Like the way you are teaching your son how to do the job.

This is what a father/son needs to be doing. In my short 41 years I have learned that the best people on earth, are the ones who learn how to fix things on their own and pass that knowledge to the next generation. God bless from communist Oregon

@retrorevivals

4 ай бұрын

Thanks so much 😁! It's definitely rewarding to learn new skills and pass those lessons along. 🇺🇸

I am thrilled to see the kiddos involvement and what they are learning hands on. Listen to ole dad you guys he's a wealth of knowledge and a good teacher! That goes for mom too!

@retrorevivals

Жыл бұрын

We try to tell the kids just how wise we are but weirdly they don't always believe us! We'll show them this comment as proof, lol. Thanks for watching, Brian!

FanTASTIC, man! Amazing how much the whole family is seeing that this dream RV is really coming into being.

@retrorevivals

9 ай бұрын

Thanks again for the comment! We appreciate you watching 🥳🥳

great job , yes I'm watching. I really like those solder connections instead of the other types. thank you for taking the time to do the videos ,as well as letting your family help.

@retrorevivals

Жыл бұрын

We really appreciate you watching and commenting on the video, Mark. We're hoping to have the roof video out later this week so stay tuned!

Great job and teaching your son. Great way to spend time with your kids most parents don’t do this today. Many blessing to you and the family.

@retrorevivals

Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, Marty!

I would suggest that you mount that module in a place where it can be accessed for replacement. I have had two of those to quit working after a few years but were a different brand. Yours may be better but just in case you might want easy access. I am enjoying your build!

@retrorevivals

Жыл бұрын

Yes, great minds think alike! We didn't end up mounting the box yet. We're most likely going to end up building a storage compartment in that area and mounting it in there so we don't have to tear the whole wall apart if it goes bad. Hopefully it'll last though! Your comment makes me glad we didn't go with the no-name brand off of Amazon that we almost bought. Thanks for watching!

You're rockin and rollin getting this old gal back in action. This has been a boatload (or maybe old motor home is more appropriate here) of fun watching you two figure this out and get it put back together. Always fun looking for the next one.

@retrorevivals

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! We're having a good time with it. If only we didn't have day jobs, lol. We are hoping to have the roof video out later this week so stay tuned!

@2AZSUN

Жыл бұрын

@@retrorevivals Day jobs are always interfering with all the fun stuff!! Looking forward to seeing the roof get put back together!

Cool. Those are some nice lights. Great work.

@retrorevivals

Жыл бұрын

Thanks, Johnny! We appreciate you watching 😎

I agree with the tedious job but if done incorrectly it will haunt you, well worth taking your time and avoiding future headaches. I look forward to seeing the tackling of the roof material, I am sure you are going to have some surprises up there, I think it is the most neglected part of these RVs mostly because of the ability to get up there. I knew every year I was going to have to reapply and remove some old caulking or butyl. It is mostly very easy but time-consuming and once again tedious. A rainy drive will give you a good indication of how awful things can be in a hot and humid RV, looking forward to your journey to getting this project back to being road and camp worthy. My two cents are that it might be worth running some cable for a rear camera that can be incorporated at a later time.

@retrorevivals

Жыл бұрын

That's a great idea about a backup camera. We will look into those before we close up that back wall. I know they make some now that are wireless so I guess that could be an option too. The roof is quite a mess. We're still working on it but hoping to have it back together in the next couple days. Thanks again for watching :-)

Bare metal crimps and adhesive lined heat shrink FTW. I like the idea of the solder connectors, but I don't like using solder that melts at that low temp. I have also pulled many of them apart, just like the old plastic covered ones. I get into a job and tug on a couple connection and they fall apart. User error, sure, got to tug to make sure its good, but less guess work with bare crimps (tug it) and adhesive lined shrink.

@retrorevivals

5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment 😁. They are my new go to for wiring connections.

Cool Dads Rule!

@retrorevivals

9 ай бұрын

Yeah! 🎉🎉

Hey just letting you know i bought the same tail lights of ebay last year and the first time it rained they filled up with water and once the weather warmed up mold covered the whole inside of the lens. Both sides did the same thing and they both had no visible cracks. Your results may vary but you should keep an eye on them and seal them up if needed before the lens gets stained.

