cheeze1 wrote:

...I tried to remove that 'decorative' tape stripe that goes around the coach about 1/2 way up. I thought for sure I could cajole it off nicely and then put something much cooler or do without. The glue stuck to the wall and the plastic pulled off, and as you know, getting those kinds of glue off is a royal PITA. So instead I'm going over it...

Gene in NE wrote:

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.

Replacement of one 12V every 7 years is not that big of a deal and a little less expensive than replacing 2.

Orion_42 wrote:

Finally received and installed new sofa-bed and cab captains chair (driver side not in yet). Totally updated the interior to as-new condition on this 2001 model. TV replaced with LCD and relocated to where you can actually watch it from the dinette (has swing-out bracket). Feeble factory cab seats replace with slightly larger, more plush captains chairs (6-way power driver seat) and adjustable lumbar support. New carpets throughout. Indirect 12V LED rope lighting behind new oak valences under side overhead cabinets.

Orion_42 wrote:

The TV bracket I used was pretty heavy duty from Best-Buy, but if I had to do it again, I would probably start with the one available from Campers-World as it's more likely designed for road use. I did add an additional custom-made padded bracket below the TV where the TV parks during travel, so there's no vibration or movement.