jared!!
Until democraps come and shut them down with made up covaids rules that don’t actual do anything except give Walmart and Amazon all the money. Democrats - the party of the rich corporations.
On the contrary, WE should be ashamed that in the USA you are allowed to sell people garbage and get away with it while acting more American and more Patriot than anyone out there waving the American Flag..
Thats not what capitalism means....
Hope Vroom is geared up for the rush of RV owners heading to their door, this is a great system.
I heard the owner has people training in the los Angeles area. getting ours installed in August
Well I just made apt. Next available is June 2023.
Yes they are. And they also raised their prices from $2800 per slide to $4500 per slide. Claiming it is rising material cost.
@@KeithSudano Yes, all material commodities have increased substantially since the Ukraine fiasco.
@@artmartinez8912where in Los Angeles do you have your system installed?
I'd like to see a VROOM kit (with an instructional video) available for us RVers to install ourselves. They'd probably sell a ton of them. I know I'd be interested!
A company after my own engineering minded heart. I love it when real RVers decide enough is enough and design something for the rest of us. Good job zoom.
I agree Jason
There's always a bit of slide anxiety whenever we put it in or out. Between the noise and the creaking we always wonder when it will die. This system looks pretty good. Will definately consider it when the time comes. Thanks.
The sooner the RV industry drops Schwintek the better! Like you, we have two and one gives us fits a lot. Just last year I had to replace the motor & drive assembly in fact. Love this new system! 👍
We've had our TT for just about a month, haven't even made it past backyard shakedown camps.
We're now waiting on warranty work because our slide is stuck halfway out.
Mine has worked flawlessly for 3 years. Many times it has been used
The issue is I can almost guarantee is people are leveling their trailers and tweaking the frame then trying to deploy the slide. I never do this. I always deploy and retract slide just on the wheels
They were installed and tested just on the wheels not with the jacks down
Game Changer! I predict these guys are going to be very busy! Thank you for sharing.
They are I just booked for replacement and the earliest I can get it done is June 2023.
Absent replacing the system, installing slide plates will make a huge difference. If you have a heavy slideout you will begin to notice dimples forming in the bottom of it where it rides the rollers when you have it retracted. We have a 21-foot full slide out and the plates made a huge difference with our slide.
RV South from homestead Florida approves this video finally I can offer my clients reliability thanks to both parties.
This is fantastic info, thank you. Keeping them in mind for when ours eventually fails.
Had my Vroom conversion done in March on my Outdoors RV Backcountry 24KRS. Best upgrade yet! Brian Vroom and his crew are awesome!
Amazing to hear
Good to hear Mike, as time goes on if I continue having problems with my Schwintek Slide on my 2022 Titanium 24rks I will be replacing the slide with a Vroom slide.
Wow thank you so much for such an indepth review in this slide system. Going to schedule right now!
Jarred, your researchs are great, your knowledge is exceptionnaly well explain and that places you ahead of the industries. Thank you for sharing and helping us. Bravo !
Excellent informative video. Nice to know both alternatives and your experience with the manufacture. Thanks for sharing
The CZcams algorithm was reading my mind. Great to see there are other options now. We have even discussed selling our RV for an RV with a rack and pinion system.
Thanks for creating amazing videos. Even though I don't own an RV right now. I have learned a lot from your videos.
Greatly appreciate your review on the Vroom slide, I have the Schwintek slide on my Lance and really haven’t had any problems but it’s good to now that there is a really good replacement solution out there. Thanks for all your great videos I have learned from a lot of tips and trick you have given, keep up the great job and happy traveling.
I am a 27+ year, RV salesperson, here in Tucson and I am very happy to hear that not only is there an amazing replacement available for my customers, but it is here in my own backyard. Very cool. I am impressed.
Can't wait for my appointment in June! Thx for the video.
Great product, Vroom. Great video and script, Jared. Here's hoping Vroom is interviewing and gearing up for their "side" business; they may need to increase the size of their property, too! Thanks for bring us this info, Jared!
Y'all Be Safe!
Good Morning. This was great info. We will keep on eye on you with the slide. Jack
Following engineering fundamentals with functionality as a focus instead of cost reduction. What a novel concept. Great system. Thanks for sharing
As we look for our future Home we are coming across a ton of units with schwintek slides. We skipped slides on our travel unit because of all the issues people have with slides. With this system it opens up our options to which RV we can buy as only a few have the model we want without schwintek. As always great content and thank you!
Im very impressed, thanks for bringing this to us that were not aware.
As someone going to get certified as a Teck, I think this is great knowledge.
I really am a fan of made in North America as well.
South Florida.
Our Schwintek system has been a constant problem.
