A few interior mods

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• TerryV6 Member Posts: 1,092

  June 2016

  Has anyone tried to do a side storage lid?  It looks nice...
  
  https://youtu.be/Iayulf8fEEI
  

  Terry & Jody...  2016 Dodge Ram 1500
  2016 NuCamp 320 T@B Max S
  T@bbey  Road   
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• mash2 Member Posts: 584

  June 2016

  Yes, actually added piano hinges on both sides (along with gas struts to hold them open).  The approach worked out great for me.  In my case (a DM), there was an inch overhang before the storage lid so I didn't need to deal with trying to hang hinge from the wall.  If you lid goes to edge, I'd trim an inch off the lid as mentioned in the video.  I attached short lid edge to 1 by 1 and tied to wall edges.  Has held with no issues for at least a couple of years now.... 

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• TerryV6 Member Posts: 1,092

  June 2016

  I did the hinge mod this morning.  I decided instead of a one inch, I went with a three inch cut.  The reason I did this was that when I raised my new lid, it had room to lean into the wall and thus stay up.  No head smacking.  Now, if I can get myself trained not to come up under a opened window when I am outside..  
  
  I'm happy with this.  I always break into a sweat when modifying these things.  
  
  The second pic makes the lid look uneven, but it really an optical conclusion... Grin
  

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  Terry & Jody...  2016 Dodge Ram 1500
  2016 NuCamp 320 T@B Max S
  T@bbey  Road   
  Appleton,  WI
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• Mr_Mrs_Gnome Member Posts: 241

  June 2016

  Any worry about abrasion on the bottom of the cushion against the hinges?
  

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• Verna Member Posts: 6,878

  June 2016

  Mr_Mrs_Gnome said:

  Any worry about abrasion on the bottom of the cushion against the hinges?
  

  Not a piano hinge as long as all of the screws are seated flat. 

  Verna, Columbus, IN
  2021 T@B 320S  Boondock “The T@B”
  Towed by a white 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 Supercab, 3.5L V6 Ecoboost “The Truck”
  

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• TerryV6 Member Posts: 1,092

  June 2016

  Not really.  Others have done this too.  My cushion doesn't move around, and in any case, I could put a protective strip on the underside of the cushion..

  Terry & Jody...  2016 Dodge Ram 1500
  2016 NuCamp 320 T@B Max S
  T@bbey  Road   
  Appleton,  WI
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• TerryV6 Member Posts: 1,092

  June 2016

  Actually I'm thinking of doing this on the other side.  I also might look further into that double hinge idea for the back one.  I hear though that the 2016 versions changed some things, making it more difficult...

  Terry & Jody...  2016 Dodge Ram 1500
  2016 NuCamp 320 T@B Max S
  T@bbey  Road   
  Appleton,  WI
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• mash2 Member Posts: 584

  June 2016

  No abrasion over the past couple of years.

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• Roadie_O Member Posts: 40

  June 2016

  Looks perfect, and so convenient!

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• Ratkity Member Posts: 3,770

  June 2016

  VERY nice mod!!

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• Photomom Member Posts: 2,217

  June 2016

  Looks great! Trying to think of a reason to do this mod!

  John and Henrietta, Late 2016 T@B S Max in Western New York
  

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• Nomad Member Posts: 7,209

  June 2016

  TerryV6 - coming up under an open window - Been 21 months and I still haven't trained myself. Surprised I don't have a bunch of permanent dents.

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• TerryV6 Member Posts: 1,092

  June 2016

  A good reason... One less item to lift up and place either on the floor or on the other side of the camper..

  Terry & Jody...  2016 Dodge Ram 1500
  2016 NuCamp 320 T@B Max S
  T@bbey  Road   
  Appleton,  WI
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• Verna Member Posts: 6,878

  June 2016

  TerryV6 said:

  A good reason... One less item to lift up and place either on the floor or on the other side of the camper..

  This is the best reason. Now to get that new table saw assembled so I can make those straight cuts (yeah, I'm spoiled with the larger tools). 

  Verna, Columbus, IN
  2021 T@B 320S  Boondock “The T@B”
  Towed by a white 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 Supercab, 3.5L V6 Ecoboost “The Truck”
  

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• TerryV6 Member Posts: 1,092

  June 2016

  PXLated said:

  TerryV6 - coming up under an open window - Been 21 months and I still haven't trained myself. Surprised I don't have a bunch of permanent dents.

  We thought perhaps of buying one of those cheap foam tubes the kids use in the pool to hit each other with.  Then cut to length and cut a slit from one end to the other.  Push it on window edge.  We'd only need one for the door side....

  Terry & Jody...  2016 Dodge Ram 1500
  2016 NuCamp 320 T@B Max S
  T@bbey  Road   
  Appleton,  WI
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• Nomad Member Posts: 7,209

  June 2016

  Ya, thought of that and decided - too ugly, I'll wear a hat and cover up the dents :-)

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• Photomom Member Posts: 2,217

  June 2016

  Verna said:

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  TerryV6 said:

  A good reason... One less item to lift up and place either on the floor or on the other side of the camper..

  This is the best reason. Now to get that new table saw assembled so I can make those straight cuts (yeah, I'm spoiled with the larger tools). 

  I just have a saber saw, but a piano hinge hides a lot of sins...

  John and Henrietta, Late 2016 T@B S Max in Western New York
  

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• TerryV6 Member Posts: 1,092

  August 2016

  Has anyone found a way to limit the back cabinet doors from swinging out too far and hitting the window or screen ?

  Terry & Jody...  2016 Dodge Ram 1500
  2016 NuCamp 320 T@B Max S
  T@bbey  Road   
  Appleton,  WI
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• Nomad Member Posts: 7,209

  August 2016

  TerryV6 - Two screws and a piece of string? :-)

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• TerryV6 Member Posts: 1,092

  August 2016

  Ha!  Not quite what I had in mind....   Thanks though... Some of my home fixes in the past "have" involved duct tape...
  
  I'm thinking some kind of el bracket or door thingy that will keep the outside ones from swinging more than 90 degrees...

  Terry & Jody...  2016 Dodge Ram 1500
  2016 NuCamp 320 T@B Max S
  T@bbey  Road   
  Appleton,  WI
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• Cyclonic Member Posts: 1,232

  August 2016

  TerryV6 said:

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  PXLated said:

  TerryV6 - coming up under an open window - Been 21 months and I still haven't trained myself. Surprised I don't have a bunch of permanent dents.

  We thought perhaps of buying one of those cheap foam tubes the kids use in the pool to hit each other with.  Then cut to length and cut a slit from one end to the other.  Push it on window edge.  We'd only need one for the door side....

  That would be what we do.  Easy one dollar fix.
  
  
  

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  Sterling, VA
  

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