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Lantley

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Posted: 11/14/07 08:49pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator

Curb side water from using point drains. Very Convenient no going inside or walking around to the other side of the trailer to get water for cooking, dishes etc.[image]
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Additional 20amp cord inlet. I can run a seperate 20amp cord in addition to my normal 30 amp cord to th interior of TT for use with space heater can also be used with hair dryer etc. I can use two large draw appliances at the same time with no breaker tripping worries. 20 amp cord comes in out of sight beneath dinnette booth on interior.
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So lantley, forgive my ignorance...what does this look like inside...how is it connected into the power inside the trailer?


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getting some great ideas from you guys....
I'll share some of mine but, I have no pics yet.

Removed dinette and installed duel recliner(ok, previous owners did that)but we love it. We eat outside when we camp anyways!

Removed carpet/linoleum and put down wood laminate flooring and turned bed 90* to make more room.

Removed rusty old safety chains, replaced with cables(much cleaner looking).

Changed taillights to LED(6" oval fit in standard housing with slight modification).

Tossed out cheap looking plastic faucets, installed chrome fixture and added sprayer.


(My Fav) I added 12volt, flush-mount white lights at each stabilizer jack and over sewer connection, no more juggling a flash light while setting up after dark(later I will upgrade to LED's).I mounted them in the rocker panel facing down for a "flood light" effect.

This is our first TT, came up from a pop up, so I hate cranking! TT came with electric tounge jack, so it was only right to get a 3/8" socket/drill adapter and a 3/4" socket for the jacks.

I installed a pair of 55wt driving lights up by the rear marker lights and wired into the chasis harness for back-up lights...

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Built a drawer under one of the dinette bench seats. Upgraded stereo (which required a new cupboard panel).
Will post pics next week.


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I added a wall light switch to one of the overhead 12V lights -- our camper didn't have a wall switch when you entered, so I ran some lamp cord and added my own switch to make it easier to see entering/exiting after dark... nothing to write home about, but more convenient, and looks nice enough to get the coveted "Wifey seal of approval."

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Luvnevryminutofit wrote:

Thanks to RVSnowbird and Pulsar, I think I can post some pics now. I had to move my spare tire to the TT passthru when I built my rear bike rack. Since it ate up too much space I went with a new plan. A friend acquired a Ford spare tire winch from an old truck and I cleaned it up. welded in some angle irons and now I have:

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While I was in the area I added abattery cutoff switch

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Hopefully, more to come!


One word of advice. Being a Ford owner with the winch quite a few have failed and dropped their spares with one when towing that did a horrendous amount of damage to the TT ... broken holding tanks, both axles bent and needing replacement and more undercarriage damage ... gas and/or water lines. Likewise some not towing lost their spare and never knew it until they either had a flat or had the need to access it. It might never be an issue with the weight difference in the spares weight from a large truck type tire (probably 100+ lbs.) vs. a much lighter TT spare (less than 50 lbs). Also, always keep some pressure on those Ford spare tire winches since they can bind up and even destroy the cable causing a potential failure or you can end up not being to either lower or raise the tire. I have taken one apart and the problem is the cable is large enough that with will try and unwind w/o tension and jump the nylon holder tracks. I have experience in that since I have the T-shirt and headaches that went along with it. I had to the stock one replace and even the replacment went bad and had to tear it apart and find the actual issues with it. I would recommend using something to positively secure that spare in case of winch failure. On my Van I used crossed chains up to some frame cross members. On my TT I used some much lighter chains, but still secured to the trailer and not 100% dependent on only the winch. One key is whatever secondary method you use is once in place use the winch and lower the tire to see how it will ride with the winch force off with your secondary holding system. You don't want it trying to stand up right under the hitch area.

A dropped spare from my Van or trailer while towing would do thousands of dollars damage to my trailer and potentially causing a loss of control situation.

Larry

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JeffBett wrote:

In the last couple of weeks, I have done so many mods they would fill a page. I decided to just put them on my family website for all to see.

My Mods

Most my mods are for storage optimization. After doing so many and getting into almost ever inch of my new TT I feel I really know it better and will be able to maintain it better now. One thing I learned is that they don't know what a vacuum is at the factory. I bet I sucked out more then 2 lbs of sawdust, cutout scraps, trim, and extra screws, etc. from the areas they figure we will never see.



Jeff,

I'm just now reading all of this thread and those are some great mods and like you I'm sort of maximizing the storage and convenience type thing and you have done some great mods.

Hats Off to you and great pics.

Larry

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kraushad wrote:

I added a wall light switch to one of the overhead 12V lights -- our camper didn't have a wall switch when you entered, so I ran some lamp cord and added my own switch to make it easier to see entering/exiting after dark... nothing to write home about, but more convenient, and looks nice enough to get the coveted "Wifey seal of approval."


This is where I mounted my wall switch, I think the railing add a bit more class to the 5th wheel [image]

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woodyjr8 wrote:

getting some great ideas from ya'll.
I'll share some of mine but, I have no pics yet.

Removed dinette and installed duel recliner(ok, previous owners did that)but we love it. We eat outside when we camp anyways!

Removed carpet/linoleum and put down wood laminate flooring and turned bed 90* to make more room.

Removed rusty old safety chains, replaced with cables(much cleaner looking).

Changed taillights to LED(6" oval fit in standard housing with slight modification).

Tossed out cheap looking plastic faucets, installed chrome fixture and added sprayer.


(My Fav) I added 12volt, flush-mount white lights at each stabilizer jack and over sewer connection, no more juggling a flash light while setting up after dark(later I will upgrade to LED's).Theses are also sold as marker lights(with red/amber lenses)I mounted them in the rocker panel facing down for a "flood light" effect.

This is our first TT, came up from a pop up, so I hate cranking! TT came with electric tounge jack, so it was only right to get a 3/8" socket/drill adapter and a 3/4" socket for the jacks. now I just hit the jacks with the drill, 3 seconds each... and you can't Over tourque the jacks!

I installed a pair of 55wt driving lights up by the rear marker lights and wired into the chasis harness for back-up lights... I have a small jumper wire with inline fuse holder that I can plug into + and back up terms on my plug, incase I need more light aft. one day, I will put a switch in.




here are some pics! First is 6 inch oval LEDs in factory tail lights.

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ground lights at each jack...

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and over sewer conn...

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switches for the jack lights and a peek at my laminate floor that I put in last year. switches are easy to use standing outside or you can kick them on or off from inside!

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stainless steal handles replace plastic(got them at ace, bath grab bars)


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not mine, but same year/model... just to show original sink...

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and here is mine, up graded to chrome fixture and added sprayer..

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more later! Woody

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