11 More RV Repairs, Mods & Upgrades We Have Made to our Motorhome | Full-time RV Life
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- We’ve been busy doing more repairs, mods & upgrades on our motorhome - here’s the latest. More detail/costs at www.rvlove.com/11RVRepairsMods
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Super nice great tips
You're welcome
Brett has many fans! Thx for the update, guys!
He does have many fans. Julie and I are a couple of them.
AWWWWWWwww Shucks guys!!! Thanks!!!!!
We, the Allred’s, haven’t done many upgrades to our Country Coach yet! We love it as it is and being retired we don’t have a lot of money. We really love our Coach as it is but we have a couple of cosmetic things on the outside to take care of in the Spring. I love you videos.
Thank you. Glad you enjoy our videos, and congrats on your Country Coach. Yes, most folks don't need to make many, if any updates to their coaches. -M
That transfer switch is an important repair. How frustrating it would be to be sitting in the dark with phones, computers, and other things discharged and not being able to get power from your generator into your RV! I am glad that one got fixed. I trust you have had no further problems with your radiator fan and air filter since the problem you had earlier. It hurt me to see all the dirt and dust you knocked out of that air filter when you were in Arizona. Wishing you the best!!!
Thanks Carl. Fortunately with our substantial batteries and solar, we never had to go dark. Just had to stay where there was sun, or find somewhere to plug in. As for our fan and filters. We haven't been off asphalt much this year, so that has not been trouble at all. Thanks again as always. Wishing you the best too.
👍👌👏 Very well done.
That retired flight engineer friend of yours seems to be a funny guy and a good friend. Like you two he has a big positive aura too.
Thanks a lot for making taping editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards, luck, health and wisdom.
Thank you for your wonderful comment. Yes, our friend Brett is awesome. All the best to you too! -M
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😳 Thank you and thanks for replying.
Have a nice time.
Hi, Marc and Julie, my fav take-aways: the magnetic wine glasses (HAVE to get those!) and "... of all the times I've been on your YT channel, I, finally, have my first fan!" You guys are the best! Y'all Be Safe!
Thank you. Yes, the magnetic wine glasses are really great. Brett was super funny with that fan comment. Amazing how he can come up with stuff like that on the fly. Funny guy.
Good guy, Brett.
He is a really great guy. Honored to have him as a friend.
Thanks for the tough top discount, the 17 foot elite 9000 cloth awning is good. I need to replace both the 17 ft slide & 9ft bedroom toppers when it gets warmer.
You are welcome. Glad to be able to provide discount codes for our viewers, and we are big fans of Tough Top. -M
My fave comment...”we can easily reach for our wine glasses when we NEED them”😂😂😂...I NEED to install that too😂😂
Laughing. Yes, sometimes the NEED is real. :)
Thank you for sharing all your info!
You are welcome. Glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks for the update!
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Glad you enjoyed it. Hope you are doing great.
Brett is hilarious!!!
Yes. Brett is definitely a very funny guy. Glad he makes you laugh too. -M
Love this! Thank you so much for sharing!
Thank you. Love that you loved it.
Am thinking about those Magna Shades. I use the Reflectix. It works but a pain to put up and take down from inside the front windshield. Bret is a trip. Enjoyed meeting him at the Cali show!
Hi Joe. Glad you got to meet Brett at the CA RV Show. It was great seeing you again. We love our Magneshades. It goes up and comes down super easy, and the visibility out is excellent. I am sure the reflectix would be a pain to set up sometimes, but the thing I would dislike the most about those would be that it blocks out the view out the window. AND, anything mounted inside the window still allows heat inside the coach. Reduced sure. But some of the heat is just contained in that space between the inside shade and the glass. Mounting the shades on the outside prevents it from coming in but still allows great visibility out. Just remember that the privacy is only during daylight hours.
HEY Joe!!!! Cheers buddy!
A lot of great ideas thanks for sharing
You're welcome!
Great video. It’s neat that you did most of the work yourselves, there is great satisfaction and money savings in that.
Yes, loving the cost savings and the extra satisfaction of having done it ourselves. Plus it is done on our schedule, not based on availability of a repair shop.
Wow Mark.... you're a jack of all trades & a master of all too !! The stemware with magnets...genius... safe travels
Thank you. Being handy is definitely an asset in the RV Lifestyle, especially with an older coach. Yes, the magnetic stemware is really cool. Thanks again
Nice job you guys!! Looks great. Love the stand Marc made next to the "co-pilots" seat
Thank you. Nice quick and easy
Great ideas! We love watching what you're doing to your coach. Safe travels from Wisconsin.
Thank you. Glad to have been able to share with you.
Your coach looks great. If you had to do it over again, would you have purchaser a slightly newer coach to save on some of the structural repairs you made?
