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10-28-2020, 01:26 PM
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What accessory do you wish you had the dealer install?
Our trailer should be coming in shortly. We are requesting a ladder and kitchen water filter be installed by the dealer.
I just want to make sure we're not missing anything. Are there any accessories you wish you had installed by the dealer when you purchased your RV?
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10-28-2020, 01:29 PM
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Site Team
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Slide topper
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2016 PrimeTime TracerAIR 255, pushing a 2014 Ford F150 SCREW XTR 4x4 3.5 Ecoboost w/Max Tow Package
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10-28-2020, 01:32 PM
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Site Team
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X2 the Slide Topper!
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10-28-2020, 01:32 PM
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I wouldn’t let a dealer install anything on my RV. But, I spent a few months installing many modifications and design improvements myself, things like dinette table top extension, step to make it easier to get in the bed, hinged door covering a slot cut in the bed base to able to view fresh water tank level, EMS, shelves in cabinets, 2 gallon accumulator tank, dimmer switches on all lights, travel lockdown bolt for sliding bathroom door, sound system subwoofer, roof vent covers, etc.
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10-28-2020, 01:33 PM
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I've got the slide toppers being installed by the manufacturer.
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10-28-2020, 01:35 PM
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Location: Hills of Northwestern PA
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Ladder.
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Husky Centerline TS WDH 400-600# spring bars
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10-28-2020, 02:07 PM
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2nd air conditioner
Next rig will have 3
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10-28-2020, 02:30 PM
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Pickin', Campin', Mason
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: South Western PA
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Not necessarily dealer installed but TPMS.
Some newer units are coming factory equipped.
It has been my 1st go to accessory on my last two R/Vs.
Next on the list is a 2nd battery.
I'll second caution of dealer installed things like ladders... make SURE they know what they are doing!
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10-28-2020, 10:15 PM
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I've heard, but can't say for sure, that units that have ladders installed at the factory also have extra bracing installed. Something to look into before you have that done.
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10-28-2020, 11:07 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Southern NM
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I'm with others, don't let a dealer install anything. Use it awhile and you will figure out what extras you want/need. Then either do it yourself or get an independent service only RV shop to install.
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2012 Wildcat Sterling 32RL - w/level up (best option ever)
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10-29-2020, 02:15 PM
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Join Date: May 2019
Location: Twin Cities, MN
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TPMS is a great add-on. You can get in your rig anytime and see if the tire air pressure is OK on all your tires and also if one of your duel tires goes flat while driving or from a road hazard. Although TST is expensive, it is rated the highest. Consider the damage a shreading tires could do to your rig. The cost of TST is nothing compared $2-5,000 damage otherwise from flat tires tearing up everything. Consider the cost of the other tire on that axel that you should replace too since the other tire is now overloaded and damaged.
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10-29-2020, 02:39 PM
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Location: Lexington, NC
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Covers over the roof vents so they can be open in rainy weather.
Also, I would make sure the fan in the bathroom vent is not some crappy thing that often comes from the factory. I'd spring for a Fantastic Fan, Maxxair or something like that. Quiet, effective and good quality. Well worth the extra money.
Battery cutoff switch: some come without it.
Oxygenics Fury shower head. Buy it and install it yourself.
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2010 Silverado LT 5.3 V8
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10-29-2020, 03:05 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Central Maryland
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Ladder Install
Be careful installing a ladder after the trailer has been delivered to the dealer.
My trailer did not come with one. After looking at the warranty, it states that "any trailer that did not come from the factory with a ladder does not have a full walk on roof". Just be aware of that if you install a ladder expecting to be able to walk on the roof.
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2021 Nights Camped 53
2020 Nights Camped 44
2008 Rockwood Freedom 1640LTD
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10-29-2020, 03:09 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: Alaska
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The only thing I wish I'd had the dealer install was a battery cutoff on my Freedom Express. My KZ didn't come from the factory with one, so I did have the dealer install one. I have the parts for the FE and will install next spring.
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2018 Freedom Express 192RBS
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10-29-2020, 03:18 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Edmonton, Alberta
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A TV antenna. I must have the one of the only RVs (last 20 years anyway) that doesn’t have one.
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10-29-2020, 03:24 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2020
Location: Ohio
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#1 - Better Battery, maybe second battery
#2 - Slide out covers
#3 - more solar panels
#4 - ladder for upper bunk bed
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10-29-2020, 03:32 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Central Maryland
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TV Antenna
For a TV antenna, I would get this:
King OmniGo
https://www.amazon.com/KING-OA1501-P...66412774&psc=1
It outperforms the antenna on my trailer for local HD signals
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Bobby
2021 Nights Camped 53
2020 Nights Camped 44
2008 Rockwood Freedom 1640LTD
2016 Ram 2500 Tradesman CTD
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10-29-2020, 03:39 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2017
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Kitchen exhaust to outside vs. recirculate inside.
Fantastic fan (or similar) in kitchen area.
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2017 GT 31L5
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10-29-2020, 03:41 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2017
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Leatherman
Be careful installing a ladder after the trailer has been delivered to the dealer.
My trailer did not come with one. After looking at the warranty, it states that "any trailer that did not come from the factory with a ladder does not have a full walk on roof". Just be aware of that if you install a ladder expecting to be able to walk on the roof.
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It isn’t true that if there is no ladder the roof isn’t walkable. My last tt had no ladder, but the roof was walkable. My current tt has an optionally factory installed ladder, and there is no way it has a different roof than the same model without the optional ladder.
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10-29-2020, 06:36 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: North of Seattle, WA
Posts: 17,334
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BehindBars
I wouldn’t let a dealer install anything on my RV. But, I spent a few months installing many modifications and design improvements myself, things like dinette table top extension, step to make it easier to get in the bed, hinged door covering a slot cut in the bed base to able to view fresh water tank level, EMS, shelves in cabinets, 2 gallon accumulator tank, dimmer switches on all lights, travel lockdown bolt for sliding bathroom door, sound system subwoofer, roof vent covers, etc.
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'm with you! If the factory didn't install it on my trailer I installed it myself.
I visited the shop at my Dealer. Nuff said.
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2023 f-150 SCREW XLT 3.5 Ecoboost (The result of a $68,000 oil change  )
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