Scotty Hutto Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 On 6/5/2020 at 4:42 PM, McHughes said: Installed LED lighting in the outside door handle. Replaced the porch light with motion sensing. Added LED lighting under the kitchen and living room slides. Mike, Would love to see a little more info about wiring the LED lighting under the kitchen and living room slides. I've been thinking of doing that, but struggling with where to run the wiring and what circuit to connect to. Also any insight about installing the LED lighting in the door handle. Was wiring already present? Or nearby in the passenger side panel? Thanks, Scotty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob and Amy Harper Posted June 15, 2020 Share Posted June 15, 2020 Glad you asked Scotty, I was curious about those two items also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Nodine Posted June 16, 2020 Share Posted June 16, 2020 15 hours ago, Scotty Hutto said: Mike, Would love to see a little more info about wiring the LED lighting under the kitchen and living room slides. I've been thinking of doing that, but struggling with where to run the wiring and what circuit to connect to. Also any insight about installing the LED lighting in the door handle. Was wiring already present? Or nearby in the passenger side panel? Thanks, Scotty Scotty, We have different floor plans but I found an unused circuit under the sink that I used to power LED strips under the cabinets. I also attached small micro switches to the door frames that control the LED's via opening and closing the door. I bet you have some unused circuits also in both those slides. LED's use significantly less current than incandescent bulbs. If you have changed over the bulbs in your slides to LED's then there is ample current in those circuits to power additional LED strips. You could tap into those circuits for the power. I did not choose that path because access to the wiring was not convenient. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McHughes Posted June 16, 2020 Author Share Posted June 16, 2020 (edited) The under slide lights are two strips of LED (amazon for about $12 each) on each side. The inside strip (stuck to the coach wall just inside the slide lip and out of the weather) is an RGB connected to power and controlled by a remote. Think Christmas lighting. The outer strip is white and connected to the cargo bay lights and controlled by the original bay light switch. To get power to the outer strip I ran the two leads down the existing tube on the drivers side that contains the power for the living room slide. On the drivers side I added a tube to pull the wires out with the slide like it does on the opposite side. Used a 1/2" piece of PEX tubing. You can see it in the pictures. Pretty easy to do. Great lighting when needing to access the cargo bays at night as well as indirect lighting for the campsite that does not disturb the neighbors. Edited June 16, 2020 by McHughes 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McHughes Posted June 16, 2020 Author Share Posted June 16, 2020 (edited) As for the door grab handle lighting. I removed the door handle brackets and drilled the center out to about 9/16". Dropped a 1156 base flat disk bulb in the hole and twisted on the base from underneath. Then just let it hang on the bulb. Drilled a 3/16" hole through the wall (behind the bracket) and wired the bulb to the porch light in the electrical panel next to the passenger seat. It has been so long ago I no longer have any pictures. Edited June 16, 2020 by McHughes 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McHughes Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 Adding additional shelves to pantry and clothes cabinets. Image of new and old side by side. New has darker grey felt. Could not find any felt that was a lighter grey. Difficult to tell which is factory and which is the addition once installed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McHughes Posted June 17, 2020 Author Share Posted June 17, 2020 Added 2 MaxAir II vent covers to keep the rain out and to allow vent to be open while driving. Added Winegard ToGo C2 Roadlink to replace the full motion sat dish. Was a great deal. $30/month for unl AT&T. That is, until AT&T cancelled the plan. New rate $90/month for 22Gb. Not really sure if I'll continue with AT&T. Added Air Force One Toad braking system with Blue Ox Avail tow bar and KarGard II shield. Also added an ISL Toad-Charge for my 2016 F150 4x4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob and Amy Harper Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 This has to be the nicest Safari on the road! