2024 model year minor changes..

[Galway Girl]

Just passing along:

Heard back from Rodney Lomax, Sales Manager at factory about a few minor changes to 2024 model year:

No big changes as many happened last year.

 

1) Delete both street side water ports from side of trailer  Simplify down to just 2 ports for water. ( These side mounted ports get lots of grime and road abuse. Moving to rear should help.)

2) Move current street side fresh tank fill to left side of rear bumper. (Like the current boondocking port on right (curb) side.)

3) Change right rear boondocking port valves so it is both the regular pressurized input line….and a boondocking port.   (In 2024 Only 2 ports for water on rear of trailer)

4) Rework body moulds  to remove the inset used for upper fridge vent. New fridges don’t need that vent. The trailer will then be streamlined all the way to the door on the upper hull.

5) The exterior solar port will no longer be standard but will be a dealer option for customers that wish to have it.

(Note: Several owners added their own solar ports in the past.)

6) There is a possibility of a bathroom door change but that is still in the R & D phase and may not pan out.

 

 

 

 

 

[Katjo]

Thanks for the info! 

[FLYnGATOR]

New bathroom door confirmed with Josh White.

[HDRider]

Thank you.

 

Are they far enough along to announce prices?

[FLYnGATOR]

2024-Elite-Build-Sheet 07072023.pdf 2024-Elite2-Build-Sheet 07072023.pdf

[rich.dev]

I don't see the 2-5/16” Bulldog Coupler or Andersen No-Sway Hitch System as an option on the 2024 build sheet!

[Galway Girl]

The extra items like bulldog coupler upgrade are considered a service dept upgrade and on a separate price list. 

[rich.dev]

29 minutes ago, Galway Girl said:

The extra items like bulldog coupler upgrade are considered a service dept upgrade and on a separate price list.

Ah gotcha, was just curious because those options were on my 2023 build sheet. Thanks!  

[VBistro]

On 10/31/2023 at 8:31 AM, FLYnGATOR said:

New bathroom door confirmed with Josh White.

Any idea what this change will be?  If there is one thing I find mildly annoying in VellOllie it’s the bathroom door.  It makes way too much noise when you fully open and close it.

[Mike and Carol]

1 hour ago, VBistro said:

Any idea what this change will be?  If there is one thing I find mildly annoying in VellOllie it’s the bathroom door.  It makes way too much noise when you fully open and close it.

What kind of noise?  Hinges?  Ours is very quiet.

[Rivernerd]

2 hours ago, Mike and Carol said:

What kind of noise?  Hinges?  Ours is very quiet.

As is the bathroom door in our 2022 Elite II.

[John Dorrer]

So they haven't gotten rid of the touch lights that have been problems. Two of ours have failed in the first 2 years.

[topgun2]

As I currently understand it - 

the "new" bathroom door will be similar to the closet door in both look and in the hardware that is used for the latch etc..  Also, as with the current door, the large mirror will still be used on the "outside" of the door - the side facing the interior of the cabin.

Bill

p.s.  I think that the "noise" being referred to is caused when opening the door and the magnets don't all release the door at the same time.  This causes to door to "vibrate" which, in turn, causes the noise.  It is either that or the door hits against the frame when opened or closed causing the noise.

Bill

Edited November 3, 2023 by topgun2
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[Boudicca908]

1 hour ago, topgun2 said:

This causes to door to "vibrate" which, in turn, causes the noise

That’s what mine does (2022 Elite 2).

[MAX Burner]

Our Head Door seems like an afterthought.  It would be a nicer fit/finish with a similar styled door as the closet door, IMO.

[Mike and Carol]

2 hours ago, topgun2 said:

p.s.  I think that the "noise" being referred to is caused when opening the door and the magnets don't all release the door at the same time.  This causes to door to "vibrate" which, in turn, causes the noise.  It is either that or the door hits against the frame when opened or closed causing the noise.

So the new doors are held closed by magnets?  The little latch is gone?  I put in a magnet to hold the door open.  Mike

[VBistro]

19 hours ago, Mike and Carol said:

What kind of noise?  Hinges?  Ours is very quiet.

As described by TopGun — it’s difficult to release the door, which causes the whole thing to shake and make a racket. We had them adjust it once on pick-up, and that lasted about two days, so I’m not really sure their adjustment did much.  It seems to be highly dependent on just how perfectly level we manage to get.

mb

[Rivernerd]

26 minutes ago, Mike and Carol said:

So the new doors are held closed by magnets?  The little latch is gone?  I put in a magnet to hold the door open.  Mike

Yep.  Our Hull #1291 has a full-strip magnet which holds the door closed.  We like it a lot.

[topgun2]

1 hour ago, Mike and Carol said:

So the new doors are held closed by magnets?

I don't know if there is any magnet(s) on the new doors or not.  But, I'm assuming that the other hardware - the latch - will be similar to the latch that is on the closet door.

54 minutes ago, Rivernerd said:

Yep.  Our Hull #1291 has a full-strip magnet which holds the door closed.  We like it a lot.

Yes - mine operates as it should.  However, particularly if the camper is a fair degree out of level, the strip of magnet at one corner or the other may not "release" at the same rate as the rest of the door.  This can cause the door to vibrate as apparently VBistro is mentioning.  The solution(s) to this problem is to either correct the alignment of the door or open the door more slowly or reduce the amount of magnetic attraction that is occurring.  Of course, if you reduce the amount of magnetic attraction then you might be in trouble going down the road if you forget to use the latch or some other means to secure the door.

Bill

p.s.  Mike - this only has to do with the bath door being opened and nothing to do with it being held open.

[Patriot]

1 hour ago, Rivernerd said:

Yep.  Our Hull #1291 has a full-strip magnet which holds the door closed.  We like it a lot.

Same here, zero issues. 👍🏻

[Mike and Carol]

1 hour ago, topgun2 said:

p.s.  Mike - this only has to do with the bath door being opened and nothing to do with it being held open.

I wasn’t clear… I was asking if doors on newer Olivers were held shut by magnets.  I think @Rivernerd answered that.  My old door has a latch to keep it closed.  I added a magnet inside the dinette seat to keep it open.  Mike

[MAX Burner]

1 hour ago, Mike and Carol said:

I added a magnet inside the dinette seat to keep it open.  Mike

Same here - works great...

[topgun2]

22 hours ago, John Dorrer said:

So they haven't gotten rid of the touch lights that have been problems.

I had previously heard (and it was discussed here on the Forum) that the touch lights were not going to be present on the 2024 models.

However, I've not heard anything additional on this subject.

Bill

p.s.  It has also been confirmed that the upper fridge vent on the exterior of the Ollie will not be there anymore - i.e. the outside shell will be smooth.  However, the bottom fridge vent that turned into a collapsible table will continue to be the table.

[ScubaRx]

My original bathroom door (Hull #050) was the same door that was on our previous Hull #026. They were hand crafted at the factory and had a full length magnetic strip along the leading edge to hold it shut. There was also the twist latch. 
 

At some time, they decided to have the doors made outside rather than in house. I would have suspected they were made the same way, with the magnetic strip. 
 

The main reasons for the manual latch were to keep the door from opening when you bump it with your butt while taking a shower and, of course, to keep the bears out. 

[Patriot]

On 11/2/2023 at 7:49 PM, John Dorrer said:

So they haven't gotten rid of the touch lights that have been problems. Two of ours have failed in the first 2 years.

 

I learned the 2024’s will not have touch lights they will have lights that use an on off switch to operate the light per OTT service.
 

Patriot🇺🇸