When I saw that the Ridgeline come standard with a wireless charging pad, I was super excited.
When I used the wireless charging pad, I was super disappointed.
ProClip to the rescue.
Continue reading “ProClip phone mount & MagSafe charger”Tag: Driver Comfort
Wheelskins
I’ve installed these custom steering wheel covers on three vehicles so far. I’m pretty sure I’ll install them on all my future vehicles.
And color (Burgundy & Charcoal)
Driver’s side grab handle
The Excursion didn’t have a grab handle on the drivers side. Pulling oneself up bu the steering wheel or door is a sure way to damage the truck over time. I’m usually good about grabbing the pillar, but when it’s rainy, that metal is slippery, and now I’m at risk for hurting myself.
A bit of eBay shopping and I found a pair of pillar covers and handles in the right color, with bolts & bolt covers.
Sleeping Platform (pt.1)
Every year, one of my friends hosts a pig roast for the Fourth of July. Cooking the pig is an all night endeavor, so about a half dozen of the guys come over the night before. We take shifts cooking and sleeping. Last year, he had a full house & I volunteered to sleep in Fessick.
Continue reading “Sleeping Platform (pt.1)”Door lock actuators
When I bought Fessick, none of the power locks worked (as far as I knew). Meh, who cares?
When we got back from our first camping trip however, I couldn’t get into the hatch. I unloaded everything that would fit through the back doors and disassembled the hatch to get it open and finish unloading.
Apparently, one of my children (looking at you, youngest son) had pressed the 7 & 9 buttons and locked the hatch.
Front Wiper and Washer
When I bought the truck, the left side washer nozzle didn’t work very well. It sprayed washer fluid, but when stopped, the fluid landed about 4 inches from the bottom of the glass. When moving, the fluid didn’t make it to the glass. Being that this wasn’t keeping the truck off the road, it was a low-priority repair.
After our final snow storm of the spring, the driver’s side wiper was only clearing the top and bottom third of the blade. I thought the blade had torn, so I bought new ones. Fancy, high-tech, bridgeless wipers.
This made things worse
Continue reading “Front Wiper and Washer”Upfitter panel, or don’t get ahead of yourself
Conversely, when you see a deal, grab it!
I’m a child of the eighties and as such, nothing looks more bad-ass to me than A LOT of cool switches. (Have you ever seen the space shuttle cockpit?)
At the same time, nothing looks worse than a mish-mash of unaligned switches of different styles.
Luckily, the lazy engineers in Dearborn came to my rescue.
Continue reading “Upfitter panel, or don’t get ahead of yourself”Suspension Thoughts
The factory suspension on the Excursion was a mess the day it rolled off the factory floor.
Now that the factory sized wheels and tires are installed, the four inch “lift” on Fessick looks as bad as it drives.
And it’s not just because of the simple lift kit. The lift consists of just blocks on the rear axle and drop shackles on the front. Nothing was done to correct the defects in the factory suspension.
New Shoes!
I never liked the black wheels that were on Fessick when I purchased him. Also with four 35″ wheels, the size of the spare tire was so different (31.5″) that I really didn’t have a spare.
I was finally able to assemble all the pieces needed to change the wheels and tires last month. In addition to improving the looks of Fessick, the Wander Wagon, my cabin got quieter and my mileage and acceleration improved.
I’ve been given a deadline
This morning we’re discussing next year’s vacation budget, and the wife tells me she wants to go to Disney in Oct 2021.
And she wants to tow the travel trailer (that we don’t yet own) and stay at Fort Wilderness.
That gives me three years to turn the Excursion into a tow monster while saving enough cash to purchase a trailer and fund a two week stay at the Magic Kingdom.
Realistically, I want to buy and be able to tow the trailer in two years so we can do some local shakedown trips.
Luckily, the Excursion left the factory with a 10,000 pound towing capacity.
Let the shopping begin!
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