Ah, I think you'd mentioned they were LEDs previously. Not a problem exepct for times you leave the trailer parked for extened periods. Since you'll have a battery disconnect switch that shouldn't be a problem either. In fact the glow of the LEDs should act as a "battery OK" indicator for you. -Bernie
I've been watching your progress from the beginning and may I say that I feel so inadequate. I'm heading down to the lake tomorrow to give my Argosy a bath and repair the front curtains. I have new vinyl inserts for the outside but can't drill out a rivet to save my life. Guess some things will have to wait for the husband to come home. I'll do what I can and wish I could do what you've done. Mine is so plain and conventional compared to your show piece. Congratulations. Of course I have been having fun camping in mine all this time, so I got you there. More pictures please.
I have new vinyl inserts for the outside but can't drill out a rivet to save my life. Guess some things will have to wait for the husband to come home.
If I remember right the end pieces for the side molding are pop rivets which are pretty easy to drill out since they already have a hole to center the drill bit. If you don't already have one I'd recommend a Dremel tool. They make drilling out rivets "a snap" so to speak. Curtains, now that's a complicated job -Bernie
PS. What color and where did you get the insert material for the Argosy? I've seen lots of discussion about red and blue for the Airstreams but nothing about Argosy inserts.
I called my local Airstream man, who is really just a repair shop, but they ordered it directly from Airstream and a fraction of the price some other RV places had charged me before. There are two sizes on mine. The two mid stripes and then the lower large stripe. It's a snap to pop in. Now about those rivets. I have a dremel tool. What bit do I use? I've tried to drill them out with a drill and end up with a huge mess. As you can see I replaced this insert with the very expensive one, but it faded badly. Now I have new inserts from Airstream that I'm hoping will hold their color. I painted the end pieces which are metal. PM me if you need the name of the place that got me my inserts. He will be happy to ship them to you I know.
Hello Juel.. I hate to tell you this but it does FADE... big time..Our came from Airstream, it was in only 6 months and it had faded considerably.. we are going to use black on our 30' Argosy when it is done... cream with charcoal grey on the bottom.
I use a Dremel around the trailer from time to time. It’s very handy. Somehow I’d never thought to use it for drilling out rivets.
Juel, your trailer is a very, very nice one. I know because mine was once exactly like yours. I liked it so much that I decided to remake it in my own style, if you know what I mean.
We’ve roughed in the wardrobe / desk unit now. Soon we’ll mount the sliding doors on the unit and I’ll post more photos then.
The aluminum hardware for the sliding doors at the wardrobe/desk combination is up now as are some of the frames for the gallery counter/cabinets.
The 12v fuse panel and the Bussmann circuit breaker, both by Blue Sea Systems, have arrived. When the charger/converter gets here we can start on the low voltage distribution system.
I’ve found a lot of help and picked up a lot of crucial information on this forum.
We are just about to start installing the battery compartment and 12v distribution. After reading references to “sealed”, “no gassing” AGMs over many months, I was lulled into thinking such batteries were perfectly safe, in the open, under my bed.
They are probably not. I was glad to come upon this thread just in time:
This week we will have either Wiltsie or Rigidized Metals in Buffalo cut satin finished stainless steel panels for the divider wall and a 28” high back splash along the back wall of the galley counter.
I hope to finish final details on the desk/wardrobe unit and do more work on the kitchen counter.
I am designing a stove exhaust made from a chromed exhaust stack for a diesel truck and a cool looking diffuser used in commercial air handling systems.
Wendell should start in on installing the 12v fusing and the new ParaMode charger/converter.
This is the compact 12v BLUE SEAS distribution panel and Bussmann 187 Circuit Breaker and On/Off switch.
We are still awaiting the Paramode charger/converter and hope it will be as neat and well built as this equipment is.
Sergei
Sergei,
That is one GREAT panel! I have 3 in use currently; one in my CCD as an auxiliary fuse panel and one in eack of my motorcycles to fuse and control any electrical/electronic additions.
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