Thank you for the info. Appointment has been made.
Great info Jared! We have a Schwintek slide for our u shaped dinette. We haven’t had any issues ( knock on wood) after 4 years but it’s good to know there is a better option. I’ve always heard they are made for lighter weight slides.
Nice! Also Great to see that Vroom is just down the road from me up here in Scottsdale. Great video thanks for sharing.
So glad I stumbled across this video. Thanks for making and sharing it! Was about to pay to fix our schwintek but this sounds so much better!
WOW! Great discovery! This slide system is destined to be the new benchmark for others to follow. I believe the Schwintek slide system was developed for small slides such as your bedroom slide. I think the manufactures are using Schwintek more and more to keep weights down on new units. So glad I have a good ole rack & pinion system. Thanks so much for sharing this.
Finally a solution for those cheap Schwinteck slide system. I can't wait to hear from you about your experience with the Vroom system after few months. Meanwhile I am sharing this video to friends to let them know about this alternative solution. As usual your videos are top notch! Thank you!
Very very helpful. Slides are one of those crazy important items to keep in great shape. Happy travels!
So true.
That is awesome. I will actually buy an rv now that has the schwintek system and just swap it out asap. Thanks for sharing.
We just had our shwintec replaced with vroom and I agree with Jared. Great engineering and great customer service and support. There system is smoother,safer,stronger, more reliable and robust plus you can manually disengage it if you ever had to.. thanks again to vroom family Brian and Joey and his professional team. .
We've been cussing at our shwintec since the trailer was brand new. Would definitely recommend Vroom to friends and family
Job well ✔️ done
are you willing to share a ballpark dollar figure on the VROOM? i have a full length slide on one side and a shorter slide on the driver side that both failed on me. - Thor Miramar
The estimated cost of our slides are base price $4,500 per slide out, and can vary depending on what we find once we get into your slide itself. If the slide needs new rollers, base plates, or any type of structural repair the pricing will increase.
That's what I received in a email from them
We had the Vroom install done on both slides at Tech RV in Maurice LA. The difference is night and day. Duane and Kim are absolute rockstars! Customer service is over the top.
Another great video. We have a Grand Design with a similar slide out. The Schwintek is running but noisy and there are some minor misalignment issues showing up. Will definitely look at Vroom. Thanks Jared.
Great job 🙋🏻♀️
Thanks for sharing this information with us.
God bless you and your family.
🙋🏻♀️♥️🇺🇸
Thank you
To change your system out and not trash the old system takes a lot of heart. That is why I love your reviews and all the things you do. GREAT Job….
Thank you, that is very kind
Wow...that was a great video. First time hearing about it. I have a 337rls and the bedroom slide is not that heavy..but...your choice of going with the new unit system made perfect sense.
I got the Vroom system installed in Tucson this week. Thanks for your video, it got me to finally commit to reaching out to them several months ago. I’m so excited to have confidence in our slide again.
How much does it cost ?
Very cool. Hope they replace Schwintek entirely.
Wow This is great. I just had my Schwintek replaced in the past 2 weeks. Had I seen this first you can bet I would be out of California headed to Arizona. I will do my best to BABY my Schwintek but it is nice to know there is a replacement and upgrade... Thanks so much
Glad you found a solution that works for you. For wife and I we have learned from the experiences of many many others. Slideouts fail. Slideouts are a point of water penetration. The very best solution to ALL the problems that slideouts come with is to simply NOT have any in the first place. Thanks for today’s video and reinforcing that lesson. Respectfully, W.S.
Great video! I was really excited about the possibility of replacing our SlimRack and Schwintek slide systems with the Vroom slide system on our 2014 Winnebago Forza but unfortunately they will not install it on anything older than a 2015 RV. I was also given an estimate of scheduling an appointment 10 months out (August of 2023) at a cost of $4,500/slide before they found out we had a 2014. It sounds like a great system.
Somebody actually in the field; testing and testing. Wow, thanks
Thanks glad you liked it.
Great video. Will look forward to the day when the Vroom System is available at dealers throughout the country.
Looks like a great design, thanks for sharing.
Wow! Fantastic and informative video. Being full timers ourselves I’ve had many opportunities to talk slides with fellow RVers, and just like you our good size Schwintek kitchen slide struggles every time, even though I try my best to keep it clean and properly lubricated per LCI guidelines. Again, just like you our smaller bedroom slide seems to works fine. Great to know there is a robust alternative. I cringe sometimes when I see the Schwintek system on even much larger slides then we have.
I agree, they said they did one the day before that was over 20’ long. Sad to see it on big slides.
Holy gear works Batman, that is amazing.