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McHughes Posted June 18, 2020 Author Share Posted June 18, 2020 Rob and Amy, Thanks for the compliment. With the cost of new coaches it seemed prudent to simply upgrade this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob and Amy Harper Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 (edited) We are still on the fence on what to do. We also have a small travel trailer, and we can't decide whether to sell the coach or keep it and update it so that we have it later in life when we can really get out and explore the open road. As you said, new coaches are expensive, especially if you want one built with the quality of our Safari. For example, the cabinets in our Safari are all solid wood (maple in our case) and are very heavy. Our TT has really flimsy pressed wood and plastic melamine finishes - and that seems to be what most coaches are built like nowadays, that is unless you spend some serious cash. I'm having fun watching your work either way! Edited June 18, 2020 by Rob and Amy Harper Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McHughes Posted June 22, 2020 Author Share Posted June 22, 2020 (edited) Minor upgrades hardly worth mentioning. Added on/off switch to dash to turn on the radio without having to turn ignition key to accessory. Radio was already powered from coach batteries but switched "on" by the key. Now either work. Added a diode to prevent back feed into ignition from the radio when it is enabled. Added momentary switch for the 'Safe-T-Plus on the fly centering" to the drivers side panel. Custom switches were by "rockerswitchpros.com" Edited June 22, 2020 by McHughes resize images Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob and Amy Harper Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Interesting, mine already had that switch. You can see it on the right edge of this picture. And yeah, we use it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McHughes Posted June 28, 2020 Author Share Posted June 28, 2020 Slide topper repair/maintenance. Replaced the slide toppers with black vinyl from "Tough Top Awnings" and stripped and refinished the covers due to damage from tree branches and peeling paint. Bare aluminum primed with epoxy sealer then a two stage urethane black and clear. Replaced a couple of end caps ordered from Carefree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McHughes Posted June 29, 2020 Author Share Posted June 29, 2020 Added a Toe Kick / VacPan inlet for the vacuum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotty Hutto Posted June 30, 2020 Share Posted June 30, 2020 On 6/22/2020 at 6:06 PM, McHughes said: Minor upgrades hardly worth mentioning. PLEASE keep mentioning them! Even the small stuff. I’m really enjoying this thread!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McHughes Posted July 1, 2020 Author Share Posted July 1, 2020 Added 2 propane quick disconnects. One under the fridge for a catalytic heater ( used at Quartzsite ) and one in the "water filter and vacuum" cargo bay to feed BBQ and fire pit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McHughes Posted July 10, 2020 Author Share Posted July 10, 2020 (edited) Added weep hole covers to all windows. Edited July 10, 2020 by McHughes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McHughes Posted July 11, 2020 Author Share Posted July 11, 2020 Added dual voltmeter to the LI-BIM in the rear electric bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody O Posted July 13, 2020 Share Posted July 13, 2020 On 7/10/2020 at 3:27 PM, McHughes said: Added weep hole covers to all windows. Where did you source the weep covers? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McHughes Posted July 13, 2020 Author Share Posted July 13, 2020 Bought them from www.nwrvsupply.com a while back. Out of stock at the moment. I believe some are available at rvpartsexpress.com/product-category/camper-exterior/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Nodine Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 23 hours ago, wobrian@myglnc.com said: Where did you source the weep covers? You might try this place: Parkin Accessories2920 Gateway DrElkhart, IN 46514 800-637-8938 http://www.parkin-acc.com/page51.html If you go to the link above you will see the weep hole covers. Notice that there is a left and a right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woody O Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 Thanks McHughes and Bob. I went to all three places and was able to get what I needed at Parkin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McHughes Posted July 24, 2020 Author Share Posted July 24, 2020 Time to spruce up the paint. Replaced left rear lower belt line trim and repainted right front fender. Thinking of Summit Products for their Premier Stainless Steel Armor. Perhaps a winter project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck D Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Mike, you continue to AMAZE!!! Ps I'd like to drive down to your place and get the rear cross-bars installed. The Watts-Link we installed at Quartzsite helped a bunch and it's about time to go to the next step. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pduggs Posted July 25, 2020 Share Posted July 25, 2020 Great thread. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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