Mods to 377 RLBH?

[Magnolia Tom]

Originally Posted by K Holbrook

Hey Tom, how did you run the electric lines from the steps to the switch and to a power source! Looks great, but I wouldn’t have a clue without ripping walls down![emoji1743]

If you remove the grill on the riser, you’ll see wiring for the vacuum and the low switch on the exterior wall. Tap into that for power. Drill hole in the wall for the step light switch and another hole under the steps via the grill opening to get wire to the lights from the wall switch.

[Dskyward]

Not so much a mod, but a repair fix to the middle shower door track clip(sink side)that broke on me during last nights shower, causing the glass panel to drop out of the track. I yanked on the shower door too hard.

Pieces found



Supposed to look like this-the other end


Came up with this solution:


I’ll go ahead and say a ‘Rube Goldberg’ fix.
Be careful how hard you may pull on the shower door!

[Bookemdanno]

I guess you don’t know your own strength Darin!

[Dskyward]

I guess not, I may have been upset about something else and took it out on the shower. [emoji16]

[prm99v6]

Finally did the shelf mod in the mid bunk. Just don’t screw up and cut in the wrong place entirely. Used a blackboard to cover up my mistake.

[JFlightRisk]

The blackboard was a great idea. Better than hanging a picture there.

[Bookemdanno]

I finally broke down and took the 15” flat screen tv out of our closet from the sticks & bricks and put it in the loft for the oldest DD. I figure it’ll get more use in the RV than in my closet...it was there for the treadmill that has about an inch of dust it!

[freddirkse]

I have two mods to share on our 2016 377 RLBH.

1) Turned the ugly carpeted stairs into usable space for shoe storage. I moved the return up a stair and ditched the built-in vacuum.





2) Added custom soft-close pull-out shelves to the pantry.

https://www.jaycoowners.com/forums/a...1&d=1582744835

Edit: I have no idea why these images are not oriented properly...sorry.

[prm99v6]

Nice! Really like the stair storage.

Originally Posted by freddirkse

I have two mods to share on our 2016 377 RLBH.

1) Turned the ugly carpeted stairs into usable space for shoe storage. I moved the return up a stair and ditched the built-in vacuum.





2) Added custom soft-close pull-out shelves to the pantry.

https://www.jaycoowners.com/forums/a...1&d=1582744835

Edit: I have no idea why these images are not oriented properly...sorry.

[Dskyward]

Originally Posted by freddirkse

I have two mods to share on our 2016 377 RLBH.



1) Turned the ugly carpeted stairs into usable space for shoe storage. I moved the return up a stair and ditched the built-in vacuum.











2) Added custom soft-close pull-out shelves to the pantry.



https://www.jaycoowners.com/forums/a...1&d=1582744835



Edit: I have no idea why these images are not oriented properly...sorry.

Wow! Very usable space under stairs! I like em both, but the DW not into wallpaper choice. Hey what’s that green object in the hallway? And the other side shiplap. Did you ever reveal that mod here?

[Magnolia Tom]

Originally Posted by freddirkse

I have two mods to share on our 2016 377 RLBH.



1) Turned the ugly carpeted stairs into usable space for shoe storage. I moved the return up a stair and ditched the built-in vacuum.











2) Added custom soft-close pull-out shelves to the pantry.



https://www.jaycoowners.com/forums/a...1&d=1582744835



Edit: I have no idea why these images are not oriented properly...sorry.

I like the stair storage mod a lot!! I actually thought of doing that but my DW didn’t want to lose the vacuum (actually the dust pan part).

[JaybirdDesigner]

Begged the hubby to get the ol' girl out since we hit a couple 60 degree days here in NW Ohio! I'm sure this will guarantee that we will get snow again soon, my luck! Been waiting all winter to get this paper up, one of many things to do on the wifey-to-do list. I've seen so many uses for this paper on another group site.

[prm99v6]

Originally Posted by JaybirdDesigner

Begged the hubby to get the ol' girl out since we hit a couple 60 degree days here in NW Ohio! I'm sure this will guarantee that we will get snow again soon, my luck! Been waiting all winter to get this paper up, one of many things to do on the wifey-to-do list. I've seen so many uses for this paper on another group site.

Nice. Saw your facebook post. Let us know how it holds up.

[Dskyward]

That is pretty neat. Great job!

[Airforce_tvlr]

Originally Posted by freddirkse

I have two mods to share on our 2016 377 RLBH.

1) Turned the ugly carpeted stairs into usable space for shoe storage. I moved the return up a stair and ditched the built-in vacuum.





2) Added custom soft-close pull-out shelves to the pantry.

https://www.jaycoowners.com/forums/a...1&d=1582744835

Edit: I have no idea why these images are not oriented properly...sorry.

