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Installing level indicators.

My trailer only has the side to side level indicator. It does not have the back to front level indicator. How hard is it to install one? Why would it only come with the one?

Need an add-on reading lamp

Our TT has a light above the bed but it's too far in front of us. We need to wear ballcaps with brims for shading our eyes to read in bed. I want two LED lamps, maybe gooseneck type or just circular disc type that are 12V. Any ideas?

Flatfive by • Explorer
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Removing stickers

I have a fibreglass paneled trailer that I want to remove all the stickers other owners have put on it over the years. How do I do this without doing damage to the skin?

Solar panel wiring

I'm rebuilding a Class C and I might be redoing the roof soon. I would like to run the wiring for solar panels now instead of doing it through the fridge vent later. The thing is that I won't be able to install the max wattage from the beginning so i...

panamea by • Explorer
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Seeking options to carry dirt bike on back of 5'er

Have a 2016 Wildcat 313RE. 37' overall length with a pretty accessible frame underneath. Coach came standard with a folding cargo platform that supports 250 pounds in the rear. Platform folds up when not in use but when lowered it supports those 250 ...

MGood777 by • Explorer
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Removing front TV from 2002 Dutchstar 3852

Somewhere I found the instructions to remove the wood frame and front TV from our motorhome, but now I can't find them! Do any of you have the instructions, or have information you can offer me?I would appreciate it!! Thank you,Bob and Jacque

Goodyear Endurance

Looking to replace the tires that came on my TT with a set of Goodyears. All the blowout horror stories have me thinking to go ahead and swap now, even though it's only a year old. I should be able to get a few bucks back selling the original rubber ...

WNC by • Explorer
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Converting a Magnetek 6300 to a Progressive Dynamics Unit

We have been pretty much living in our fiver every other month or so while we restore a house we bought in Charleston, SC. Upon returning to the trailer after about a month’s absence the battery was dead flat. Since it was a relatively new battery I ...

Fxfymn by • Explorer
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Seasonal site - chain tie-downs?

Not Florida, but flood streams do happen. Not enough to wash it out to the sea, but "can be" enough to move the trailer and/or flip it to some ditch. 21 ft box of trailer. Heavy winds happen too, but no tornadoes.Need some anchoring. Mobile homes s...

Almot by • Explorer III
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Fantastic Vent 6600 Simplify remote?

Before I jump into wiring diagrams and such, I thought I'd check to see if anyone else has ever tried what I hope to do!* I have a fantastic Vent (fan) model 6600 in the bathroom that works great with just one issue....the remote control is just too ...

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