EXCELLENT to hear there is a good alternative. Our Schwintek system is crap, has been replaced once, still fails to work reliably AND Jared didn't mention the chronic problems of the motors shorting. I'll be call Vroom for more info immediately. Many thanks, Jared. Another reason I support you financially via Google.
Thank you very much. We have a GD Reflection with the same dinette/fridge slide and hate the Schwitek slide. It’s been working but it always sounds like it’s about to die and I lube it and keep it clean. Nice to know there is a better option out there.
I'm so glad I bought my 2000 Dynasty motorhome. (in 2017) It is built so well. I have had to replace a shear pin in the bedroom slide mechanism buts that's it and I now keep a backup pin. Thanks for the video.
Good to hear.
Wow this is great news. Thanks for sharing.
THANKS MAN! I'm thinking a next year project, I thought my shwintec was something wrong nice to know there just not good, General rv told me thats just shwintec, thanks for letting us know there is an option...
❤️❤️ There is someone out there right now struggling with there slide-out in the pouring rain thinking there has to be a better system than what they have on there rig.
Great information 👍👍
Thanks
Very promising and information filled video. We like most others who commented hold our breath each time we pull the Schwintek slides in. I'll be interested to hear an update of how it's working in 6months or so. Thanks for the video.
Yes I will definitely keep the updates coming.
Great video well done , looks like a awesome system . 👍
I haven’t heard much good about Schwintech but that Vroom sure looks stout and seems much much better. 👍🏼
$4500 now and booked until 2023….your review worked
That is great Jared we have our bedroom swayed which is the closet that is totally screwed. I wish I would have known this when we were down South this winter. Thank you we'll check them out I need to replace this garbage
After seeing many videos on how the Schwintek works (or not...), I've been leery of the design. This looks like a great alternative. Our Schwintek is working okay now, but we'll keep this in mind if/when things go south.
Thank god we have a racket pinion slide system. Thanks for sharing
Very cool. Thanks for sharing that.
Never heard of it but sounds nice! Seems pretty similar to the regular Schwintek just majorly upgraded… like Schwintek 3.0!
Looks pretty good! It would be difficult to be worse than a Schwinteck system. Our old RV had three Schwinteck's on it and the two big ones were nightmares. Our new RV has just one on the bedroom and it's doing fine. Either Schwinteck or the RV manufacturers had no business saying that system would work on larger slides.
This is the Best thing i have ever seen, THANK YOU,
They are booking out starting in Dec. got mine booked for March 2023x thanks for this video!
Mine is June 2023. Just booked yesterday July 24. 👍😁
Great job, I like to see improvements.
Thanks
Schwinteck's should be outlawed! Glad you got a fix for your rig.
This has been needed for a long time!
Yes I agree.
Thanks for the great video. I hated being stressed out every time I went to push the slide button. I have an appointment in December to get it switched out.
do you know the name of the company?
I would have loved to hear this new system go in and out!
The weakest point of my RV (Lance) is the slideout have heard horror stories of slide not working. Thanks for the great video. Definately a game changer for full time rving and heavy use of slideout. Another addition to the list of things I want to do to the MONEY PIT. Thanks for excellent video.
Thanks!
The "Money Pit"! Yup, just keep shoveling; never ends.
Thank you for this wonderful video. We bought a 2021 32RLTS Pinnacle FW from Jayco and i'm already having issues with the big and heavy kitchen slide. I will look into this company. Hope i can reach them from Canada.
After watching this, I contacted Vroom. Your price of $2800 was interesting. Quoted price from Vroom was $4800 yesterday.
I just had the same sticker shock today. Wondering why the huge price difference?
Ooen your eyes people everything in this country is going up go price a roof on your house if you want sticker shock
Excited to know we have options out there! Thanks
Thanks Chris!
Great information, mine working for now but we stay put for long periods of time so hopefully next year when we move around more often it want break. I will diffidently go this route if it fails. I do have the 395ms and it has a bigger bedroom slide, “Switchitup” has already had theirs break so hopefully mine doesn’t anytime soon.
Well , mixed emotions on this one Jared. I know knowledge is power and I think it’s great that there is a fix for this problem but my wife and I just bought a brand new 303 rls reflection and am picking it up in a couple of weeks. I new going into this that there will be problems and I am a handyman to do the small things but the thought of us out there and the darn slides not working , man that just bums me out. We usually watch these videos together but not sure about this one, 😊 I’m trying to be excited about this new adventure we are starting but I’m a bit nervous I have to admit. Thanks for all you do.
I just found this! I work on a lot of campers with the schwintek systems which if the box is over 10’ ft. Long it’s struggling. We have one customer Rv slide is 24’ long constantly having problems. I will suggest this system to him when he comes back ( and he will come back). This system looks much more robust.