Thank you. Tough question. We were actually mostly shopping coaches a bit newer, but being able to buy this coach with most everything we wanted for a fraction of the price of the others we were looking at was too appealing. We could have bought a similar year, but better cared for coach that didn't need so much work without spending a lot more. All that said, the secondary answer is that what was right for us, would not be right for others. I imagine that most people would not want to spend as much time and energy fixing up a coach as we have.
Love you channel and I love the screen and wheel covers it a good thing marks so handy
Thank you. Yes, it really pays to be handy.
It is your home, as in any home, there is always a need for repairs, upgrades and little changes necessary as lifestyle changes. I don't understand when people think that their home on wheels should forever remain as it did when it rolled off the assembly line. Thank you for the updates.
Agreed. All homes, whether traditional or on wheels (but especially on wheels and moving frequently) things will need maintenance and repairs. Glad you enjoyed the updates.
Julie love the fireplace at looks great you and Marc did a great job on all the upgrades
Thank you again Charlie. Yes, we love how it all turned out.
Hi guys - Really nice improvements to Ms. CC. It's amazing how little changes makes it more homey and very convenient. Marc does really great work on CC. Larry is handy like that too. I try not to take him for granted but I'm afraid I do sometimes. Still glad to see Brett up to his usual self, so funny🤣😂! Looking forward to The RVers Party premiere! See you soon. Safe travels 😊💞🍾🥂
Thank you Janice. Looking forward to seeing you and Larry again soon too. Great that Larry is handy too. It really helps in our RV lifestyle. Yes, Brett is always fun to hang out with, and it was so great to have his help on some of our projects too.
LOL.....Thanks Janice. So you will be at the RVers Premiere?!?!?! Hope to see you there!
Brett Hays ***hi Brett - yes we are going to be there!! We are excited to see and meet everyone 😊💞
Curious on the make and model of the transfer switch you removed. The IOTA 50-R is apparently a known issue and we had one in our coach. Last winter it went up in smoke and thankfully I figured out there was an issue when we woke up and one leg of the electrical was down. As I was trying to figure out the issue sparks started flying and it burned part of the area around the switch but since I was outside I was able to kill the 50 amp power at the pedestal. Can't imagine what would have happened if the failure occurred an hour or two earlier as we were in bed. I would strongly recommend anyone that has an IOTA 50-R in their coach to replace it as it is an accident waiting to happen.
Hello Bob. Thank you for sharing your experience. Glad nobody was hurt. Our original unit was a PS245S. Not sure of the brand, but might have been Todd. We replaced it with a transfer switch fromLyght Power Systems, mfg by Elkhart Supply corporation. Model number LPT50BRD. Just in case you or others need one, here is a link to the unit we bought. amzn.to/2PSfKqf
@@Rvlove That is a good replacement unit. I considered that unit but I needed one quick and due to the input/output locations of the LPT50BRD I would have needed to do some creative wiring. Glad it all worked out.
Nice improvements! Like any "house" there is always something to be done. Just upgraded from our 21 year old gas Class C to a "new to us" 2005 Fleetwood 39 foot DP! Have her in the driveway doing those upgrades and refreshing her.
Congratulations on your new coach. Big upgrade. Yep, folks often forget that traditional homes have things to fix too. Thank you.
Would love to hear and learn more about the work table/desk you put on the drivers steering wheel.
We talk a bit about our secondary work space in episode 6 of our Ultimate RV Makeover series. Here is a link to episode 6. rvlove.com/2019/04/01/episode-6-nearly-there-ultimate-rv-makeover/ Using leftover pieces of flooring and buying a simple lap desk made an easy conversion. One factor is that whether or not your steering wheel goes vertical enough. If not, you might need to make an additional support to better hold the desk top.
Some nice mods and fixes! Mark, I would have installed a EMS while your buddy was up in there. This way, the EMS will not only protect your shore power, but any issues with the generator as well. This saved our bacon the other day when our generator decided to put 157 volts on leg 1 and 107 on leg 2. We ended up replacing the voltage regulator on the 10k Kubota we have on our coach. I also can't believe that Country Coach installed that Transfer switch up there. We are lucky, ours is at the foot of the bed and easy access. We also have 2 transfer switches, so more dollars when something goes wrong! lol
Thanks for the input. Yes, in hindsight, it would have been nice to install an EMS while we were at it. Just a bit too focused on the primary challenge. Glad you got your voltage regulation fixed as well. Thanks again for sharing the information for others too.
I am fairly sure you would have been happy to get out of the cupboard more than the desire to install an EMS....hahahahaha. It is still an easy install just have to empty the cabinets out, climb up there and dislocate my shoulders and plug in my fan. hahahaha
Nice job love it we’re did y’all get that table exstion m.s. from I look forward to seeing some more good ideas from y’all
I don't remember talking about our counter top extension in this video, but we had that custom made at a metal fabrication shop in Texas called HollyFab. -M
Still looking forward to how you upgraded your fridge? Did you have to pop your front windshield to get it in?