@retrorevivals

Жыл бұрын

That's crazy and really good to know. We noticed some moisture in them early on already so we'll have to keep an eye on them. Thanks for the comment!

@Truckers98

6 ай бұрын

I have the same tail lights but I just pulled them apart and put silicone paste around where water can enter and that solved the water problem

Awesome

@retrorevivals

10 ай бұрын

We're glad you're enjoying our videos 😊

I've had to do the revers of this with trailer lights.

@retrorevivals

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, Dan!

I correctly got the back up lights and amber turn signals done, now I want to know what wires to hook up from the tow vehicle to the LEDs to get marker/taillights and brake lights.

@retrorevivals

8 күн бұрын

Hi, we're not sure about the wiring colors on your vehicle. There was a diagram on the Curt package that we went by. You might need to get out a tester and see which works are receiving power when you hit the brakes. Sorry we couldn't be more helpful.

OMG! Just what I needed to see. I was afraid I needed to run a wire from the front. Does the unit come with a diagram for the connections? I laid under this 1989 motorhome way too much already! Thank you.

@retrorevivals

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! We ended up making this video because we couldn't find anything out there to really help us so we're happy you found it. The box itself had instructions on which wires to connect where. It was pretty straightforward. We just had to run wires over to the converter from the passenger side for ground and brake lights back to the box. Good luck with your connections. We hope you subscribe to follow along with the rest of our renovation!

@Retro Revivals did you guys ever test the "hazard" circuit with this light kit? I ended up purchasing the exact same configuration with the same light kit, and curt 2-to-3 converter and everything is great, except for the hazard circuit. They just buzz and flicker for about a half a second, during the vehicle's flash sequences.

@retrorevivals

10 ай бұрын

I'm trying to remember... I think we did try the hazards and they didn't work but I'm thinking we might have read that in the reviews for the Curt box too. We should test that again. Hopefully we never need the hazards, right?!? Thanks for watching and commenting!

@scaleslilly6955

4 ай бұрын

U have to change your hazard relay and I had to change my flasher relay as well I just can't get tail lights to work

@scaleslilly6955

4 ай бұрын

Over to led relay

Would this be similar for a 02 firebird? I want to do something like this. I hate that my brakes blink as my turn signals lol

@retrorevivals

3 ай бұрын

I'm not sure. It might be possible. Curt makes multiple models. One might work for your car.

No, I want to know after you installed the Curt converter and got separate amber turn signals, what wires to LED did you hook up to the LEDs for the vehicle brake and taillights.from the tow vehicle?

@retrorevivals

8 күн бұрын

Hi, we're not sure about the wiring colors on your vehicle. There was a diagram on the Curt package that we went by. You might need to get out a tester and see which works are receiving power when you hit the brakes. Sorry we couldn't be more helpful.

How u get the running light I got all working but tail light

@retrorevivals

4 ай бұрын

We left the running lights wired how they came from the factory. Only the brake, tail lights and turn signal were wired through the box. Hope that helps.

What about warning light? Doesn't work?

@retrorevivals

7 ай бұрын

Great question. Someone else asked the same thing. The hazards won't work with that Curt electrical box I installed. Everything else works.

Доброго времени суток. Республика Карелия на связи. Честно говоря я очень удивлен что у вас установлены задние фонари с желтыми указателями поворотов разве в Америке не красные фонари. Всю проводку надо заизолировать и убрать в гофру. И к диодным фонарям у меня нет доверия то половина диодов сгорает то внутри фонаря окислятся платы и все выходит из строя. Лично я за обычные лампочки накала.

@retrorevivals

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment! We are trying to convert as much as we can to LED but you make a good point. I hope they last for us!

You never showed one connection to the 5 wires of the new LED light from the Curt converter or the tow vehicle. You spent way too much time on wire soldering. Re-do the video.

@retrorevivals

Ай бұрын

😂 Well, we can't redo the video but this one was a follow-up to the one before where we added the LED lights and they didn't work right... maybe what you wanted to see was in the other video?