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The price is what it is. The factory sets the price and the dealer’s sell based on the set price. I suppose some dealers might negotiate, but I suspect there’s not much wiggle room.

Dexter pre-wires the brake wires inside the axel. Oliver only connects their wiring to the Dexter wiring.

We have a Girard awning on the starboard side. We wanted something for the port side when we have the space and want the extra shade. The MoonShade XL works good for this, and it is sturdy and very well made. It is really just a lightweight tent awning, not like our heavy duty awning. The XL version is 9’ x 12’, and the longer side just covers both windows, providing shade in the bunk as well as the dinette. It’s expensive, but I bought it when it was a Kickstarter campaign for much less. I would not want to use it as the primary awning. https://moonfab.com/

It's a minor issue, but sitting at the dinette or lying in bed we found the touch lights can be glaringly bright. I discovered that a 4" PVC sewer-pipe connector has a flange that is the ideal diameter for slipping over the touch light to create a light shade. To create a shade I cut off the flange from a connector using the band saw. This is the cut end that slips over the light... This is the finished end that becomes the bottom of the shade: The shade slips over the light and stays in place with a friction fit, but a bit of 3M double stick tape provides insurance: Dinette touch light, without shade: Dinette light, with shade: Galley lights, with shades: Shade installation does not appear to have any effect on light operation--they still turn on and off by touch. I suppose that the flanges could be cut with a hand saw (hack saw, coping saw?), which would likely require some additional filing and sanding. Also, the shades could be painted white, but for now we've stuck with plain black.

I was trying to find specs on the brakes. What I found is the it didn't matter if it was 12" or 10" brakes. Dexter shows 12 gauge to run 2 or 4 brakes from the tongue of the trailer. I do not think the dexter wires coming out of each of 10" brakes are 12 gauge the look more like 14 or 16 gauge. Other places such as trailer shows 14 gauge to each brake. One 12 gauge from the tongue could easily be split into 4 separate 14 gauge wires. I just do not know how and where Oliver did this. If there are problems I would say it was Oliver design problems and not Alcan upgrade.

Probably depends on the weight of the new shade and amount of contact area but do you think rubber cement would work? Easy to apply, easy to remove and inexpensive.

Agree with Steve, it's not like typical RV sales with the Olivers where you go on a lot and see them deeply discounted by thousands of dollars. Just doesn't happen with an Oliver.

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I assume those are these.... From their web sigte: "Ground planes are not required for this antenna to function properly making it ideal for fiberglass roof installations." And also F-150's with aluminum bodies I may add . GJ

Hi everyone — I previously did an intro in the introductions section, but my wife and I are new (to us) Oliver owners (about 2 months in). We’ve camped twice so far and already have several trips planned over the next several months, including a lot of boondocking in USFS campgrounds. I've had travel trailers of various forms for about 20 years and we are super excited to now be Oliver owners. I just finished a lithium / inverter / portable solar upgrade on our 2019 Legacy Elite II (Hull 514) and put together a detailed project write-up with photos, wiring approach, parts list, and lessons learned (see attached). The trailer came from the factory without an inverter, no roof solar, and no solar connector. It had two AGM batteries when we bought it. The main goal was a clean, reliable, serviceable install that leverages the existing factory AC/DC wiring/routing and keeps the system simple (including an inline inverter/charger pass-through so the trailer’s AC panel works “like stock,” just with inverter capability). I found great info on this forum as I undertook this project and hope to give back just a little by posting this as a practical reference for anyone planning a similar upgrade — happy to answer questions or share any additional photos/details if it helps. Happy camping!! Lithium Inverter Solar Write-Up.pdf

Can't help you with this one. Our TV is an SUV with a back hatch. But the pathfinder back door does not even come close to the box with our setup.

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I'm sure that you will receive a bunch of differing views on this subject and your question. As is covered in the many posts related to this subject, there are those members that believe that the stock suspension is underrated and there are those members that believe that at least some of the issues you might read about are due to things wearing out. There are other opinions that Dexter (the main suspension parts supplier to Oliver) had a run of "bad" or "defective" or "weak" or .... parts from China that caused at least some of the issues. And, of course, there is the manner in which and individual trailer was used - a bunch of rough off-road activity, hitting curbs, etc. Happy reading! Bill

I got my reservation online and there are a few discounts to choose from, nice! I chose D-14 since I don't need sewer hookup with composting toilet. We still can't register with Oliver (or whomever) I see. But it didn't look like there are many campsites left at Lake Guntersville Oct 21-25, 2026, so you better get on that reservations system in a hurry! 🙂 See y'all soon! (time flies when you are old!) haha Tanya Hull # 644

My understanding is that the axles come prewired with the brakes. Like the smaller axles I assume that the brake wires are run inside. During my torque sessions underneath the trailer with the new springs I didn’t see any wires run along the outside. Mike