Unfortunately, most of the footage from that day was lost, so we probably won't end up being able to do a dedicated video on it. BUT... we actually didn't take out the front windshield. We were able to bring it in through the driver's SIDE window. We also considered bringing it in through one of the Fire escape windows. Glad we didn't need to remove the front windshield as that usually adds substantial expense to the fridge swap project. Hopefully one of your side windows will work for you too. Easy to do yourself.
If you keep CC long enough it will be a brand new coach.
Keep the rubber on the road.
Laughing. Yep.. replacing her one part at a time. Thank you.
Have you ever had a "service shifter" error message appear on your trailhawk. I just bought a 2018 and am getting that message on my dashboard.
Hello Lance. No, we have never had that error message on ours. At least with yours being a 2018, hopefully that will be covered by warranty and an easy fix.
Hi ~ Interested in your dehumidifier. Moisture is always a problem in our RV. Are you happy with the Inofia, is it quiet, does it do the job?
Hi Donald. Yes, moisture can be a problem in RVs. We have been super happy with ours. It is the only one we have used in our RV, but have let others try it and they have all been equally impressed. Some who already had a dehumidifier, after trying ours, bought one like ours. We find it is very quiet, except when the alarm goes off that it has filled it's container. We have seen it fill it's large container in only 4 hours. So, if you want it to run longer, like overnight, run the included hose out a small opening in the gasket of a slide out, or into the drain in your shower. Here is a link to the model we have. It is the Inofia 30qt amzn.to/2NcSzWc
Wow! Lot's of cool upgrades and fixes! Nice work, Marc!!
As for Brett getting his first fan, I hope they don't blow it!
Nice play on words :) Thank you.
hahahahahahahah!!!!!
Hi Guys. Enjoyed your great video. However, the Magne Shade link is misspelled. Don’t want you to miss an opportunity for monetization. You deserve to have the income. We are just starting our adventure and still learning.
Thanks for the correction on the link. Bummer that it is wrong. Easy to fix in blogs, but once the video is live, it is hard to make that change. But as for monetization, we actually don't have any revenue generating links for Magneshade. Thank you for the thought though, and for supporting us in deserving to have income. Hopefully our links in the related blog post at www.rvlove.com/11RVRepairsMods are all correct. I will go double check them. As like us... Magneshade deserves the income. they are a nice family owned company that builds a great product.
Oh. I see the correction in the description. Thanks again for pointing that out.
Can you tell me what laptop stand you use? I went to your Amazon page but didn't see it.
Thank you for checking our amazon page looking for it. I did some searching. Can't find the exact item we have, but here is a link to the most similar I could find. amzn.to/34JRtXO
Does a dehumidifier make it TOO dry? In the winter I end up needing lotion quite a bit. I know the dehumidifier serves a great need but is it too good?
We only use the dehumidifier when it is too humid. When we are in a dry climate, we simply don't turn it on. It even has settings that you can choose the humidity level that you want it set at. So no, it has never made it too dry.
👍 Thanks for the update😻. Do you have a discount code for a "man in the cupboard" ?
I really need one of those, something handy that stores easily. Thanks 😸
Thanks for the laugh. We'll have to let Brett know you asked. I am sure he will have a fun answer to the question. Glad you enjoyed the video.:)
@@Rvlove I look forward to his reply :))
Annnnnnd here is your reply.....lucky you! Since you asked for a discount code I am willing to negotiate a price. However I only give my self a 4 out of 5 stars because while I do tend to store well I develop a bit of a whine after sometime. Also I am expensive to feed and keep entertained. That said....I can fix most anything but I can not figure out how to fold a fitted sheet or do dishes....or windows.
@@brettsgalaxyvids Perfect!!! I'm also Expensive to feed plus a good cook. And I like to do dishes and most house work. Exercise and toys are very important (ask any cat that I have spoiled) Sadly though, Im sure your wife will not let you out "on Loan" . :))
Great blog post and video. I want a Brett too for the times when we need electrical repairs. Did you get him off Amazon?? :-D
Laughing. We didn't get him off Amazon, but we did find each other online. :) Wonderful having great friends who also have valuable skills. Hope You (Dee), Michael and Timmy are all doing great.
LOL!
If I wasn't so hard to get along with I would charge a lot more.....hahahaha
Brett Hays we would hire you.
Your coach is really looking great! When I first started doing my research for going full time (in 4 years) I kept coming across people saying that RV parks are putting age limits on RV's they would allow in their parks. Have you ran across this or is this just some more of the internet misinformation?
We have come across a few parks in our 5 + years of travel that enforce it. Quite a few have it in their bylaws as a backup in case somebody shows up with a really rough looking RV. But very few enforce it. Even relatively high end RV parks are often fine, especially if you have a high quality and well cared for RV.
@@Rvlove Thanks for the info. I'm strongly considering buying used and this helps.
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I’ve never been first before, Yah!!!!!
Hahaha you're it!