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Davydd
Apr 04, 2012Explorer
Yesterday I drove the cobwebs off and went 40 miles north to Lake Region RVs in Ramsey, MN. Just a short shakedown run. Lake Region RVs have a lot of Bs on the lot both new and used - Roadtrek, Leisure Travel Vans and Great West Vans. So, I got in my spring dose of B-nis envy. ;) There is always something new and better. I extensively photographed this extended body Legend EX because so many people were asking me about it from areas where there are no GWVan dealers.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davydd/sets/72157629259831539/
What else did I do? I've now tested both dashboard mounted iPhones and iPads running the Tom Tom GPS app and am satisfied they will do the trick.
I also changed a burned out a 10W halogen bulb in my recessed ceiling light. In doing my research there is an identical size LED version I could trade out but the cost of trading out 12 of them would be over $200. The amperage draw would be about a third. I'm not sure why one of the halogen bulbs failed in less than a year. It shouldn't have. I hope the rest don't. They cost about $6 at Home Depot.
My Legend comes with two table tops and two posts with two receptors at the back electric sofa for two people obviously. Up front at the turned around driver and passenger seat there is only one receptor for two people to share one of the tables. That works, so I decided to add a third post receptor in the back so I could have the option of a table centered on the sofa.
The last thing I did was explore ways to get an iPod/iPhone jack to my Becker Sound 5 factory installed M-B radio. It seemed simple enough until I read the fine print and realized that Mobis radios manufactured in China would not work with the plug in modules on the market to achieve what I wanted. Damn! In the future I may just swap out the radio with an upgrade. Back to research.
We are getting ready for our first trip this year to Missouri for a BEE Social Group get together in Van Buren next week.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/davydd/sets/72157629259831539/
What else did I do? I've now tested both dashboard mounted iPhones and iPads running the Tom Tom GPS app and am satisfied they will do the trick.
I also changed a burned out a 10W halogen bulb in my recessed ceiling light. In doing my research there is an identical size LED version I could trade out but the cost of trading out 12 of them would be over $200. The amperage draw would be about a third. I'm not sure why one of the halogen bulbs failed in less than a year. It shouldn't have. I hope the rest don't. They cost about $6 at Home Depot.
My Legend comes with two table tops and two posts with two receptors at the back electric sofa for two people obviously. Up front at the turned around driver and passenger seat there is only one receptor for two people to share one of the tables. That works, so I decided to add a third post receptor in the back so I could have the option of a table centered on the sofa.
The last thing I did was explore ways to get an iPod/iPhone jack to my Becker Sound 5 factory installed M-B radio. It seemed simple enough until I read the fine print and realized that Mobis radios manufactured in China would not work with the plug in modules on the market to achieve what I wanted. Damn! In the future I may just swap out the radio with an upgrade. Back to research.
We are getting ready for our first trip this year to Missouri for a BEE Social Group get together in Van Buren next week.
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