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Posted By: Orion_42 on 12/09/09 06:59pm

Cheeze, no you can't see it in that pic it's shown on the left edge of the pic below.
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2001 Trail Lite B+ 211

Posted By: happyjack2 on 12/09/09 08:01pm

Orion, Did the replacement rear panels come from R/Vision and if I may ask how much did they cost? I have a couple of cracks around some screws but they overall they are still quite solid.

I really like the idea of strobe and brighter lites in the rear to make us stand out. At some road constuction on our Columbia SC trip two years ago a big ol chevy burb almost became part of the rig. He locked them up and slid sideways behind us. I think I read that more DOT workers are killed in work zones than anywhere else. Again BZ on the lights.

Bill & Maggie
LT USNR Ret.
2003 Trail Lite 211 B+
Chevy 6.0L

Posted By: Orion_42 on 12/10/09 06:21am

HappyJack, the panels are from R-Vision, but they don't sell direct to consumers, you have to go through an RV dealer. They are called rear "end caps" and run just under $200 each. But the shipping was $85 each....I think they may have selected expedited shipping or it's just the size of the boxes. Nice thing about them is that once they're on, it's done...no painting needed.

Wow, that close call view in your rear view mirror probably took a few years off your life! I got rear-ended once but didn't see it coming due to a last-second lane change of the car between me and the guy who rammed me.

Posted By: gkreutzer on 12/22/09 01:49pm

Happy Holidays to all you B+ owners. May 2010 be full of memorable adventures! Keep on truckin'.
Gary

2003 Trail-Lite 211 B-Plus LE
Chev. 6.0L Vortex

It's more than a motorhome,
It's a car I can go to the bathroom in.
– Homer Simpson

Posted By: cheeze1 on 12/22/09 03:16pm

Thanks Gary, same to you and everyone else on the list!!
Chas

Chas Morristown, NJ
Trail Lite
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Posted By: Gene in NE on 12/22/09 04:02pm

Merry Christmas to All and a Happy New Year.

2002 Trail-Lite Model 211-S w/5.7 Chevy (click View Profile)
Gene

Posted By: cheeze1 on 12/23/09 04:15pm

Ok gang, I'm going to whine about a question that has been discussed in the past. I have that ridiculous 'access door' to my house battery. First of all, I believe it's a 12v? Anyway, I have seem numerous discussions about having 2 house batteries and some have also mentioned having 2 6v in series instead of a single 12. My major whine is that checking the battery is a royal PITA and I would love to do some work and switch to a slide out tray. It would mean cutting that area of the coach and then fitting some kind of support system for the slide out. Anyone have ideas?? I just thought this would kick off some excitement during the upcoming winter doldrums.(read: I CAN'T WORK ON MY RIG!).
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Posted By: Gene in NE on 12/23/09 06:16pm

cheeze1 wrote:

Ok gang, I'm going to whine about a question that has been discussed in the past. I have that ridiculous 'access door' to my house battery...Anyway, I have seem numerous discussions about having 2 house batteries and some have also mentioned having 2 6v in series instead of a single 12. My major whine is that checking the battery is a royal PITA and I would love to do some work and switch to a slide out tray. It would mean cutting that area of the coach and then fitting some kind of support system for the slide out. Anyone have ideas?? I just thought this would kick off some excitement during the upcoming winter doldrums.(read: I CAN'T WORK ON MY RIG!).
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You are slightly luckier than I with an access door. I don't even have that. I have to crawl under and then almost sit up next to my single 12V battery. One of our members, Gary Swanson, put in a second battery on his rig. He turned them sideways and put something under them to raise them above the retaining lip of the support. Bad things happend for him, the support bracket weld let loose and he almost lost his batteries. I had thought about adding a second 12 Volt battery or even thought about 2-6 Volt golf cart batteries. Then decided that the single really has not been a problem for us. It is a pain to check the acid level. They do sell a solution for that at Camping World Remote Battery Fill.

The salvation for us, is that we do not spend much time merely sitting in one spot. We tend to camp overnight and then move on in the morning. The engine alternator keeps the single battery fully charged. Rarely do we use shore power long enough for the converter to overcharge the battery and boil out the acid.

For those camping in one place for extended time without shore power, the single battery would soon be depleted.

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Posted By: Orion_42 on 12/23/09 08:39pm

I would also check out gell cells which may need less maintenance.

Posted By: cheeze1 on 12/23/09 11:17pm

As usual Gene, your sage advice and math wisdom made me realize that the remote fill is the way to go. I didn't know your rig had NO door!! I feel like a brat now!! [emoticon]

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