I love the pantry shelves. Did you lose a bunch of storage space? Was it difficult?

[Dskyward]

Any 377s out there have suffered propane leaks at the factory regulator or pigtails? I now suffered both. The Winntec 6020 regulator started leaking severely at 8 mos. Replaced it with an identical one. About $50, and it took two years to get reimbursed by Jayco. After four years now the left pigtail started leaking at the brass crimp. I can hear it when you press down on the middle of the hose. Both factory pigtails are now so darn stiff and after so many remove and reconnect cycles, it was only a matter of time. So I ordered a pair of stainless steel braided 12” replacement pigtails for $22 from Amazon:

Camplux 12 Inch RV Propane Hose Connector with Type 1 Connection, Pigtail Stainless Braided Propane Hose, Acme x 1/4 Male NPT- 1feet (2 Pack), Includes Teflon Tape https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TJG6HGT..._jrHSEb89W4QTH

A YT video search brought up this subject, and lo and behold the guy was standing beside an identical Jayco North Point. Same everything in the propane compartment. He held in his hand 5 check valve parts that fell out when he removed the pigtail from the regulator and said you cannot replace the pigtail with another that doesn’t have these parts and therefore you must buy a new regulator that has these pigtails already installed. My heart sank. So I had to see for myself- I thought, take an air hose and with 40psi I shot some air into the brass thread open end of the new pigtail (must be 1/4” male NPT) and I heard what sounded like a valve shut at the other end and no air came out. Same result on the 2nd new hose. Plus, if you shake that tank connector end, you hear a ball rattle around. Aha, the check valve really is there. What a relief. Installed both with some pipe dope and all is well again.

[bill3kirk]

Good to know for future reference. To date have not had any issues with mine.

Thanks

[prm99v6]

Anyone looking to pull cable from the roof to the basement storage I was able to complete this task fairly easily. I installed a WiFi Ranger and Weboost and wanted to get the wires from the roof into the trailer. I also wanted to replace the factory 8 gauge solar prep wires with a thinker gauge for future use.

First a warning about the factory solar connections. Don’t trust them. The crimps were not tight and the wires pulled apart as I was removing the solar connections from the roof. They also cut a lot of the wire and it would not have been a good contact. Someone I know with a 375 had their connections melt and almost start a fire.





I removed factory solar connection and used one of the OEM wires as a pull. They run across the roof towards the bathroom vent and then go down into the chute next to the toilet. You will need to unfasten the inside of the cabinet above the toilet and the walls that makeup the chute next to the toilet.




From there you can get into the basement storage.
I pulled the wires over to the stairs then went up inside the wall towards where the inverter control panel.

I ended up drilling through two studs to fish the cables toward the cabinet next to the control panel. The inside (right and top) of this cabinet had to be removed. From here Incan get behind the control panel if needed.

[jasonmiddlebrooks]

Originally Posted by Dskyward

Any 377s out there have suffered propane leaks at the factory regulator or pigtails? I now suffered both. The Winntec 6020 regulator started leaking severely at 8 mos. Replaced it with an identical one. About $50, and it took two years to get reimbursed by Jayco. After four years now the left pigtail started leaking at the brass crimp. I can hear it when you press down on the middle of the hose. Both factory pigtails are now so darn stiff and after so many remove and reconnect cycles, it was only a matter of time. So I ordered a pair of stainless steel braided 12” replacement pigtails for $22 from Amazon:

Camplux 12 Inch RV Propane Hose Connector with Type 1 Connection, Pigtail Stainless Braided Propane Hose, Acme x 1/4 Male NPT- 1feet (2 Pack), Includes Teflon Tape https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07TJG6HGT..._jrHSEb89W4QTH

A YT video search brought up this subject, and lo and behold the guy was standing beside an identical Jayco North Point. Same everything in the propane compartment. He held in his hand 5 check valve parts that fell out when he removed the pigtail from the regulator and said you cannot replace the pigtail with another that doesn’t have these parts and therefore you must buy a new regulator that has these pigtails already installed. My heart sank. So I had to see for myself- I thought, take an air hose and with 40psi I shot some air into the brass thread open end of the new pigtail (must be 1/4” male NPT) and I heard what sounded like a valve shut at the other end and no air came out. Same result on the 2nd new hose. Plus, if you shake that tank connector end, you hear a ball rattle around. Aha, the check valve really is there. What a relief. Installed both with some pipe dope and all is well again.
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I had to replace both of mine within the first year.

[Stevek10]

Covid finally gave me a chance to do some updating and put in the outside sink that I've missed since getting this camper.