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Anybody know what the grommet is called that is circled in red in the pic? It's something I never knew I had to have until I saw one. Need one for the electrical cable and water line doors. I've done a bunch of searches and can't find them. Someone on a RV site called them a "stirrup" but no...

Don't need the membership, but here's some pics And a San Diego winter pic

I love that fat tire look from the rear.

I removed the skirts on my 1994 a long time ago. I ended up with 19 holes in the rockers on each side. I tried using plugs and they looked like crap. I ended up using 2" wide white heavy duty wet conditions grip tape. I ran a piece down both sides, covering the holes. It's still there...

That hood looks good. Largest opening you could do to show off the engine and retain the body lines, and still call it a hood.

I like low profile plate bumpers. Looks solidly mounted. Came out pretty good. The only question I have is what is the purpose of the large triangle shaped holes? If they are for a Hi-Lift, they should be smaller. Those jacks don't need any help slipping. My plate bumper is for a XJ...

Take it out rock crawling, find a couple loose and steep hillclimbs and report back :crazy:

Now that you've been driving it around a bit, how do you like it performance wise? I think my 700R4 would pair nicely with a TDI motor. It has a low 1st and a high OD for highway. I also have 5.13 gears and the Atlas II, which should keep me from having to regear. I think if I did this...

I think leaf springs need poly or rubber bushings. They don't only pivot up and down, they also flex or twist. Bronze bushings would force the leaf springs to twist more than with flexible bushings, causing the leafs to wear faster. My Explorer is in thr dirt at least 50% of use. The little...

Nice pictures. Some of the best off road runs I've had were on smooth dirt.

They are to help keep brush and tree branches from contacting the windshield

I learned the fine art of how to make perfect caulk lines from a 21 year old kid.

Guys repairing the RV windows underestimated the job by at lest 12 hours. They didn't realize the windows have a rubber gasket holding them on the inside, and a metal frame on the outside. Most windows are metal on both sides and screw in. These basically press in and then you have to fight the...

Every time I do anything with this RV I find shoddy workmanship. I pulled the MAF to clean it, thinking it might be causing the O2 sensor fault codes I occasionally get. I noticed it is sitting about 90 degrees from the alignment tab. After I clean it, I try to install it in the correct...

What you are describing is most likely from the shocks. You replaced them and don't like the ride. If you liked the OEM ride, then you should replace with the same shocks. Ranchos have a firmer ride than OEM.

There are dozens of trails within an hour's drive from Poway. Most are fairly mild though and in the Anza-Borrego State Park. If you just want to get out into the back country without having to turn the hubs, Black Mountain Truck Trail is in Ramona and ends up in Santa Ysabel...

The position of the sensors, and what's in front of them change the way they are triggered. The inertia switches could trigger with a softer impact on a more solidly mounted bumper than the bendy OEM bumper. Or, the opposite might happen due to it being raised above most other vehicles...

Air bags are great. However, I've seen them deployed when they shouldn't on stock vehicles. When you lift the sensors over a foot from their original position, and stick a heavy bumper, winch, etc., in front of them, they can't possibly work as intended. Off roading can cause some serious...

Welcome to the forum. I would permanently disable or remove them. With the lift and mods, you don't need them, and I'm 90% sure they won't work as designed. If it were my rig I would remove them. Maybe youu could sell them, they cost $$$.

OK, brain fart. I must be getting old. The window guys did about half of them today. Nice to see a bunch of kids 19-21 understand the value of hard work. They didn't know my window frames are metal on the outside and have a wide rubber seal holding them on the inside. I guess Dolphin...

What is "ATD"? I'm not up on my abbreviations. This morning, completely overcast. This controller seems to take full advantage of every bit of PV. The window crew should be here in a few minutes. Couldn't do it yesterday because of the rain.

Finally got the RV out from under the canopy. It's raining and the panels are putting out 17.7 volts and 1.9 amps. The controller is charging at 13.2 volts. The company that I have coming to repair the dual pane windows are supposedly coming today, and it's raining. See if they show.

What are your plans to address the 30+" wheel base difference?

Made a protective cover for the wiring and covered it with the same carpet. Don't have to worry about throwing the heavy 50 amp RV shore power cable in there and yanking the wiring out. It looks a lot cleaner as well.

Display is installed and everything is cleaned up. I woke up this morning thinking I was going to reconfigure the entire control panel to move the solar display higher so its easier to read. I ended up angling the patch panel instead. It's easy to read, and saved me a lot of work. I was going...

I got the controller installed and wired up. It all works. The user manual leaves a lot to be desired. Trying to wade through the settings. I still need to clean up the mess, and permanently mount the remote display on the panel. The PV voltage isn't enough to light the green indicator while...

This is what I have do deal with, nothing is straight or lined up in this coach. The right side mirror is mounted at a angle, a few of the marker lights are crooked, and more screws are crooked than straight. If you look at all the control panels, they are not centered. I tried to straighten...

The charge controller temp sensor is about a foot too short. The controller needs to be where it is. I ordered another sensor because they are cheap, and am going to make an extension out of it. I've run into this same short wires problem before with lower costs electronics. I got the mount...

I'm working on installing the new solar controller. The included three meter data cable is about 6" too short. According to the interweb, it's a standard ethernet cable. I don't have one here long enough, ordered a new one that should be here tomorrow. The manufacturer makes a 32' cable for...

Its just a standard 1/2" NPT pipe thread plug. You can get them at any auto parts store or on-line.

Lazy seller. Lost the keys, oh well. Lost the title, oh well. I would price that at bad engine and bad trans prices, so scrap value? $250-300. No more than you can afford to lose when you try to register a stolen, embezzled, and/or salvage vehicle.

No key, no title. Nope

I'm cleaning the RV and checked the solar. The PV is 18.3 and the battery is in float charge at 13.6. Typical of electronics to decide to function properly after they are set to be replaced.

Made an appointment this weekend to get the windows repaired. I called the two other shops I found that do this kind of repair. They were a lot more money and a lot more time to completion. This place will come to my house, and do it in one day. Replacing vs repair of the windows is twice as...

I've been calling around to get estimated to repair the RV windows. They are dual panels and all are getting fogged up. The driver window is the worst. On the way home, I couldn't see out of it when the sun was on it. It happens with older RV's when the seals between the panes fail. There are...

I think I got lucky for a change. It was/is leaking out of one of the hose fittings in the valve. I got a full turn out of the hose clamp so maybe that's a wrap. I'll keep an on it because the last time the valve failed it looked like a leaking fitting, but when I tightened the hose clamp the...

Thanks, but I have a bunch of that stuff

I replaced the heater core last year with a TYC from RA because it was leaking. There is a drain through the firewall for the heater box and it wasn't coming from there. If it's the vacuum bypass heater valve, I've replaced that twice before. They only actually bypass the heater core when the...

Got back to San Diego, uneventful trip. I started the Explorer while I was unhooking the tow bar. Coolant is dripping out of the back of the heater box. It's either a bad heater core (again), a bad heater control valve (again), or ? I'll figure it out in a few days.

Yes sir. I went ahead and ordered the EPEVER 40 amp controller. It went up $11 in price from what I had in my Amazon cart, and they only have two left so I decided to pull the trigger. They sell a longer data cable if the one that's included is too short. I'm posting this from KOFA, leaving in...