Flair Affair...an 18 year old named "Wanda L..."

[Motor7]

Yes, I know about the boat thing...so I am keeping the name on her. I had such good luck buying it and driving 3500 miles I don't want to even chance a jix

Wanda Lust?....hmmm sounds like a porn star name......yep I just googled it and yep it is

[Motor7]

I finally got all the powder coat off the tire carrier. I used three different paint strippers & brake fluid.... the best was the Aircraft Paint stripper from Wallyworld. I had to spray, wait 20 min, scrape, spray/wait/scrape/etc. I wire brushed the rest off....spent a couple of hours on it. It is now primed and painted....now if this 16" of snow on the ground would go away I could get it back mounted.

I am also waiting for the weather to break to track down a bad battery cable or ground. I also think this is why the headlights are so dim and why I have a intermittent starting issue. I'll post up what I find........

[tim myers]

Originally Posted by Motor7

And a Ultra Trik-L-Start so my chassis battery will now charge off shore or solar power:


Changed out all the interior light to LED...the white light is much better than the old yellow that the bulbs produced:




Ordered a 4 gang auto fused rocker switch panel to clean up all the wiring in the cockpit. On it will be the 3 gang cigarette lighter sockets, the TPMS system, the front LED spot lights and a CB radio.

I don't know if you have had any issues with these lights but I bought a few but only installed them in two overhead double fixtures. Before leaving on the Norfolk trip I notices one of the LED's was only about half brightness. Pulled the cover and the adhesive had let go because of the heat. As soon as I touched it it shorted out and blew the fuse. I also noticed that one of the wires to the adapter had come loose. I figured one was bad and installed a spare. By the end of the next day it also came loose and blew the fuse. I removed both sets and put the old lamps back in the sockets.

These things got very hot. Like to know what others have experienced.

[IamJerryP]

Originally Posted by tim myers

I don't know if you have had any issues with these lights but I bought a few but only installed them in two overhead double fixtures. Before leaving on the Norfolk trip I notices one of the LED's was only about half brightness. Pulled the cover and the adhesive had let go because of the heat. As soon as I touched it it shorted out and blew the fuse. I also noticed that one of the wires to the adapter had come loose. I figured one was bad and installed a spare. By the end of the next day it also came loose and blew the fuse. I removed both sets and put the old lamps back in the sockets.

These things got very hot. Like to know what others have experienced.

Mine, which are like yours, have been fine, even did the marker, tails, and signals. I had one or two "bad ones".
I have have a couple of problems with them not sticking in the fixture, because of the concave shape of the fixture, not allowing a good grip. .
ended up doubling some 3m foam tape in the middle to level it up.
I am extremely happy with mine.

[tim myers]

I was surprised at how hot they got. I thought LED's were supposed to burn cooler than incandescent lamps

[89sandman]

Love the Flair, we are on our 3rd one.

[Motor7]

TIm, I have not moved Wanda yet, so I can't give a thumbs up or down for these led's. Tore my shoulder up, but should be able to finish working on it before we leave for Breaux Bridge at the end of this month(April).

[superk]

Very nice coach! I like the idea of a smaller coach. If it were just me and my wife, you bet your life I would be in one too!

The leds look nice, throw lots of light. I was debating getting LEDs for my coach. Can you comment on the texture of the light, and the shadows? Some rooms just dont handle the ultra white LEDs well, and your interior is very similar to mine.

[Motor7]

Superk, I hate yellow light, these are nice and white and bright. The "texture' is sharp and clean....not sure what you mean about the shadows??

[superk]

Originally Posted by Motor7

Superk, I hate yellow light, these are nice and white and bright. The "texture' is sharp and clean....not sure what you mean about the shadows??

Often times LED lighting is so much more powerful than original that it casts shadows where it is obstructed (Paper towel holder, counter shadow on entry steps, chairs etc) and these shadows really add negative detail. Wondering how the shadow projection is, if you have noticed any?

[Motor7]

I'll let you know asap............

[Motor7]

Ok, I was working in there the other night. Turned on all the lights then just a few and did not notice any harsh shadow lines. I guess this will depend on with bulb you choose and personal taste. There is a thread right now where a guy hates the "brightness" of his LED bulbs in a new TT. For me, the brighter the better.............

[Motor7]

Got the rear spare tire carrier back on.

Front air bag is leaking pretty good now, so I decided to go ahead and order Henderson springs. I just need to drive down to I81 to the CAT scales to get the axle weight.

[Motor7]

Update:

Slowly changing things over and catching up on the maintenance. Still have not ordered the Henderson springs, but here is the "Done" list so far:

-replaced all 4 oem shocks with Bilstein's(old one's were completly blown)

-installed a RVS wired back up camera
5 6" Color Rear View Backup Camera System CCD IR Audio | eBay

-replaced all overhead marker lights with LED's
10x Red Amber camper Trailer RV Light 6LED CLEARANCE 4" x 2"Side Marker Assembly | eBay

-Mounted a Garmin Dezl 760 GPS on a flex RAM mount

-installed TPMS system on all tires

-removed old Winguard tv antenna and replaced it with a King Jack digital antenna

-installed a 23" Visio tv overhead on pivot/locking arm along with a Blue Ray player

-cut out and repaired the broken lower rear ladder step

-air intake cap was missing, extended intake to grill and made a cap w/screen out of drainage pipe

-replaced 18' Awning Fabric

-flushed the radiator, replaced the thermo and both hoses

-oil and filter....Shell Rotella T-6 full Syn(it goes in everything I have with wheels on it)

-Gutted the birds nest of wiring from an old alarm system that was under the dash.

Some pic's:

broken ladder rail




cut section out


I picked up a ladder extension at a RV boneyard for $20 to use for parts..all done: