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Replacement Left-Side Head and Roll Bar for Solera RV Slide-Out Awnings - Black

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Replace the head and roll bar on the left side of your Solera slide-topper awning. 1-800-940-8924 to order Lippert accessories and parts part number LC87FR or order online at etrailer.com. Free expert support on all Lippert products. Great prices and Fastest Shipping for Replacement Left-Side Head and Roll Bar for Solera RV Slide-Out Awnings - Black. Accessories and Parts reviews from real customers.
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Lippert Accessories and Parts - LC87FR

  • RV Awning
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Replace the head and roll bar on the left side of your Solera slide-topper awning.


Features:

  • Replaces the left-side head and roll bar for your Solera RV slide-out awning
    • The left-side head is also known as the idler head
  • Black color


Fits:

  • All Solera RV slide-out awnings


285148 Replacement Idler Head and Roll Tube for Lippert Solera Slide-Topper - Black







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Hi, there. I'm Michael with etrailer.com.Today we're going to take a quick look at the replacement idler head and roll tube for your Solera RV slide-out. This is going to replace the idler head and roll tube for that Solera RV slide-out awning.It is a Lippert Components product, so it's going to be the exact same as your original. You're not going to have to worry about fit issues or anything like that. It's going to be the same quality, same fit as the original because it is made by the same company.You can see it is a black color, so it's going to blend in well with that slide-out awning that you already have. And it is made here in the USA, so you can trust that it's made to the same high-quality standards that we've come to know and trust for products that are made here in the US.Now keep in mind, this is spring-loaded, obviously, so you do want to be careful when you're removing the old one and installing this one.

It's possible that it could be under some pressure. So you want to make sure that you're supporting it so that you don't potentially get injured while you're dealing with this.But like I said, because this is a Lippert product, if you're needing a idler head and roll tube for your Solera RV slide-out awning, this is going to be the piece that you need.That's going to complete our look. Again, I'm Michael with etrailer.com. Thanks for watching.

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Great product and fast shipping
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The Left side head roll bar #LC87FR fit my 2014 Itasca Sunstar fine. I would have rated it a 5 based in it's construction but since it did not come with rivets to connect the roll bar set up to the bracket that mounts to the rv and instructions on how many turns to preload the spring I rated it a 4. On a good note it fixed the slide problem.
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Ashley was very helpful and knowledgeable with the products I had to purchase and assisting me with the answers to my questions.
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The part we needed at a fair price!
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Fits perfectly. Not too difficult to replace. I took my time on it because of being way up high on the ladder, wasn't fun.
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Exact replacement
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Thomas

9/21/2025

Just got through making the review of same product for the opposite side of topper, same thing. Nice and smooth and quiet while opening and closing slides.

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Kate F.

9/22/2025

@Thomas Glad we had the right parts to keep your slide topper in good working order Thomas! What kind of camper is this on? Have you been on any awesome adventures this year?
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Thomas

9/23/2025

@KateF Yes we are Snow Birders and have done a second cross country trip last summer.   This summer explored upper part of Maine and into Canada.  
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Kate F.

9/23/2025

@Thomas Very cool Thomas! Maine is definitely on my list of states to go explore!
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Replacement part seems to be just as good as factory. Installation was fairly straight forward.
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came on time
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Fits perfect. Installed in less than 10 mins.
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I really appreciate the way that Fred helped me in ordering my parts. Very fast response and knowledgeable. My parts arrived two days after my order was placed. Thank you Fred.
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Gwendolyn Y.

4/15/2025

Woo! Glad everything arrived quickly to you, Eli. I'll also make sure Fred gets all your Kudos :)

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Excellent product. It was more than i needed since it included the spring and cap. I would like to be able to purchase each component separately
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Service rep was on point. He was friendly and very knowledgeable. We had called our local RV service center and got the run around. They said we needed to actually bring in our RV before they could tell us which idler head we needed. The etrailer rep was able to look up the item , with the same info, in less than a minute. Out order arrived very quickly. It was packaged well and was in perfect condition. I would strongly recommend etraler to everyone. Thank you so very much for helping us !!!!
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Arrived ahead of schedule and was the correct part. Nice work
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Exact part I needed. ETrailer had it in stock and shipped it to me
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Stephen

2/9/2024

Part is performing perfectly.

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Exact replacement for my slide topper. No instructions included, and the sales rep didn’t have any but he did send me the Lippert support phone number. They walked me thru the Lippert site (lci1.com), where I found some info. Also found the same item a little bit cheaper! If you need a slide topper drive or idler arm, look at lci1.com first!
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Quick transaction and packed well for shipment.
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This is the exact item that I wanted and the only vendor that carried it!!

I paid extra to get it faster and didn’t come any faster. Order was processed on a Sunday, sat until Wednesday when it was finally boxed and arrived Friday.

When I emailed them about the status and to see if I could get my money back for shipping, this is the response I got…

“Due to current circumstances we are experiencing delays in shipping out your order. I apologize for the delay in shipping your order. Right now, we have an influx of orders and are short on manpower. We are doing everything we can to get more people to help us ship our orders. This is not how we normally operate.”

That’s not my problem. Don’t say an item will arrive on your site when you can’t. Didn’t get my shipping money back.
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Damaged, Called yesterday 6/1/26 also e-mailed photo. No response. Please call.
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Mike L.

6/2/2026

I'm sorry about that James, I'll get that fixed for you.

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Absolutely love etrailer,in a pinch 1000 miles from home and got RV part ordered, shipped and recieved in 2 days, THANKS etrailer
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Item came on time, well packaged & husband was able to install easily! Very happy with our purchase from etrailer.com
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Great customer service by Martha O when called in to ask questions on the part that I needed for our RV before ordering and got the answer needed to place order. Was told if I ordered on the phone it would speed up order and package arrived sooner than what I was told. Got what I needed and was as advertised and fit as told. Alway a good experience when dealing with them.
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Start at 5-stars.
Awning arrived damaged. That may be the sellers fault or it could have been damaged by the shipper. Now 4-1/2 stars
etrailer sent out a new replacement part that arrived quickly. Back at 5-stars.
Unfortunately there was no instructions in the package regarding how to safely change this spring loaded part. After contacting etrailer requesting info on how to change the part, they had no clue. I was told to contact Lippert. Remove 2-stars.
Final Rating of 3 Average stars. Nothing special about etrailer. They did not go above and beyond average…but could have by sending or at least having detailed information regarding how to safely replace this spring loaded part.
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it was perfect
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This was a perfect fit and the installation was fairly easy.
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Right part, quick delivery.
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