Considering a used Lance, questions...
I'm considering purchasing a 2004 Lance Lite 915, but I had some questions that I got the typical "I'm trying to sell you this camper" answers, but I was hoping to get some outside perspective from yo...
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I have a 2004 815 which is a 1 foot shorter version of the 915. Would love to upgrade to a 915 and have looked at a few.
1) Yes the junction box is for a/C. Sometimes there is a roof vent there and all you have to do is remove it.
2) The speaker wires should be run to a cabinet over the sink. If you look there, you should find a panel held in place with four screws. Open the panel and you will find four pairs of twisted wires, one for each speaker. You will also find a unused red wire for the power feed and heavy gauge white for the ground. Lastly, on the inside of cabinet above the monitor panel, it should also have the wood around the area for the radio to mount.
3) Haven't looked the generator compartment so not positive. Sounds like it is prewired which was an option on the Lite series. Since you didn't see the propane line would probably need to be Teed and run to the back. This would be done in the corner of the wing so easy to do. I will do some digging and see if I can confirm.
4) Love the one piece aluminum roof and you will not have any problems. One nice thing about lance is the rubber caulking you see on top is really just cosmetic as it is the stuff under the objects that does the real sealing. So just clean them up, recaulk, then once a year paint with a special paint. Shouldn't have any problems.
I talked to the owner of a shop who likes to buy the older campers, fixes them up and resells. Usually doesn't make much money because he does it the right way and is just as interested in saving the campers. He said 2004 was probably the best year as it was a couple years after they moved to the new facility yet before they started making a lot of cost cutting not-so-good ideas.
One place to check carefully is inside the wings as they usually aren't sealed the best and tend to be the first place to lot. If the unit is an aluminum skinned camper, then it becomes pretty easy to repair though still a job.
1) Yes the junction box is for a/C. Sometimes there is a roof vent there and all you have to do is remove it.
2) The speaker wires should be run to a cabinet over the sink. If you look there, you should find a panel held in place with four screws. Open the panel and you will find four pairs of twisted wires, one for each speaker. You will also find a unused red wire for the power feed and heavy gauge white for the ground. Lastly, on the inside of cabinet above the monitor panel, it should also have the wood around the area for the radio to mount.
3) Haven't looked the generator compartment so not positive. Sounds like it is prewired which was an option on the Lite series. Since you didn't see the propane line would probably need to be Teed and run to the back. This would be done in the corner of the wing so easy to do. I will do some digging and see if I can confirm.
4) Love the one piece aluminum roof and you will not have any problems. One nice thing about lance is the rubber caulking you see on top is really just cosmetic as it is the stuff under the objects that does the real sealing. So just clean them up, recaulk, then once a year paint with a special paint. Shouldn't have any problems.
I talked to the owner of a shop who likes to buy the older campers, fixes them up and resells. Usually doesn't make much money because he does it the right way and is just as interested in saving the campers. He said 2004 was probably the best year as it was a couple years after they moved to the new facility yet before they started making a lot of cost cutting not-so-good ideas.
One place to check carefully is inside the wings as they usually aren't sealed the best and tend to be the first place to lot. If the unit is an aluminum skinned camper, then it becomes pretty easy to repair though still a job.
