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Shelpod
Groupie Joined: 14 Sep 2015 Location: Arizona Online Status: Offline Posts: 74 |
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Topic: Have You Done Any Mods? Posted: 16 Oct 2015 at 6:21pm |
Thanks for the advice. I reposted in it's own subject.
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techntrek
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 16 Oct 2015 at 3:27pm |
You may want to post your question in its own thread so people with that model see the title.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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Shelpod
Groupie Joined: 14 Sep 2015 Location: Arizona Online Status: Offline Posts: 74 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 16 Oct 2015 at 12:23pm |
I have a 2013 178 and I am considering removing the headbanger cabinet and putting in a better stereo in the wooden shelves by the door. The previous owner had already put in a bigger 12 V TV/DVD combo but the DVD is not working consistently so I am thinking a DVD/CD/Radio combo would be the best, even possibly the one that is now standard in the units. Can anyone tell me how much room there is behind the shelf unit? Is it deep enough to mount a 6" unit in there or will I need to build out a face plate? How would you recommend wiring speakers over to the dinette cabinets? I hate to put holes in the floor unless I have to. Any insights would be appreciated.
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Grandpa Hiker
Senior Member Joined: 04 Jan 2015 Location: Martinsville, V Online Status: Offline Posts: 143 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 16 Oct 2015 at 6:25am |
Jobwabe,
Do you have any pictures of what you did underneath your pod?
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Rob & Becky
2014 Ford Explorer 3.5 SOHC V6 2015 R-179 Pod aka Piddle Pod "Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass, it is about learning to dance in the rain!!" |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 15 Oct 2015 at 8:29pm |
I'll be interested to see the long-term mpg results! Sounds like you did what the big-rigs do.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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Jobwabe
Newbie Joined: 15 Oct 2015 Location: Susanville Online Status: Offline Posts: 17 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 15 Oct 2015 at 7:20pm |
On our 177 pod I added- a 250 lb hitch weight rated towing tension bar 1/8 in plywood "floor: for A frame to keep wood blocks, hitching accessories. And for air flow?? propane gas gauge. Replaced battery with 2 golf cart (true deep cycle)6 volt, in-series, batteries. Added 2 100W Solar Panels on roof-1 ahead of AC unit, 1 behind (over cut-shorter shower vent). Rear view night vision camera mounted in spare tire frame plate. Bike rack mounts on spare tire. Made back stabilizers removable for off-road uneven ground situations-they're kept in rear storage. 3" foam topper on bed. Replaced above bed blinds with curtains. Wired in 12 volts to 1000W DC/AC converter twin socket in order to run laptop(or whatever) from DC and I keep it in cabinet above entertainment center. Trying to figure out a way to add my 2 battery operated portable speakers to this Intertek 9901321 DVD player without opening it up and splicing! Going to wall hook hang them on both sides. Any help? Kitchen area- wall hung sponge holder, paper towel holder to opposite walls. Will be adding a wall mount sink cover holder. LED light bulbs throughout. Added thin flexible fiber-plastic-white- (looks like the stuff you see mounted on some gas station or other public restroom stall walls) underneath trailer carriage frame to change all frame or water tank vertical 90 degree angles to approximately 35 degree angles and silicon-ed around all the fiber-board gaps. Then boarded gap between water tanks and foam insulated both sides of that gap. All this to created good aerodynamics under carriage. This gave me a minimum of 22 percent increase in documented gas mileage! Using my 3.3 Litre (6 cylinder) '05 Toyota Highlander with 2 tranny coolers and 1 crankcase oil cooler I originally documented getting 9.5-10.5 mpg pulling unloaded and dry trailer on flat land with no head winds at 55 mph. Now with water tank 2/3 full stocked with all gear, including a generator, tools, I get 12.5 mpg -sometimes better, in same speed and conditions!! |
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Grandpa Hiker
Senior Member Joined: 04 Jan 2015 Location: Martinsville, V Online Status: Offline Posts: 143 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 15 Oct 2015 at 6:04pm |
I decided to install piano hinges on the plywood under the mattress of my 179 to make it quicker & easier to access the water pump, etc. for winterizing. Imaging my surprise & joy after removing the plywood panel & found a good size unused space between the outside storage compartment & the wardrobe cabinet.
Just days before I had bought a 2 ton floor jack from Wally World and was trying to figure out where I could store it. The jack fits perfectly in this new found space. |
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Rob & Becky
2014 Ford Explorer 3.5 SOHC V6 2015 R-179 Pod aka Piddle Pod "Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass, it is about learning to dance in the rain!!" |
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Jules
Newbie Joined: 12 Mar 2015 Location: WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 38 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 28 Aug 2015 at 4:51pm |
best thing yet is a slide out shelf in the cabinet under the stove. Now we can actually get at pots and pans without unloading the entire cabinet.
Memory foam toppers on the bunk mattresses is also a must do.
future holds drawers under the bunks. Since we are used to tent camping, this is still pretty glamorous to us. 2016 172 |
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dropkick
Newbie Joined: 17 Jul 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 18 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 13 Aug 2015 at 2:29am |
I did almost those exact same mods! Put in that same kind of breaker tho it's inside the box. Don't really need an external cutoff switch but now it's there if needed, plus now there's an actual protection device at the batteries, not 6 feet downstream. Have two batteries. Were they wired for proper parallel balance? Of course not! Cleaned up that mess of a wiring job underneath too. Ours was just hanging down a good 8 inches waiting to be snagged on something on the road or even driveway, taking the brake wiring with it. Great QC there. Also repurposed that auto reset breaker to protect the 12V line to the tow vehicle (tho kept the brakes unfused as is factory, just whatever's in the truck protects that line). And it connects the 2 cables together until I run a bigger one. I'm going to relocate all that junk eventually. No need to expose any of that to the elements. Yeah the grounded paint and multiple adjacent ground points were a bit of a head shaker too. Not to mention all the extermely loose ground/negative wires on the busbar under the seat. One of the 6ga just fell out by touching it. Ugh! All solid now! |
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BmacZhillsFL
Newbie Joined: 30 Jun 2015 Location: Fl Online Status: Offline Posts: 7 |
Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 30 Jul 2015 at 4:26pm |
Hello we have a 179 and found storage under the cushion on the right hands side facing the unit
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2016 R-Pod 179
2014 Chrysler town and country v6 |
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