Jared, I’m at Vroom now with my 2022 28BH getting it done. Main slide never worked right. Brian said once your video posted he got like 350 emails. Been nuts. I’m glad I got my appointment before your video! Sounds like it’s time for Vroom to expand🤣
Whats the name of the company?
@@fjv79641 Vroom slide System - Tucson AZ
Great review, very much appreciated.
Glad you liked it.
Wow, a lot beefier setup for sure. Hope it works out great.
Awesome video. Thanks
Great video and very educational!
Thanks
Good Stuff Thanks Mike
Looking at a new RV with a cable system. When it decides to be problematic I know where to go now. Thanks. 👍
That was a great review of a great product.
Thank you!
Very good to know. Thanks
Very nice. I’m a master tech with 32 years of experience and all I have been doing lately is rebuild schwintek slides. I still remember the first day I saw one, I knew they were gonna be a headache. We have 1-2 a week come through our shop. Thanks for the info.
Don't know where you are, but VSS Inc. could use a few strategically located installation centers around the country in my opinion. We would have to drive over 2,000 miles to have ours changed out. That drive is all that's keeping us from scheduling it immediately. Our 2021 Jayco has a 15' whole wall two-level slide-out with a Schwintek In-Wall system. Only two racks at each end (would have thought 3 would have been better) and we've had issues already. Retracting always gives us anxiety. Because of Schwintek we wished we'd never purchased this particular RV. We'd avoid any RV with such a large slide using Schwintek in the future.
@@spacecadet4876 we are in Reno Nevada. Sounds like you’ve got the slide that is most troublesome. I’ve been trying to get set up with Vroom to be a dealer for them, but no luck yet…
hi what do u do when u repair them do u change out parts for better parts or just replace the broken part with a original part
@@kyleerickson3382 if I need just one part I replace it with a Lippert part. I haven’t researched if there are other non oem parts. If I need to replace the whole slide I make sure I get an updated one. I believe they have discontinued the inverted block style. The new ones I have been getting have a steel rod not aluminum.
@@mikmaster63 ok thanks for the reply i have a 22 26dbhbl forest river grey wolf camper took slide out today and it's all messed up 2nd time it's broke 🤬🤬 i bought extended warranty u think it will cover it
What a great find Jared. Thank you so much for sharing. Our 2022 Grand Design is only a few months old and I already dislike the Schwintek with a full size recliner sofa and 10 cu ft 12 volt fridge. Other than strange noises it still works, but I think the Vroom system will be worth the peace of mind. Have a Blessed Easter!
Thanks and hope you have a blessed Easter as well.
Two years ago - just in the nick of time - I replaced my fifth wheel. I really liked a Jayco model but even to a non-mechanical me, there appeared to be too much unbalanced weight inside a Schwintek (main) slide. Bought another brand. I hope this guy makes more money than he can spend!! Thank you for this information.
Since he engineered it after having difficulties on his $400k Tiffin Allegro.
That's a good looking system.
Thanks for this vid. We now have a Schwintek slide. Our new travel trailer has a small closet slide in the bedroom. Maybe it will be reliable, but I am appreciative of your video about this new system, particularly the feature of being able to stop and start with the Vroom. I will message them to see if they can ship a system to us for self install. We live in Florida, so a trip to Az would be expensive considering the fuel cost.
Glad you liked it.
Best slide system I've ever had is a Pneumatic slide on an alfa gold 5th wheel. It went out and came back in in less than a minute. I think it was so fast it scared people:-)
Very nice!
I have a Riverstone 42FSKG it's new and I have had NOTHING but problems with the cheap piece of junk Schwinteck slides. Currently I can not deploy my kitchen slide at all and the other two Schwinteck slides are basically a crap shoot as to whether or not they will function. Next month I'll drive back to the dealer (1000 miles away) and they will replace the kitchen slide. I have full confidence there will be more problems in the future, so when the warranty expires in March 2023 I'll get the good slides installed. Thanks for this review!!!!!
My slide had major failure. Under warranty dealership replaced all motors and rods. Next June having vroom installed.
Do you put your leveling jacks down before you move the slides?
Good job on the videos Jarred! Idea for a future video.I followed your advice on the watch dog EMS. Only problem I had was I needed a neutral ground bonding plug for my Honda 3000 generator to work with the watch dog.
Thanks!
That’s about 3500 mile RT for me. Sounds like it’s worth it to fix it right. Just purchased Grand Design 2500RL so hope it’s years down the road. Great road trip when I retire…
Thanks
Great video Jared, thanks so much for sharing. It’s too bad engineering like this can’t go into the original product from the manufacturer.
Fantastic!