Southwind by Fleetwood – sporting its new paint job
NOTE – I now have new fabric on both bedroom valances. Very nice, and what a difference. The shade valance fabric on both bedroom windows was sun faded and torn.. The fabric was very brittle from UV exposure and was jamming up the shades, making them very difficult to move Continue reading Replacing Day / Night shade valance fabric covering
Our main cloths closet has a light in it that comes on when either door is opened. The original light bulb is OK, but its dim and also HOT if the door gets left open and the light stays on. I’ve heard others talk about these 16 ft long LED Continue reading Closet LED light conversion
The fresh water tank is located under the bed, along with a large storage area. Access to this are is by lifting up the platform the bed mattress sits on. Fortunately, the platform is hinged, AND, it has gas springs on it to help lift it, then hold it up. Continue reading Bed platform gas springs
My Southwind didn’t have a CB radio in it when I bought it, but at some point in the past it did, as there was an antenna mounted on the passenger side.near the roof. I like having the CB. When we travel, its an excellent source of road information, especially Continue reading CB Radio Install
The Southwind came with one cigarette lighter plug that stays hot all the time. I added two additional plugs that I wired into the Power Mirror circuit. This circuit is live when the ignition is in ON or ACC. We’ll use these for things like a GPS or charging cell Continue reading 12 volt plugs
When I bought the Southwind, I noticed a couple problems with the awning. It appeared that the forward re-coil spring shaft was bent or maybe broke. We tied the awning up with cord during the trip home as I was afraid it could completely break off and unravel on the Continue reading Repairs on main awning
I replaced the original black and white Panasonic camera and monitor with a color camera and 7 inch color monitor. I also installed a 6 LED work-light on the rear cap that I use to illuminate the back end of the Southwind. Great for backing up in the dark, hooking Continue reading Rear camera replacement and rear LED work-light
The original slide switch was a momentary key switch. This was inconvenient and just one more key that I didn’t need. I replaced the key switch with a standard DPDT Momentary slide-out switch. These can be gotten from Camping world, or any other electronic supply place. NOTE: a SPDT switch Continue reading Slide out control switch
Warm weather finally arrived, so its time to de-winterize the “New-to-Us” Southwind and check out the water systems. The previous owners had made some minor modifications to the water system, replaced the water pump and removed the “bypass valve”, which is used to fill the fresh water tank directly from Continue reading Gray tank water leak
This Southwind has been a wonderful learning experience. Our previous 2 motorhomes were very simple, entry level vehicles, with no fancy or automated features at all. If I wanted to disconnect the battery, I’d go out with a wrench and remove the cable from the battery post. 🙂 Learning acronyms: Continue reading Chassis battery disconnect doesn’t work Coach disconnect OK