Six years ago Frank and Barb Weimert stopped to visit us in Illinois where we had just traded up our Honda CRV. The dealer allowed us to have both cars over the weekend and Frank volunteered to help switch over the tow plates, lighting system, and our SMI Air Force One braking system. We did get everything done over two days and except for a broken clip holding the front bumber facia in place everything worked great for the six years we owned the CRV. (Thanks again Frank.)
Well on my way to Walmart a couple of weeks ago I stopped by our new Honda Dealer and traded our rather worn 2011 for a lower mileage 2014 CRV ( Last model year CRVs can be towed). I decided to have the new tow plates installed by a local RV dealer but did everything else for lights and reinstalling the SMI myself.
The reason for this post is to marvel at the detailed installations available from many manufacturers and suppliers on You Tube and other media. (Roadmaster, SMI, and Etrailer to name some specifically) These include details like part numbers for misc adhesives and tools, close up video of wire routing and attaching components for each model vehicle.
I was impressed enough to encourage anyone looking for solutions or technical help to search You Tube for answers. Some of the what you get is from would-be experts but the entire job was much easier this time.
I am proud to say that the RV Forum came up in several Google searches as well.
Well on my way to Walmart a couple of weeks ago I stopped by our new Honda Dealer and traded our rather worn 2011 for a lower mileage 2014 CRV ( Last model year CRVs can be towed). I decided to have the new tow plates installed by a local RV dealer but did everything else for lights and reinstalling the SMI myself.
The reason for this post is to marvel at the detailed installations available from many manufacturers and suppliers on You Tube and other media. (Roadmaster, SMI, and Etrailer to name some specifically) These include details like part numbers for misc adhesives and tools, close up video of wire routing and attaching components for each model vehicle.
I was impressed enough to encourage anyone looking for solutions or technical help to search You Tube for answers. Some of the what you get is from would-be experts but the entire job was much easier this time.
I am proud to say that the RV Forum came up in several Google searches as well.
