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With the help of my son and FIL we had our new sofa installed today. Since my right arm is still marginally useful, they came over to give me a hand. After about 18 months with the OE Villa theater seating, we were ready for a change. The Villa failed to live up to expectations, both in comfort and durability. We upgraded the standard sofa to the theater seating before the build. But in the time that we had it, various issues with the seating unit became evident. The Villa seating unit was a $2500 upgrade.
The recline mechanisms were less than reliable, and reclining the seats required a significant amount of "pushing" to activate the foot rests. We had them worked on by both the selling dealer and Tiffin at CRB, but neither made much of a difference. In the 18 months that we had them the cushions, particularly mine (where I usually sit) compressed to the point where the seat was noticeably sagging, and the fabric wrinkled. During a trip to the factory service center, the cabinet shop built "spacers" to secure the arms of the unit as they wobbled easily. The spacers controlled the wobble, but didn't help the mechanisms to perform any easier.
I shopped on line, and found a seating supplier named "4Seating.com" As luck would have it, their warehouse and showroom was about 10 miles from us. We went to the showroom and got to sit in and test several different models with various features. We settled on a model named "Heritage Motif 7000" power recline sofa. Both the recline function and headrests are power operated, and the middle seat has a drop down table with cup holders and power ports. The seating foam is significantly more robust than the Villa, and the mechanics are of a better quality. The unit was on sale for $1249, just about half what we paid for the Villa unit. The color was a light tan, and fit in with the interior of our Bus nicely.
If I had it to do over, I would skip the upgrade, and simply order an aftermarket seating unit instead for half the cost, and twice the comfort.
Pic 1) The new sofa after install
Pic 2) The push button controls for recline and headrest
Pic 3) Center console tray table
Pic 4) Tray table 110V and USB power ports
The recline mechanisms were less than reliable, and reclining the seats required a significant amount of "pushing" to activate the foot rests. We had them worked on by both the selling dealer and Tiffin at CRB, but neither made much of a difference. In the 18 months that we had them the cushions, particularly mine (where I usually sit) compressed to the point where the seat was noticeably sagging, and the fabric wrinkled. During a trip to the factory service center, the cabinet shop built "spacers" to secure the arms of the unit as they wobbled easily. The spacers controlled the wobble, but didn't help the mechanisms to perform any easier.
I shopped on line, and found a seating supplier named "4Seating.com" As luck would have it, their warehouse and showroom was about 10 miles from us. We went to the showroom and got to sit in and test several different models with various features. We settled on a model named "Heritage Motif 7000" power recline sofa. Both the recline function and headrests are power operated, and the middle seat has a drop down table with cup holders and power ports. The seating foam is significantly more robust than the Villa, and the mechanics are of a better quality. The unit was on sale for $1249, just about half what we paid for the Villa unit. The color was a light tan, and fit in with the interior of our Bus nicely.
If I had it to do over, I would skip the upgrade, and simply order an aftermarket seating unit instead for half the cost, and twice the comfort.
Pic 1) The new sofa after install
Pic 2) The push button controls for recline and headrest
Pic 3) Center console tray table
Pic 4) Tray table 110V and USB power ports
