DG N. AL

I am looking for some spoked rims for a 2015 Smart (3-hole). I have steel rims with hub caps, but I have to remove the hub caps to tie the Smart down on the truck. I would like to get some spoked cast rims. Does anyone know of a source or have some spare rims sitting around?

I am on a couple of the forums. The "For Sale" one that I am on is dominated by the admins. They list items for sale, but will not give locations or prices. They reply to all inquiries with "direct message me". I don't know that I trust someone who will not give their location or price in an ad.

I am looking for some spoked rims for a 2015 Smart (3-hole). I have steel rims with hub caps, but I have to remove the hub caps to tie the Smart down on the truck. I would like to get some spoked cast rims. 2five6-two14-one806

Well, I guess I got off lucky. I just had to replace the engine ECM in my 2012 D13. It cost $450 to have it towed to Volvo and $5,000 for them to replace the ECM and a couple of other parts.

I have a Victron 12/12 30 amp charger on my fifth wheel. I have 4 lithium batteries. Lithium needs a higher charging voltage than lead acid. The Victron steps up the voltage so the lithium batteries reach full charge. I have 4 gauge wires running from the truck batteries to the hitch on the truck. They run thru a relay that is switched in the cab. I also have a residential fridge and my batteries stay 98% or better on long travel days. The Victron has adjustable charging profiles that can be set for the battery type.

For the last time......

Hey Rick, Any idea when you might get to AL? We were planning a trip to a COE camp in in central or south AL some time in February. It all depends on farming. You know how that goes. It might be where we could meet up with you.

Well, we must have driven right past you. Darn.....

I am not familiar with 58. We took the Foley Beach Expressway in and out. I wish we had known you were near.

We were down there 2 weeks ago and I did not see it. We spent a week at Gulf State Park.

Not sure where you want to be located, but we stayed at the Las Vegas RV Resort (https://www.lasvegasrvresort.com/) 3 years ago at Thanksgiving. We were up at Zion and a big snow storm hit so we bugged out to LV. We were able to get reservation at the last minute. The park was not bad at all. But it is not very convenient to the strip.

I have a fleet card (TSD) and I see discounts from the pump price of as much as a $1 a gallon. Fleets are not paying those inflated pump prices. Truck stops are making money on diesel from the little guys....

We have not made reservations, but we are keeping the date on our calendar.

The Glenns made it home safe and sound. We had a great time seeing old friends and making new ones.

Looking forward to it.

We registered and have site 312. Now if the weather and farming just cooperate.......

Chad, my RZR will arrive today. Your welcome to a turn in it

We will roll out in the morning. We should be pulling in sometime on Saturday.

Susie and Don plan to arrive on the 22nd.

Just a follow up. After asking 3 Volvo techs one finally showed me where the dash "Auxiliary Switch" wiring terminates. There are 3 single pole Metripak 280 series plugs on the firewall under the steering column. These are your connection points for the 3 "Aux" switches that are on the dash.

I have a 2003 Volvo with a ISM Cummins and a 9 speed. It starts with the clutch up.

After further investigation, I found connectors like you have pictured that went to the aux switches. But all of these connectors were full. The wires are labeled with "Pin" numbers (Pin 181, Pin 208, etc.) I don't know where these wires go and they are impossible to trace. One of the aux switches is in use (lights and a camera power). As far as I can tell, the other 2 aux switches don't appear to control any thing. I suspect they terminate at empty connectors some where on the frame as part of the "body builders" provisions. The few online schematics I have have found are very vague.

My 2012 Volvo VNL 630 has 3 auxiliary switches on the dash. Can anyone tell me where the connection point for those switches is at. I can't find anything behind the dash. I have a couple of things I want to control with those switches.

My manifold has 4 solenoids. The truck does not have an air horn. As you say, one of my solenoids was for the sliding fifth wheel and that has been removed, so I have an extra one also. The solenoids are all the same part number and they are replaceable individually. They just twist together. You have to extract the wire pins from the connectors, but that is not hard if you have the proper tools. But that is the problem of using the "extra" one. You have to move the wires in the connector or try to figure out what switch is now controlling the solenoid. My sliding fifth wheel switch has been removed to install a camera display in the dash. I just plugged off the input line to the manifold to get home. That meant I could not dump my suspension air, but nothing of importance was affected. New solenoid is installed and everything is normal now.

Thanks for the pictures. I am undecided on how much of the cabinetry to leave.