Bell Lexus having a sale RN. $342 shipped. Thanks for sharing the part #'s.
Builds Chicken's GX (2 Viewers)
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$342 for both or a single side??
Dang my bad. $342 was total savings. Its actually $494 shipped, both sides. I got a little too excited
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hahha! I opened their site to double check.. If I could get another set of OEM Sport for $342... id probably buy another set to hold onto lmao (or modify further)Dang my bad. $342 was total savings. Its actually $494 shipped, both sides. I got a little too excited
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Had a great trip with the oldest kiddo. The extra room the GX offers vs the Trek was sure put to use!
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Well, we're looking at some small camping trailers now.
I just ordered everything Ill need to install one in both the GX and the wife's 22 Telluride.
I went with the Redarc Tow Pro Liberty vs the Elite.
We're getting a small enough trailer so both the Telluride and GX can tow, the GX having a larger tow capacity. In comparing the two controller options:
There was a ~$60 difference between the two and I dont think the options "lost" would be needed for either vehicle, plus im buying 2 of them.
I think im going to replace the rear air bags as preventative maint since they're 20 years old with ~194k miles.
I just ordered everything Ill need to install one in both the GX and the wife's 22 Telluride.
I went with the Redarc Tow Pro Liberty vs the Elite.
We're getting a small enough trailer so both the Telluride and GX can tow, the GX having a larger tow capacity. In comparing the two controller options:
There was a ~$60 difference between the two and I dont think the options "lost" would be needed for either vehicle, plus im buying 2 of them.
I think im going to replace the rear air bags as preventative maint since they're 20 years old with ~194k miles.
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spent the weekend at the inlaws new house helping unload cars/uhauls. Their new garages are... AMAZING. The GX550 also makes my wifes Telluride look small
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Blue Dog Design insert showed up. Its a +2 switch, so Ill put the trailer brake controller knob in one of them, and still have a spare for future use.
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More pieces of the puzzle just arrived
Now just waiting for 1 more wire harness and 1 bracket to have everything at the ready. Those should arrive this afternoon pending nothing out of the ordinary happens. Then to find some time to solder/shrink wrap everything and install.
Now just waiting for 1 more wire harness and 1 bracket to have everything at the ready. Those should arrive this afternoon pending nothing out of the ordinary happens. Then to find some time to solder/shrink wrap everything and install.
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Last parts arrived yesterday, also put a deposit down on a trailer yesterday lol.. so wiring sooner than later.
Got both under-dash harnesses complete for each car
Soldered and shrink wrapped each connection
wrapped all the joints as a whole to minimize bending.
Gunna try to get the GX completed today - Telluride will have more work since I need to install the 7-pin connector in the rear.
Got both under-dash harnesses complete for each car
Soldered and shrink wrapped each connection
wrapped all the joints as a whole to minimize bending.
Gunna try to get the GX completed today - Telluride will have more work since I need to install the 7-pin connector in the rear.
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Got the BlueDog bezel in with the RedArc switch/button and ethernet cable in.
Just need to actually install the controller now - ran out of time (long work meeting this afternoon )
Just need to actually install the controller now - ran out of time (long work meeting this afternoon
)
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Drilled a couple holes in the plastic under the dash to keep the controller up and out of the way. GX is ready to go!
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Did a thing
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hah yea, literally 3hrs before we were going to leave to pickup the trailer, I said to myself "oh, I need to install the hitch/ball!"
Turned out that I only had a couple 1-7/8" and a couple 2" balls. The trailer has a 2-5/16"... Online said 2" would be "ok".. but id rather have the correct part. So I ran out to Harbor Freight to nab just a ball really quick to install on a bare hitch (actually had to go to a 2nd location because even though online said "limited stock" it was actually zero..
Tested all the lights/signals and the brake controller at teh dealer before we left, everything working as it should
They had filled the fresh water tank before we got there, so there's close to an additional 350lbs on board already (41 gallon fresh). Just drove it straight home, about 2 miles away hahaha. GX didnt feel a thing, other than some bumps in the road from the trailer.
We have our trial run planned in 2 weeks, so it should be a good test. Will be about 65 mile trip and gain about 2,400ft elevation
Lots of little things to do to the trailer, also a WDH arriving today to setup.
