04-01-2026, 10:14 AM
It is stories like this that provide a clear peek into the reality of jumping into this club, really feels like jumping from one frying pan (half century old bus conversion) to another, just more shiny. lol
With my bus, 100% of the build and design docs are in hand, the physical build and component layout is easily accessible, some wire runs excepted, and no proprietary parts makes acquiring replacement more achievable.
What is outlined here is a classic DIY project and one's wits, ingenuity, tenacity, and patience are key aspects to play in this sandbox. But a 7 month stretch of not having working slides is a significant outage. I'd hope there is a way to manually operate Newell slides.
Just curious, is taking it to Newell to repair an option and ballpark cost estimate? If the OEM has no stock on the control board, what is Newell going to do?
With my bus, 100% of the build and design docs are in hand, the physical build and component layout is easily accessible, some wire runs excepted, and no proprietary parts makes acquiring replacement more achievable.
What is outlined here is a classic DIY project and one's wits, ingenuity, tenacity, and patience are key aspects to play in this sandbox. But a 7 month stretch of not having working slides is a significant outage. I'd hope there is a way to manually operate Newell slides.
Just curious, is taking it to Newell to repair an option and ballpark cost estimate? If the OEM has no stock on the control board, what is Newell going to do?