Interstate Mods - I'll go First

[Tiato]

Originally Posted by 73shark

Was it st-st or chrome plated? The reason I ask is because I got a $12 chrome plated one and it started to develop rust pits in less than six months. Got a polished st-st from Magnaflow for about $40 and it's still shiny. Once again I learned that you get what you pay for.

Still had the wrapper laying around in the garage and it turns out that the tip is Stainless Steel.

[73shark]

Great!

[PSchw]

Originally Posted by Tiato

Still had the wrapper laying around in the garage and it turns out that the tip is Stainless Steel.

You got a good deal on this one.
Did you had to cut your pipe off too?

[Tiato]

Originally Posted by PSchw

You got a good deal on this one.
Did you had to cut your pipe off too?

No need to cut the pipe. However I feel it's still 1" - 2" too long. Plan is to loosen the exhaust hanger and slip the tip in between the hanger clamp and the original pipe.

[PSchw]

Yes I had to cut it the same. As close to the hanger as possible with enough to still clamp it on.
Peter

[eliasurbina]

I installed these straps to help my wife into the front seats. I put them on both sides driver and passenger and they work very well.

I made them out of 1" climb tech tubular webbing and on edges fitted fasteners to mount to existing pull up OEM bar. I installed behind the OEM bar. They can be made longer or shorter by wrapping them around the grab handle of the OEM bar. Handles are sure grip snowmobile with end cut off to run webbing through.

Even though my wife is 5'7", she is now older and this helps her a lot.

[c21]

Just received my folding table. Great product and fits like it was made for the AI. Thanks for the tip.

[raddocc]

Does any one know if it is possible to put seat belts on the two ottomans?

[73shark]

The streetside one has a seat belt and this year if you delete the wardrobe over the curbside one, it has seatbelts also for a 9-psgr configuration.

Have you checked underneath as they do have a tendency to fall down when converting to the bed configuration?

[raddocc]

I am looking into buying a 2010 AI and I don't think they come with seat belts on the ottomans

[weirdstuff]

Originally Posted by c21bill

Just received my folding table. Great product and fits like it was made for the AI. Thanks for the tip.

What folding table? Can't find the post that this references.

[73shark]

Originally Posted by raddocc

I am looking into buying a 2010 AI and I don't think they come with seat belts on the ottomans

I will check mine tomorrow to see how they are fastened and let you know.

[raddocc]

Ok, I am sorry , so they do come with one on the drivers side, what about taking out the closet and putting one on the passenger side? Has anyone ever done it?

[Ron_CA]

Originally Posted by weirdstuff

What folding table? Can't find the post that this references.

Maggie posted one in "small space living" thread, page 6. Not sure if this is what Bill was referring to.

[73shark]

Originally Posted by raddocc

Ok, I am sorry , so they do come with one on the drivers side, what about taking out the closet and putting one on the passenger side? Has anyone ever done it?

Airstream did. Seriously though, I would check the street side attachment and see if it could be duplicated on the curb side.

[Teamaron]

Originally Posted by raddocc

I am looking into buying a 2010 AI and I don't think they come with seat belts on the ottomans

I have a 2010 and there are seatbelt a in driver side rear jump seat.

[aa9zz]

My 2010 does too.

[jkinglet]

2013, Black on Black, swing out with easy access to back doors. Two sets of wheels so one person can remove and handy, handy storage for bulky items. Easy install of the carrier proper. Drove to Tigard Oregon to the manufacturer's front door. The most enjoyment early on was watching the AS tech agonize as he installed the special hanger for the 7-pin hitch receiver plug underneath the coach. The least enjoyment was paying for it. Great addition to the Interstate experience.

[Mockinbrd]

I didn't know where to post this, and I'm not sure how to post a video but found this a potential-in-the-future solution to RV space issues. If I am able to post this story from BI, consider it as in interesting but not applicable, now.



Life More: Toilet Inventions Technology Future
2 British University Students Invented An Incredible Folding Toilet
ALYSON PENN

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Two British university students may have invented the toilet of the future. The "Iota" folds in after use, and its creators claim it uses 50% less water than your run-of-the-mill stationary toilet (via Design Boom).

Aside from saving water, it is also comparatively smaller, so it can fit into tiny bathrooms. It also has a rimless design that makes it easier to clean.

The students, Gareth Humphreys and Elliott Whiteley, created the sustainable toilet as their final project at the University of Huddersfield, according to Design Boom.

See how the toilet works below.

Iota has a small footprint, and is easy to clean.


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The toilet flushes in the "closed" position.





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Here's a look at how the interior mechanism works.


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Check out a video that further explains the Iota:


Read more: http://www.businessifnsider.com/fold...#ixzz2z5nKNhUh

[Protagonist]

Originally Posted by Mockinbrd

Life More: Toilet Inventions Technology Future
2 British University Students Invented An Incredible Folding Toilet

There is nothing new under the sun. Over 30 years ago, one of the survey boats I had occasion to work aboard had a fold-away Pullman toilet, so named because it first appeared in Type A double bedrooms on Pullman sleeper railcars in the 1930s. This one is more stylish, but I prefer the Pullman style because it folds up into a full-height cabinet that also holds a pull-out sink and a medicine cabinet, instead of folding up into an oddly-shaped lump like this "incredible folding toilet."

If you want to see a real (though beat-up-looking) Pullman toilet, watch the pilot episode of the long-defunct Firefly television series from 20th Century Fox, where one was installed in the captain's cabin.